This week in the Warren we have had great fun getting imaginative with the natural resources that have been on offer. We have been making soup using various natural resources such as grasses, sticks, leaves, flowers and seeds, as well as different sized pots and pans.
Read moreMountains of paper fun!!!!
This week in the Warren we provided the babies with lots and lots of shredded paper, we hid a range of animals in among the paper. The babies explored the shredded paper, using both of their hands to search through it to find the different animals, the babies picked up the animals and were able to make the noises.
Read moreMagical Porridge
This week in the Warren we have been getting creative in the paddock, using natural materials, water and pots and pans to make porridge. We have been developing our knowledge of the surrounding looking at the different grasses, plants and trees.
Read moreWash our dirty hands!
In the Warren we have a new hand washing system and we have been encouraging the children to wash their hands independently. By doing this it is preparing the children for the Burrow and taking a role in their own care and hygiene.
Read moreMaking new friends
This week in the Warren we have all been getting to know one another as well as getting to know our new environment. We welcome all the new children who have started with us and those who have moved down from the Nest to join us. We all know time moves so fast and that children grow up and develop so quickly.
Read moreBean Bag Throwing
This week the children have been engaging in a number focused activity where we have had three hoops, numbered one, two and three. We have been encouraging the children to throw the bean bags into a number and identify the number when they can.
Read moreSnack Time in The Warren
In the Warren snack time is an important part of our day, where we fill our tummies with a healthy treat. Snack time is also a time when we can learn lots of skills, hand and eye-coordination when feeding our self as well as being able to hold our cups steady when drinking from it.
Read moreOur Wonderful Mummy’s
This week in the Warren we have been getting very creative for our mummy’s to thank them for all their hard work. We have been helping Cat mix up salt dough, and then we have been creating individual hand print as a keepsake for our mummy’s to remember us in our early years.
Read moreCar Painting
This week in the Warren we have been getting creative, using the cars to create marks on paper with paint. We have been developing our creative, and physical skills.The babies have been using their gross motor skill by picking up a car and placing it onto the paper, they then pushed the car forwards and back to make marks on the paper.
Read morePlay dough fun!!!
This week we have exploring our lemon smelling play dough, using different shaped cutters and rolling pins. The babies have been using their hands to manipulate the play dough, squashing squeezing and poking, developing our fine motor skills.
Read moreWe've got a vacancy in the Warren
We are looking for a Early Years Practitioner to work in the Warren with children aged 1-2 years. You will be in a busy and dynamic baby room with up to 9 children. And you will be a key person and an effective communicator, as well as having a love of the outdoors.
Read moreTent and tunnel
In the Warren this week we have really enjoyed the tent and tunnel which connect together. This allows the children to use there physical development in trying different ways to fit through the tunnel, e.g crawling, wriggling through to get out the other end.
Read moreUsing our amazing minds!!!!
This week in the Warren we have been focusing on engaging our brain to be able to solve problems, working through puzzles, trying to complete the wooden shape sorter, and using the number and shape stacking bricks.
Read moreSettling in
This week we have been focusing on settling in new children from up in the nest and also children that are just starting at Freerangers. This week we have been reading and looking at lots of stories, building towers and exploring the surroundings of the warren.
Read moreGrowing up!!!!
We are moving to The Burrow for the next part of our Free Rangers adventure. We have had lots of fun in The Warren with Lou, Laura and Cat, but as we have developed and progressed we are now ready for something more, to be able to have more freedom, between indoor and outdoor play.
Read moreFestive Fun
This week in the Warren we have been celebrating Christmas week. We have set out lots of activities for the children to participate in such as bauble decorating, Christmas cracker colouring and making our own Christmas cards.
Read moreWonderful Water
Wonderful water, we have been exploring different coloured water, red, yellow and blue. We had lots measuring utensils including jugs, funnels, spoons, cups and bowls.
Read moreTipping and Filling
This week in the Warren most of our children have enjoyed our tipping and filling activity using soil, pots, pans and spoons. This activity has supported the children in having greater control over their movements as they have been using their hands
Read moreForest School Fun
For our Forest School sessions over the last three weeks, we have had a strong exploratory impulse. We have explored pumpkins, using our senses, smelling the fleshy inners, and touching the different parts of the pumpkins, the slimey inners, as well as the small seeds and the smooth outer skin.
Read moreWinter wonderland is here
As the weather has all the sudden turned colder, we need to ensure your little people are still warm on their many adventures in the great outdoors.
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