the day it snowed we...

Made mice puppets... Lots of glue and eyes...

Look at mine!!!

WE played playdoh..

Did puzzles...

Drove our cars...

Sang songs....

AND HAD LOTS OF FUN!!!

Well done to everyone who made it. If you were stuck we were sorry you couldn't come. Hope

to see you all next week. We are going to do the puppets again so if you missed out come along.

snow news...we are open for buisness see you there..

I f your school is closed and you bring older children please be aware that they are your responsibility to make sure they behave carefully around all the younger children.

getting out and about...

It was such nice weather today that it seemed a shame to stay indoors, so why not get out and go for a walk or to a play park. If you have any good ideas about where to go then let us know...

If it is a playpark, I love going to Sandhurst Memorial Park in Sandhurst. It has a large play area suitable for children from walking to at least 12. There is a large sand pit with slides and climbing frames in it.

If we want a walk we go to Virginia Waters. It is a lovely walk around the park and there is a giant totem pole. There are lots of different paths to follow and it is great for bike riding. There are toilets in the pub near the car park so it is worth going before you set out. You do have to pay to park but sometime along the main road you can find free parking spaces. Well worth a visit especially when the magnolia trees are in bloom in early spring and then early summer for the rhododendrons.

Anyone else know any good places?

The Three Little Pigs Housing Development!!

The three little pigs have well and truly taken over the housing market today with their new luxury style houses! Well done to Tracey who came up with this cute craft. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves...there was a bit of a buzz around the craft table! What lovely houses you all made.
If you missed it we made them from paper cups donated by McDonalds. Tracey had painted the cups with a white acrylic paint. We stuck a door on then cut around it so it opened. Inside across the opening we stuck a pieces of paper inside the cup and stuck the pig on so, when we opened the door we could see the pig.
The roof was made from a circle which we cut a slit down one side then glued it into a cone shape. a base was cut out of green card and both the roof and the base were stuck onto the cut with PVA glue. Decorate the houses with straw or sponge the brick shape on with paint and a sponge cut to the right size. You could at home make another house with twigs.

Why not go to the library this week and try to find as many 'Three Little Pig' stories as you can. It is such a fun story too where the children can join in with trying to be the wolf and blow the house down.

Why don't you try telling the story to your child rather than reading it too them. The art of story telling seems to be dying out but children love hearing YOU tell them a story. They really like it if they are in the story as one of the characters. ie what about if they are the fourth little pig. What would they make their house out of? Could the wolf get in?

Don't worry if the original features of the story change that is the whole beauty of story telling, you make the rules. By talking about the story, the characters, what happened, what do they think will happen; you are developing in them really good language skills which will help them when they go to school. It doesn't take long just a few minutes of one to one time.

Notices:

There is no Toddler Group on February 22nd as it is Hampshire's half term

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