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Signs of spring in the garden
When we took a walk around the garden we spotted small buds and flowers. We saw our seedlings had germinated and started to grow
Growing Cress
We scattered seed over the pots of soil, when we came back the next week we had cress ready to eat!
Garden Vegetables
Starting the garden vegetable plot off with carrots this year, with some radish to keep them company. Looking forward to the children watering them and spotting the radish leaves over the coming weeks.
1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato more…..
Back when it was still cold and damp (it’s been beautiful summer weather for at least a week!) we planted this years potato crop. The children helped set the potatoes out for chitting and watched as they appeared to shrivel…
We’ve been very busy this term….
Wow! The spring term has got off to a fantastically busy start here at Lancing Childminding. We’ve celebrated birthdays, we’ve enjoyed a chinese themed meal for Chinese New Year, we’ve baked, been to the park, saved the world (more than…
Christmas fun….
It’s a sparkly run up to Christmas at Lancing Childminding! This week we’ve had great fun making ‘light up’ Christmas trees, we’ve squidged and moulded and glittered our own playdough and worked on our parent calendars. The Tuesday children have…
Crafty Crocodiles order on its way!
We’re getting ready for next week’s messy focus – which of course means putting an order in with Crafty Crocodiles. Am so excited! We have coming our way (and I’m not telling you everything or they’d be no surprises…) Some…
Thali (Diwali plates)
We’ve all enjoyed a Diwali themed week this week, ending today with Indian snacks and the making of our very own Thali. The children all agreed that Popadoms were a fantastic food, loved the naan bread and one little person…
Coming up this week….
We’re celebrating this week – it’s Diwali on Tuesday. Diwali is the Hindu festival of colour and light. The children are going to be making rangoli patterns and helping prepare and eat Indian snacks. We’re also continuing with our counting…
Our Pre Christmas Counting song
We’re having a number focus for our morning story times this coming week and I am hoping to teach all the children this song: Tune: The Twleve Days of Christmas Jim and Rosie went out walking and What did they…