CONTINUING TO ENJOY AUTUMN
We were invited to join with the Children's Centre staff and some parents and toddlers on a Listening Walk. Aeroplanes, rustling leaves, car engines and wheelie bins were among the many sounds we heard as we walked. We were hopeful of hearing a train when we walked up the railway bridge, but not even the sound of a distant whistle!
We found heaps of leaves and had great fun scooping them up as well as jumping in them!
EGG-XPLORATIONS THIS WEEK!
One simple egg was what we started with.
I posed some questions - where did this come from? How will it feel? Can we eat it like this? What will it be like inside?
There was lots of discussion and interest and the most popular answer to where did it come from was "The Co-op"!
Cracking open the egg and watching it slip out and wobble about in the container produced delight, surprise and giggles and lots of children began wobbling their bodies to imitate what they could see!
Everyone observed closely as we watched the mixture heating up in the microwave.
A couple of hopeful children suggested it would be a cake when it had cooked!
The children were fascinated by the changes.
And then of course we needed to taste our scrambled eggs! Some children who hadn't been too sure found out they did like scrambled eggs after all!
From the children's comments and questions we will be finding out more about eggs and where they come from!
TIME WITH OUR OLDER FOLK
Once a month a coffee morning is held in school for the older members of our community to meet and chat. Little Conkers usually like to go and sing to them.
This week we took paper and crayons and invited them to a draw and talk time with us.
I think you'll agree from the photos that everyone had a great time!
Such a wonderful opportunity we have for young and young at heart to share together!