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Snails Need a Home

Cotton Tails Too Nursery in Rubery, Birmingham, is asking early yearssettings if they can give a giant African land snail or two a home. Thenursery reports that it has become overrun with 75 of the creaturesafter both sets of its snails had babies. Nursery manager Lisa Monahamsaid, 'Our children love looking after the snails and holding them, butwe just don't have the room to care for all of these snails.' She can becontacted on 0121 453 3000 or e-mail cottontailstoo@btconnect.com.

Holiday at nursery

Children at Happy Child Montessori Day Nursery in Mottingham, London,are learning all about holidays this month before the summer seasonbegins. As part of the project, children will be making 'sunshinebiscuits' and learning about different types of travel and what topack.

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