Easter is a time for fun, movement, and imagination. This exciting Easter bunny obstacle course is a great way for young children to celebrate while developing their gross motor skills, coordination, and teamwork. Through hopping, crawling, and balancing, children will take on the role of the Easter bunny, collecting eggs along the way. Learning aims… Continue reading Early years activity: Easter bunny obstacle course
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Top tips: Promoting healthy eating with parents
Nurseries play a vital role in shaping children’s eating habits and encouraging a positive approach to food. By working in partnership with parents, you can help create a consistent message about healthy eating both in the setting and at home. Top tips for promoting healthy eating with parents NDNA products to support you with this… Continue reading Top tips: Promoting healthy eating with parents
Top tips: Easy outdoor activities for families this spring
Spring is a wonderous time to get outside and appreciate the magnificent world around us. Encouraging parents to embrace the outdoors at this time of year can have many benefits for themselves, as well as learning opportunities for their children. Here are some benefits of being outside to share with parents and some simple, fun… Continue reading Top tips: Easy outdoor activities for families this spring
Early years activity: Easter maths
This Easter/spring themed sensory tray will be perfect for encouraging the children to engage in a hands on, sensory play experience. It will also help to hone their mathematical thinking and understanding. Learning aims Resources you will need Easter maths activity guide How can you extend this Easter maths activity? Make an Easter/spring themed treasure… Continue reading Early years activity: Easter maths
Top tips: Bring the outside in
Bringing nature into your nursery provides children with rich, hands-on experiences that enhance curiosity, exploration and overall development. Incorporating nature into children’s daily activities, cultivates a deeper connection to the world around them and potentially, a life-long engagement with the environment and an accompanying sense of responsibility towards it. Here are 10 tips to help… Continue reading Top tips: Bring the outside in
Early years activity: Spring sense
Spring has sprung so let’s get outside and explore this busy season with all our senses. Start with a walk to observe, touch, smell and feel the environment and then create a sensory bin with all the treasures you’ve found along the way. Learning aims Resources you’ll need Spring sense activity guide How can you… Continue reading Early years activity: Spring sense
Top Tips: Poetry in the early years
Getting into the habit of describing the world around us is a wonderful way to build a rich vocabulary and lays the foundation for creating and appreciating poetry. To celebrate World Poetry Day, why not share these top tips with parents to encourage them to create poems at home? Tips to encourage parents to create… Continue reading Top Tips: Poetry in the early years
Early years poetry activity: Whispers of Spring
In this sensory poetry activity, children will use their senses to explore the signs of spring, to be inspired, and spark discussion, leading to the creation of a collaborative poem that captures the essence of spring. Learning aims The learning aims of this activity are to promote sensory engagement by letting children experience nature and… Continue reading Early years poetry activity: Whispers of Spring
Top tips: Embedding other cultures in your setting
Inclusion means that all children feel seen, heard and valued in their setting. Embedding a variety of cultures into your practice improves their sense of self and supports positive mental health. Here are some top tips to embed all cultures into your setting: Looking for ways to embed diverse cultures into your nursery setting? Our… Continue reading Top tips: Embedding other cultures in your setting