Special visitors

Hello everyone ,

Yesterday the sunflowers had a very exciting visit from Zoolab . The children learned  all about the animals in the Chinese horoscope, how they came to be chosen , and about how some  Chinese New Year traditions began . But even more exciting than that was the array of creatures that came along too! There were several cockroaches , Charlie the snake ,  Zebedee the tree frog , Tabitha the  tarantula , Woody and Buzz the rats , and a very fluffy rabbit called Dougal. The children were shown these animals and given the opportunity to handle them if they wished (apart from Tabitha and Zebedee who do not like being handled) - it has to be said that some were more popular than others but everyone enjoyed the visit ! Julie and Petra took lots of photos and these will soon be on display in the sunflowers room .
Zoolab will be returning in the summer so more children will have the chance to see these special visitors .

We love having visitors at Craigton , so if you or anyone you know has an interesting job or hobby , and you'd like to come and talk to the children about it , please let us know and we'll set it up . In the past we have had parent talks from a midwife ,  GP , policeman , paramedic and helicopter pilot.
Also , if your family celebrate any festival or special days that you'd like to share with us , we'd be very happy to hear about them and try to include them in our nursery calendar.

Dont forget too , that we're happy to post any special events you'd like to share with us on here - so if you're running a marathon , or climbing a mountain , having a jumble sale or just want  to raise awareness of   a special cause you support - let us know .

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And finally  please note that the nursery will be closed on the following dates this year :
Easter Monday 21st April
May Day 5th May
Local Holidays 14th July, 22nd September
We shall close at 6pm on Tuesday 23rd Dec and re-open 8am Monday 5th January 2015