Although we didn’t have snow to build a real igloo, we got creative and made our own using sugar cubes. Each design was unique, and the children had lots of fun building them!
Our theme also sparked an exciting science investigation. Together, we explored how frost and ice form, and many of the children shared that water needs to freeze to become ice. We filled plastic pots with people in and gloves with water, placing some in the freezer overnight and one in our garden to observe the changes. The next morning, we had fun exploring the ice and using it in our polar small world play. While the glove in our garden didn’t freeze, the children observed how cold it was and decided to keep an eye on it to see if it freezes later.
We also had a brilliant time playing in our ‘Winter’ small world play, using polystyrene balls and glitter to pretend snow alongside the polar animals.
The children have been busy painting snowmen and adding all the usual accessories. We’re all hoping for some real snow soon so we can build real snowmen in the playground!
Congratulations to Henry for being awarded his 5 meters swim certificate.
Next week our topic is Nursery Rhymes.
