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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2020 by

Make Your Own Playdough Recipe

Good afternoon all! Although I have aimed this at nursery, I think all families may like to have a go! 

Today, I have recorded an easy step by step playdough recipe using ingredients you may well have at home. Have a little look at the video below and see if you can make your own! I find making playdough with the children almost as fun as playing with it.  

 

Please take extra care when using hot water – grown ups to do this bit.

The ingredients you will need are as follows: 

1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt 

3/4 cup of (hot) water 

3 tablespoons lemon juice (this is substituted cream of tartar) 

1 tablespoon sunflower oil 

Food colouring (optional) 

You may need to add more flour once your playdough has been mixed. Keep kneading until you get to a soft texture. You can also add scents such as conditioner/vanilla essence etc to create a nice smell. 

I have also attached some playdough mats you can use once your playdough is ready and cooled down (if you have polly pockets you can pop them inside). 

If you do not have access to playdough tools, how about using children’s toys. Small world figures such as dinosaurs make fabulous prints!

You could also use the playdough for letter or number activities. Let your imagination take over!

I hope you have found this useful. Take care 

Spring Playdough Mats

Easter Playdough Mats

Phase 2 Letters Playdough Mats

Number Playdough Mats

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6 years ago
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Make your own pasta

Today would have been our last day of cooking before we broke up for the Easter holidays and as always we listen to the children’s ideas. In blue group Rubie Burrows and Isabelle Richardson wanted to make Farfalle pasta shapes ( pretty bows) Pasta is so easy to make with two ingredients. Roll out the pasta, then using the waved edge cutter ( most have this tool in their play dough set) make a square and pinch in the middle, simple! If you don’t have a cutter like this just use the end of the fork to make the edges look pretty. See video and recipe attached.

If you don’t have the ingredients available then you can always just have a little fun with your play dough.

Try making the other shapes that we all know and love Conchiglie ( shells) by making a little ball put it on your thumb and roll down the back of a fork.

Please go check out Mrs Celobury’s amazing videos on our website on how to make home made play dough.

2 Ingredient Homemade Pasta — Without A Machine! | Bigger Bolder Baking

2 Ingredient Homemade Pasta — Without A Machine! | Bigger Bolder Baking

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2020 by

Natural resources art

Following our wonderful training with the National Trust, why not try some of the creative ideas with your children at home that we would have been doing on our walks at nursery and School. All you need is what nature gives you and that’s free! I have attached some of the ideas here but let your children’s little creative minds run free and have some fun.

Nature Crafts and Nature Art Activities that use Natural Materials | Rhythms of Play

Nature Crafts and Nature Art Activities that use Natural Materials | Rhythms of Play

10 Ideas for Creating with Natural Materials

• Make a Rock Science Experiment. ( use YouTube video search for this, all you need is sugar, water, food colouring and lollipop sticks)

• Leaf People Craft.

• Play Dough with natural materials

• Painting with Pine Needles, combs, leaves and sticks.

• Make Hedgehog and bird pictures using all natural resources around you.

• Learning how colours can change by mixing and painting with Vegetables.

• Marble art

• Creating with Shells-Sculptures, Play Dough & Sand art.

• Frame your art using sticks.

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Apr 2020 by

Nursery Activities Wednesday 1st April

Good morning nursery, please see today’s suggested activities.

If you signed up to Parent Share through Evidence Me, we would love to see your home activities. Thank you to those who have already shared some with us, the nursery staff think you are doing a fabulous job!

Enjoy your day, take care.

 

Wednesday 1st April Activities

 

Why Do We Celebrate Easter? Story Powerpoint

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 31st Mar 2020 by

Scam Emails

We wanted to make you aware of a scam which effects families who are eligible for free school meals. The following extract has been taken from an official Government website that was updated today –

Be aware of scam emails

We have been informed that some parents have received an email stating the following: ‘As schools will be closing, if you’re entitled to free school meals, please send your bank details and we’ll make sure you’re supported’.

We can confirm that this is a scam email and is not official. We urge parents that if you receive any emails like this, please do not respond, and delete it immediately.

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6 years ago
Posted on 30th Mar 2020 by

Sign language

Here at Newdale nursery we pride ourselves in learning and using sign language to support our phonics and communication between Send children and adults. All the children have great fun learning the actions and understand that not all our friends see life through the same window.

I have attached the actions that go along side the phonics flash cards and read write ink. Enjoy have some fun, try learning your name. We would love to see your efforts, post them on the website or in your child’s evidence me app.