Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Welling

The children at Monkey Puzzle Welling made some wonderful process art. The children created their own collages whilst practicing their scissor skills and fine motor skills which are important early writing skills.
Process art is valued at Monkey Puzzle Welling. The child-led, open -ended activity prioritises the process over the end product which allows the children to express themselves creatively , exploring materials and making choices.
Well done to our young artists

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Today the Pre-School children at Monkey puzzle Welling have been taking turns, building social skills, spatial skills and core strength.
The children split into two groups and took it in turns to kick the football around an obstacle course and then took part in an egg and spoon race. The children celebrated everyone by encouraging them when it was their turn and giving a big cheer at the end .
These essential skills build,confidence, develops empathy as well as learning to coordinate their bodies.
Well done to the Pre-School children

Today, The Mini Pre-School children at Monkey Puzzle Welling made a scrumptious Lemon Drizzle Cake. The children discussed what a lemon looked, and smelt like, noting its shiny yellow peel and oval shape. The children voiced their ideas whether it would be sweet or sour and discussed their favourite fruits. The children then looked at the inside of a lemon and wondered what would happen if they planted the pips.
The Early Years Educator gave the children simple hygiene instructions which they eagerly followed. The children then took it in turns to weigh and measure the ingredients, using the spoon to mix it altogether before carefully pouring it in the tray ready to be baked.
This delightful hands-on activity introduces the children to life skills as well as developing early mathematics whilst strengthening hands and wrists in preparation for early writing skills
Well Done to our young bakers

Today the Tweenie children at Monkey Puzzle Welling explored a tropical themed sensory tuff tray. The children were excited to jet off to the Bahamas where they investigated different types of trees, took the piggies to the beach and splashed in the water.
The children were able to scoop and pour the water, watching it trickle through the scarves into their open hands. The Early years Educator introduced words such as ‘palm trees’, ‘splash’, ‘trickle’ and ‘mix’
Well Done to our young jetsetters

Today the children at Monkey Puzzle Welling had a surprise visit from our local police officers.
The children were very excited to meet the officers and eagerly tried on the helmets and jackets. The children were able to identify some of the items that the officers had on their belts such as handcuffs and walkie-talkies.
The children then headed outside to look at the police van, the children took it in turns to climb inside and then were given the opportunity to press the button which switched on the lights and sirens. The children then explained to the police officers what number to ring in an emergency and who you might be able to contact.
This fantastic visit builds trust, supports the children’s knowledge of what to do in an emergency and who are safe adults if they become lost.
We would like to thank the Metropolitan Police for taking time out of their day to visit the children.

The Tweenie children at Monkey Puzzle Welling made some yummy orange muffins. They looked at the whole orange, noting its colour, shape and heavy it was, the Early Years Educator then cut the orange in half so that the children could see the different segments. The Early Years Educator introduced vocabulary such as “round”, “juicy” and “sweet”.
The children then took turns to look at, weigh and mix all the different ingredients together to create the batter which they carefully spooned into the cake cases before they went into the oven to bake.
This delicious activity introduces early maths as well as encouraging turn taking and increasing vocabulary

The children in the Baby room at Monkey Puzzle Welling had a wonderful time exploring a sensory animal tuff tray. The Early Years Educator introduced different animals, she spoke about where they live and the sounds that they make, using lots of descriptive language. The children were eager to investigate all the different textures and enjoyed making the different animal noises especially the splosh splash in the ocean, the squelchy mud and the stomping in the sand.

Well Done to our youngest explorers.