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25.01.2022 Making fresh mint tea this morning from our garden. The children could chop, crush, pull, squish and dunk the leaves into teapots of clean drinking water. The smell was amazing and both children brought the bunch of leaves to their nose to sniff the scent. They enthusiastically embraced this activity and were busy making their tea and tasting it along the way. Mmmmm was heard from both as they sipped carefully at their cups.... Science - mixing solutions, observations and hypothesis with experimental tastes. physical- the action and control over the tools to make their tea. Muscle tone and strength to lift the tea pots and cups. social - sharing a space and activity with a peer respectfully and with positive outcome. communications- sharing ideas and results with others. Clear language both verbal and body. Open stance and general sharing. Cognitive - understanding that the cup and teapot are a part of the tea making experience with the water being shared by the teapot into the cup . Understanding the use of the knife to cut the leaves on the cutting board and then following that the leaves go into the pot. Following the process to result in an outcome that’s understandable.

24.01.2022 Self guided learning makes regular activities like toast making so much more fun! How old were you when you tried to make your favourite toast? Building and problem solving skill development was the choice the children decided to challenge themselves with today. Great work at sticking at a task to reach your own goals gold star for today’s efforts

20.01.2022 Sunshine and fresh air are the balm to a hundred hurts. Freedom to potter around and fossick in the garden gives joy.

20.01.2022 We love finding garden treasure!!! Vegetable gardens are the best with learning life cycles and getting a yummy reward for your efforts!!!

19.01.2022 Spontaneous child led engineering with bridge building with a follow up of challenges to negotiate the structure was a big part of our morning play. We were also so lucky today to have a beautiful visitor come to play and join in our morning activities . The children love it when they are heard by and engaged with people in our environment. We build trusting relationships and learn about reciprocal communication. Today I showed Miss H some pictures I found from when she first started at Mudlarks and we were enjoying the changes we have see Miss H come through marking off significant milestones!

18.01.2022 Lionel the lion was a gorgeous new addition to our environment this week he was instantly noticed and both Miss M and Miss G were engaged in investigating this handsome addition. Our slater problem in our vegetable garden is slowing down and we have been gifted with our first sugar snap pea!! We have also managed to grow a few new pea seedlings and one was big enough to transfer into one of the main garden beds. Fingers crossed it lasts the night and has a chance to flourish! We harvested the few last bits of broccoli for our savoury mince lunch as we removed the spent plants. This makes room for some new seedlings and hopefully a new future harvest of yummy veggies.

18.01.2022 Learning to use our bodies to move confidently though challenging terrain and trusting our ability to assess risks in the moment. We practiced lots of moving today with our normal focus on building trusting relationships with our peers and engaging in turn taking in group activities.

13.01.2022 Sunshine music, dance and dirt makes for the most perfect day hanging out with all the the awesome little humans and kitty cats too!!

13.01.2022 We shared some new ideas today with a beautiful book my Mother and Aunty has written about the six Noongar seasons. We learnt some new words in Noongar and remembered some that we have spoken about before. Miss H loves trying new words and she remembered the Magpie being Koolbardi. Each season has a different colour and words written both in English and Noongar explaining the artwork depicted on each season’s page. ... Miss G found the Bear hunt book so we had a fun time reading and remembering the repeated words. Using hand actions we talked about going over, going under and going through something. The pink bear in our environment was used to encourage the younger children to participate in our shared book experience as we looked at the bear in the book and our bear.

12.01.2022 An impromptu wand making session this afternoon with the fairy obsessed schoolies. Little Miss H wanted in on the action too!

11.01.2022 Muddy fun today for our little Mudlarks family. We mixed or clay powder with a bit of water then got our hands (and faces!) coated in the rich and sticky sensory experience. This activity uses children’s natural curiosity to explore science, math and develop their motor control as they tip, stir, investigate and interact with the resources.

09.01.2022 Sensory play mixed with role play when the children learnt about our growing herbs They loved potion making and knowing that we had chosen edible leaves made it more fun for everyone to get involved. can I taste this one JoJo? Miss H it’s mint!!! Miss L remarks after a taste spicy is for adults Miss H... Miss M liked stirring the potions too with the big wooden spoon. It’s ok if she spills it, we can make more says her sibling Miss L

09.01.2022 Hi everyone The dates I am taking off over the up coming holidays is from Monday 21st Dec. 2 full weeks, back Monday 4th Jan. Jo xHi everyone The dates I am taking off over the up coming holidays is from Monday 21st Dec. 2 full weeks, back Monday 4th Jan. Jo x

09.01.2022 We are really enjoying this beautiful weather and it’s calling us out to our gardens! We have planted some flower seeds for our front courtyard area and fingers are crossed they pop up and say hello to us soon. We would really like to add a friend or maybe 2 to our Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday if you know of a family wanting care for an adventure loving little person to join our Mudlarks family group I prefer not single days as this makes it hard to build good relationships with peers and we are all about feeling safe, included and becoming confident and capable.

08.01.2022 Rainbow play for all ages! We have been looking at, talking about and playing with our new rainbow resources loads lately I’m so happy we added to this collection as it’s fun seeing all the different ways our friends like to use these beautiful colourful arches.

05.01.2022 We LOVE music and dancing Miss H asked Can we dance to Barbie music JoJo? Yes we can! Can we get the dancing clothes? Yes we can! It’s perfect when we can create joy and know we are building strong and confident little people in the process

03.01.2022 Mud pie masterpieces!!! Flowers for the win with the mud kitchen play today. Everyone had turns to add pieces to their sand creations and it was so beautiful seeing the support and enjoyment in this shared experience

03.01.2022 Have to love when a yummy lunch ends up in your program because of the fine motor skill development it gives your littlest baby

01.01.2022 It’s beautiful to see the friendships and peer relationships growth throughout the year!