sunnyday Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 How excited are the children in your settings? On a scale of 1 - 10 - I reckon my lot hit 15 today! One more proper pre-school session and then Christmas Party on Wednesday - phew! Quote
Panders Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 We finish on Friday. We have 3 birthdays this week too, but managed to get 2 done together today! Thankfully, finished up christmas craft stuff last week so can lavish much attention on the little darlings as we can all week long. Quote
Cait Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 With the high winds factoring in, I reckon ours are at least a 15!!! Quote
sunnyday Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 We finish on Friday. We have 3 birthdays this week too, but managed to get 2 done together today! Thankfully, finished up christmas craft stuff last week so can lavish much attention on the little darlings as we can all week long. With the high winds factoring in, I reckon ours are at least a 15!!! Oh no - more wind? Oh not you personally - I'm talking weather conditions Quote
finleysmaid Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 dont you find the children are always more hyper on windy days???? Quote
Cait Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Oh absolutely - and living on the top of an exposed moor above the Irish Sea, we have several hyper-days! Quote
Deb Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Ours have been pleasantly excited today, and as we are provoking the excitement with our provision I think that's fair. I used a provocation I read in the December issue of the EYE magazine which suggested covering a large box in wrapping paper, denting a corner or two to make it look like it had been dropped (from a very high height), add a lable but tear it so that you cannot see who the parcel was from or who it is to. Let the children find the parcel, but not open it, and ask them how they thought it got there, who was it for and who was it from, then what should we do about it. It ended up that we thought it had been dropped by Father Christmas out of his bulging sleigh, when children said they thought we should open it I reminded them that we didn't know who it was intended for, eventually a couple of boys wrote to FC, posted the letter in our magic post box, and lo and behold not 10 minutes later FC phoned our setting himself. Apparently that parcel (it had its own tracking number) was intended for a little boy in the next town but because our children had done the right thing and tried to find out who it belonged to, they could keep the parcel. The children then ripped the paper off to find a lovely new book and they listened to every word as we read the story of 'Santas Special Letter. Priceless! So I think their excitement was at level 10! Quote
sunnyday Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 Oh Deb - that is absolutely wonderful Quote
lynned55 Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Oh what a lovely, lovely activity!! I'm definitely going to use that,Can I? I think it's a wonderful idea. . Quote
Deb Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Oh what a lovely, lovely activity!! I'm definitely going to use that,Can I? I think it's a wonderful idea.. Oh please do lynned55, I posted this because I thought it might inspire others, I know I always love gleaning wonderful suggestions for activities from the FSF. On Thursday we're going to dress up a large puppet as an elf who is lost and doesn't know who they are, the only clues are in their suitcase which contains tinsel, elf costume (which I have yet to magic up), candy canes, a list of present requests and a list of names, and anything relating to Christmas maybe a hammer or drill for making presents, that sort of thing. The children will be asked to help find out who the puppet is, what they're doing in our setting and find a way of getting him/her back to ......... Quote
Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Thank you the lost parcel is a lovely idea and I'm certainly using it tomorrow! Quote
Fredbear Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 Thank you for all your suggestions, fantastic. Quote
Cait Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Well, almost time to bring this one out for an airing eh! 1 Quote
louby loo Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Well, almost time to bring this one out for an airing eh! Well I started reading this open-mouthed.............then realised it was not started today ::1a ........athough have to admit I'm already getting a bit excited- and that's just for home :1b :1b :1b :1b (love, love, love christmas) 2 Quote
Rea Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Well, almost time to bring this one out for an airing eh! No! I really thought someone had gone crazy when I read the title. We've got my birthday, Halloween, Dara O'Briain, Twickenham and hubby's birthday on Dec 14th before I need to think about Christmas! 2 Quote
HappyMaz Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Well I started reading this open-mouthed.............then realised it was not started today ::1a You and me both! Naughty Cait, getting us going! 3 Quote
louby loo Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 :o Maz said the 'N' word ohhh never mind - we'll just put her on and chair and she can reflect on her words ::1a 1 Quote
Susan Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Well, almost time to bring this one out for an airing eh! Cait, its far, far, far too early. December 1st will be quite soon enough. I did hear on the radio last week that a Christmas tree had been spotted, complete with decorations though! Much as I love my Christmas tree, too early is just depressing Quote
sunnyday Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 Well - can you imagine how confused I was?! :blink: :lol: She's meant to be my friend 1 Quote
sunnyday Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 haha, thought you'd like it!!!!! I thought - well i really have lost the plot - I've started a thread and don't remember doing so and what's more it's about the 'unmentionable' C word!!! 1 Quote
HappyMaz Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 :o Maz said the 'N' word Oh dear. You can tell I don't work with children any more! Please accept my most humble apologies, Cait. Can I get off the chair now? I promise I've learned my lesson. Quote
Rea Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Yes, you may. Now play nicely, there's a good girl Quote
sunnyday Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 Oh dear. You can tell I don't work with children any more! Please accept my most humble apologies, Cait. Can I get off the chair now? I promise I've learned my lesson. Maz you may get off the chair - Cait needs to get on it now and reflect on her behaviour - honestly she knows I'm easily confused :blink: 2 Quote
Miacat3 Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I have to hold my hand up and say that i have got in the mail today the YPO christmas book and when I opened it I got all excited and did a little dance when I showed it to staff and informed them that I would be having a look over the weekend to decide what we need to buy. Sorry but I think Christmas in setting is the best time of year for staff and children Quote
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