Gingerbread Christmas Activity Idea Are you on the look out for a Gingerbread Christmas Activity Idea? The Christmas break can be overwhelming for the little ones; a different routine, seeing different people and missing their nursery friends. If you’re looking for a fun distraction that you can do together, how about this activity that is … Continued
Hanukkah Activity Idea We hope you enjoy this Hanukkah Activity Idea! Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights (from 22 to 30 December) and offers many opportunities for fun and joyous celebration. When the weather outside gets very cold families get together to make and decorate biscuits. Biscuits are an integral part of Hanukkah and … Continued
Christmas Sensory Bag Make a magical Christmas Sensory Bag . Christmas can be such a magical time! Lots of opportunities for visiting Christmas markets, seeing the festive lights, exploring new sights and smells. And of course, Christmas trees! Children love Christmas trees, the ornaments are so sparkly, shiny and colourful that they want to play … Continued
The children have really enjoyed playing with fruit tea bags in the water tray and strawberry scented playdough today.
Playdough activity idea from The Wigwam. Playdough activities are a childhood favourite, but you don’t need tubs full of ready made playdough and plastic accessories. At The Wigwam we try and make our activities a little bit different to create enhanced learning opportunities for children. Last week, our amazing staff team in our Tiny Turtles … Continued
Who would have thought an old suitcase could be transformed into a sandpit! Well, that’s just what we did at the Wigwam this week! A sand tray inside an old suitcase. Offering a wonderful opportunity to dig for real life treasures; what a fantastic invitation to learn and explore! “The way in which we think about … Continued
The children at The Wigwam Day Nursery in Reading are enjoying our move towards using authentic resources and loose parts. What are loose parts? Loose parts are different materials and objects, that when given to children can be or become anything the child wants We use loose parts such as pine cones, bottle top lids, … Continued
Combining sensory play and children’s interests enables a huge opportunity for language and personal and social development. Lots of exploration for our young babies today…
Our staff today have set up a lovely mark making activity. Mark making and early writing isn’t always about paper and pens. Marks in sand, salt and dough with a range of resources support the opportunity for developing the fine motor skills required to hold a pencil for writing.
Anyone for tea? By using authentic resources in the nursery children learn how to treat real objects and take care of them. They are able to feel the weight and the range of material of the resources as well as how to use them to extend their play and imagination.