The children were very excited to tell us about their Eid celebrations. We made Eid sweets using playdough. Whether you are Muslim or not, the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr is acknowledged around the world by many of all faiths. Eid is a time for blessings and joys throughout the Muslim community,…

The children have been exploring ice.  We did this in the icy weather. Today we did it in the hot weather to see if there are any differences. “It’s too cold.” “The dinosaur break it.” “It can skate.” “It looks like drinking water.” “It melted.” “We need goggles and a…

The children are thrilled that some of their vegetables have started to grow! We are growing pumpkins, carrots, tomatoes, beans and broccoli. Eating well is essential for children of all ages and introducing a healthy and varied diet early on is key. Vegetables play an important role and for the…

There’s been a lot of activity in the mud kitchen recently. Children loved coming up with fun recipe ideas too. A mud kitchen is an outdoor structure used for play. This mud kitchen is a space where children can utilize kitchen tools to pretend to cook with any variation of mud, sand, and water. These mud…

The sunshine always brings huge bursts of creativity. Mark making is a term used for the creation of different patterns, lines, textures and shapes. This may be on a piece of paper, on the floor, outside in the garden or on an object or surface. It could be a simple dot…

We planted our bulbs back in November and now we have a beautiful array of spring flowers. So beautiful! We took some pictures of the children in action, which can be seen in the gallery below. Please click on the thumbnails for a larger view.

We continued the Science Week fun with the Mentos/Cola explosion, light box exploration and planting cress seeds. The children were so excited to watch the cola explode “It’s like a volcano!”, “Like fireworks!” We took some pictures of our Science Week activities, which can be seen below. Please click on…

We kicked off National Science Week today with some fantastic experiments, explorative (and messy) play and lots of fun! I think we have some budding scientists here at Kintore Way. To see our gallery, please click on the thumbnails below for a larger view.