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Green Fingered Gardeners

The Nursery children have been learning about ‘new life’. It was an exciting half term as the caterpillars arrived. The children were fascinated with how the caterpillars grew and waited in anticipation for them to turn into butterflies. The garden centre role play area was very busy and the children  enjoyed getting in role as gardeners. During our bring a significant female day the children did some planting with their significant females which they enjoyed too!

The Nursery children have been learning about ‘new life’. It was an exciting half term as the caterpillars arrived. The children were fascinated with how the caterpillars grew and waited in anticipation for them to turn into butterflies. The garden centre role play area was very busy and the children  enjoyed getting in role as gardeners. During our bring a significant female day the children did some planting with their significant females which they enjoyed too!

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