After yesterday’s sorting counting and using containers, I thought I would set up a similar environment outside this morning – but with added items to see what the children did with them. So to the selection of plastic containers, cones, pebbles, wooden circles, balls and bean bags – I added seed trays and pot trays …
To test out my blogging skills (which are somewhat lacking at this stage) today I am going to try adding some photo’s! Today during the morning the children could choose to play inside or outside, they all decided to play outside with the collections of containers, balls, pebbles, pine cones and wooden circles – oh …
Well the highlight of today was first use of the paddling pool this summer. The children were so excited and jumped in even before the warm water had been added ! There were squeals of ‘Cold’ ‘ Cold Penny’ but no one want to get out and it did not stop then tipping water over …
Although not working this weekend and so no children, it was very much a childminding weekend! I met up with friends from the childmindinghelp forum and of course when childminders get together, we can not avoid the subject of childminding! I traveled with my friend Carol to London, catching the 6:37am train to Marylebone and …
AM Alex, Archie, Shona and Erin attending – all 2 yrs old We continued exploring ‘homes’ as part of our very loose (and often ignored) outline theme of ‘Goldilocks’ and the three bears’ Earlier in the week (and before I started this blog) we had visited a building site and watched the diggers and the …
Well, it occurred to me that others may be interested in the things we do, but also I thought it would be good to keep a record of outings, events, new things- and the everyday stuff that is not special in anyway but is the ‘bread and butter’ of a childminding setting. As the title …
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