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Today we had a volcano in the field! One of the children brought in the volcano he had made at home so that we could add the ingredients and watch it erupt! It caused great excitement and lots of conversations about volcanoes and lava, with plenty to follow up on in the next few days! #youngscientists #younggeologists #learningthroughplay
We love cooking at Nursery although we can't do as much as we'd like to at the moment. Cooking provides so many learning opportunities for all ages - weighing, measuring, talking about texture, observing changes, developing physical skills... Here you can join Ben from CBeebies making chocolate brownies; let us know if you have a go at making some at home! www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/chocolate-brownies
This week we thought we'd share one of our most popular areas at Nursery, the mud kitchen! The picture is our one at The Nest. You don't need a specially bought one though; some pots and pans, a bowl and some utensils will provide hours of fun. This blog post describes some of the things you could add thimbleandtwig.com/mud-kitchen-play-ideas-for-kids/
It's Tuesday so here is our latest idea for a play activity to try at home. Have you had a go at jelly play? Here are some ideas of what you can do with it and it doesn't matter if it gets eaten! You could also freeze some water instead of jelly