This week in Hub 1 we have done lots of ‘getting messy activities‘ to encourage our fine and gross motor skills! From painting activities, muddy play, shaving foam squeezing and pumpkin discovering… we have been given lots of opportunities to get our hands moving and really get  stuck in with some sensory exploration! Messy play is an extremely important part of our learning and development, enhancing those early sensory exploration skills, alongside fostering creativity and problem solving, promoting emotional regulation and encouraging and supporting language development!

These experiences have led to lots of open ended communication opportunities and encouraging the use of vocabulary and expressing needs and wants! The children have loved joining in with all these activities and had a wonderful afternoon welcoming some parents in to join us in our ‘stay and play‘ session on Monday afternoon!