Sunbeams Toddler Group: Goldilocks and the Three Bears....

We hope you are enjoying our theme of 'nursery rhymes' this term. If you didn't notice the *home corner* became the three bears house!! Lots of the children really enjoyed playing with Goldilocks and the three bears so here's an idea for some role play at home. (Carolyn took some photos so I will post them up as soon as I get them.)

Activity For You To Do At Home

Set up a three bears house of your own. You will need some pillows and blankets, three bowls and spoons, chairs might be difficult so we had three different size cushions instead. Then of course three bears and not forgetting Goldilocks.

Children love role play....even as young as 18 months they will be able to play a little. It is a good chance for you to interact with them and also it develops their language and imagination skills. Don't worry if it ends up being a multi-animal tea party where everything ends up in the house except the bears, just you providing them with the facilities to do some role play is really good fun and you don't have to be there all the time doing it with them.

If you do this activity and take any pictures let us know and we can post them here for others to see.

Craft

There were some lovely bears made today. We got the template from here so if you missed out you can down load it. Otherwise you could cut out different circles for the head, mouth, nose and eyes, and then ears were a semi-cirlce shape. You could make a whole family!!!

If you want find out more bear activities and listen to the Godilocks song why don't you click here
If you find any other books or crafts why don't you share them and post them under 'comments'.

Thank you to Jules and Liz for lovely tea, coffee and cakes today!!!

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