Lollipops Pukekohe

Ice cream shop 🍦🍨

Our younger tamariki have been busy exploring and imagining in the sandpit this week! 🌟

A painted box became an ice cream shop, which sparked lots of curiosity as the children discovered they could walk inside and peek through the openings.

Through open-ended play like this, tamariki build confidence, creativity, problem-solving skills, and social connections while having fun together. We loved watching their ideas come to life! 💛

Stomp, stomp, ROAR! 🦖🎨

Our Tui kids had a dinosaur-sized adventure, creating colourful footprints on paper with their dino feet! From tiny tracks to giant stomps, their imaginations ran wild as they explored art, movement.

Our tamariki shared ideas, compared footprints, discussed different dinosaur sizes, and used descriptive language to talk about the patterns and marks they created.
Through hands-on exploration, they were learning about cause and effect, self-expression, and problem-solving while having lots of prehistoric fun!

💙🧸 Jammies for June 🧸💙

A huge thank you to all our wonderful families for supporting our Jammies for June fundraiser. We are so grateful for the pyjama donations that will help bring warmth and comfort to children and families in need this winter.

Our children had a wonderful time exploring and creating with cloud dough! 🌥️✨

Through this hands-on sensory experience, they developed creativity, imagination, and fine motor skills as they squeezed, moulded, rolled, and shaped the dough into their own unique creations.

Learning through play allows children to investigate, discover, and build confidence in a fun and meaningful way. It was wonderful to see their curiosity, concentration, and creativity shine throughout the experience! 😊

Our little Kings and Queens truly shined today! 👑✨

Everyone looked absolutely amazing dressed in their royal outfits, bringing so much joy, confidence, and creativity to the celebration. A big congratulations to all who received certificates and prizes — you should be so proud of yourselves! 🏆🎉

Thank you to all the families for your support and effort in helping make this day so special. ❤️

Learning through play 🥪🏖️

A pretend picnic in the sandpit complete with tasty imaginary treats, big giggles, and lots of sandy gum 💛

Every playful moment helps build confidence, creativity and friendships 🌼

Simple, Messy, Magical 🧊🦖

We froze toy dinosaurs in water and gave our Tui children tools to free them. Watching them chip, melt, and dig their way to saving each Dino was pure joy.

Lots of concentration, laughter and very determined little hands at work!