Chinese New Year
Early years settings across the country celebrated the Year of theRabbit, which arrived on 3 February. At Stone Eden Nursery in Carlisle,Cumbria and Hatton Hill Day Nursery and Pre-school in Windlesham,children made their own dragons to dance under and tried eatingtraditional Chinese dishes with chopsticks. At Queensway Chapel Nurseryin Melksham, Wiltshire, children made Chinese lanterns, while atStepping Stones day nursery in Lingley Mere they created Chinese moneybags to bring good luck. Children at Little Red Hen Day Nursery inAshton-Under Lyne and Little Acorns in Rothwell also learned all aboutChinese culture.
Stories come to life
Snapdragons Nurseries in Bath and Wiltshire marked National StorytellingWeek, 29 January to 5 February, with early years practitioner JaneyMondal touring the chain of six nurseries performing the fairy tale 'TheElves and the Shoemaker' using homemade props. At Busy Bees Nursery inOldbrook, Milton Keynes, children made their own books and read them toeach other.
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