Learning Through Pretending

Posted on 4th March 2019 at 10:24

Your child learns by imagining and doing. Have you ever watched your child pick up a stone and pretend it is a spaceship, or made bunny ears with their fingers and hopped across the living room? In the midst of creating a cafe together, clomping around in grown-up shoes, or twirling around with friends in a fairy tale land, your child is learning to solve problems, coordinate, cooperate, and think flexibly.

Learning Through Storytelling

Posted on 8th February 2019 at 14:18

One of our favourite activities here at Wellies is storytelling. Stories have so much to offer! They develop listening and communication skills, improve concentration and memory, bring experiences alive, and create a sense of wonder!

Learning Through Water

Posted on 16th January 2019 at 17:49

Children learn in lots of different ways and one fun way in which they can learn about different concepts and gain new skills is through water play.

Learning Through Food

Posted on 11th December 2018 at 14:45

Learning through food. Baking and cooking can be so much fun. Exploring colours, shapes, tastes, smells and textures. It's a topic we all love to talk about...Food!

Learning Through Outdoor Play

Posted on 26th November 2018 at 11:31

There are many ways in which a child can learn. Learning when we were children was quite different to learning today. There are so many amazing ways children can learn now, from adventurous apps, guided YouTube videos, interactive courses and much more.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Posted on 3rd October 2018 at 13:32

The next few months are the most exciting of the year in terms of cultural festivals, events and celebrations. We truly live in an amazing and diverse world, so it’s only fair we celebrate it the best we can, right?

Autumn: A Time To Collect & Make Memories

Posted on 21st September 2018 at 21:45

Can you believe it’s autumn again?! We don’t know about you but this year has just flown by!

Building Resilience

Posted on 9th August 2018 at 11:36

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stress, adversity, failure, challenges, or even trauma. We believe, it’s not something that children either have or don’t have; like many things in life it’s a skill that kids develop as they grow.

The Benefits of Sensory Play

Posted on 24th July 2018 at 21:56

Perhaps before we were parents, toys were something that babies and children played with and enjoyed throughout their younger years. But as we learn, there is a science and art to what makes the perfect toy for a child's optimal sensory development.

Socialisation and Nursery

Posted on 21st June 2018 at 09:57

For some little ones, it can be a little daunting and scary going into a new place for the first time, meeting new people, having a new daily routine and environment you are not used to. So, when your child arrives at nursery, although it is exciting, the whole experience can sometimes be overwhelming.

We’ve had a few questions recently about how best to mentally prepare a child for the socialisation aspect of starting nursery.

We would like to stress that we don’t expect every child to always be happy or full of confidence in social situations at nursery. Why? Because naturally not every child is like this. It’s not in their nature, which is perfectly normal and part of what makes them unique.

Here are our top tips that we give parents before they arrive to make this transitional part of nursery a little bit easier.

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