A beautiful sunny day so let's get wet!

Summer fun has started at Uxbridge!

When we all get hot - we all need to cool down and the best way to do that is to pull out the sprinklers and the hose.

Stackable creations

We had some very cool builds going on using stackable cups, the new lightweight bricks, a herd of ponies, dinosaurs, scarves and the Rakau sticks.

We had an amazing time building with these stackable disposable cups.

 

The build required concentration, good placement and a steady hand.

We found that starting on the floor allowed us to build it 

even higher, and we even measured ourselves against our structure, adding more so that it would be taller than us. 

The table was our starting point - but we found it had limitations

We created a build which had a purpose, a stable for all of our little ponies.

The creativity using a range of products was fabulous to see, this build has a dinosaur on the highest point.

Happy Halloween! 🎃

We had a spooktacular time celebrating Halloween at Uxbridge! The children absolutely loved arriving in their incredible costumes, from witches and superheroes to fairies, skeletons, and pumpkins. Kindy was alive with excitement and laughter as everyone joined in on the Halloween-themed art, face painting, dancing, dark room, messy play, and games.

It was a day filled with creativity, imagination, and just the right amount of spooky fun! We can’t wait to do it all again next year ! 🎃🕷️👻

Diwali Celebrations!!

This week our Kindy has been glowing with colour, joy, and creativity as we celebrated Diwali the Festival of Lights! Throughout the week, our tamariki explored a range of wonderful activities that helped bring the magic of Diwali to life.  The children created beautiful diyas using glitter, paint, and coloured paper, as well as rangoli-inspired pictures full of intricate patterns and bright colours. They also enjoyed shaping playdough and clay diyas, experimenting with textures and designs as they learned about this special symbol of light overcoming darkness.

We rounded up our celebrations with a vibrant midweek Diwali day bursting with colour, music, dance, and creativity! The children worked together to help make a delicious “aloo gobi” (potato and cauliflower) curry with Anu, which we all shared for lunch. We were also treated to sweet delights lovingly prepared by the Amarsee family, thank you again, these were such a hit!

Uxbridge was alive with fun and excitement as the children proudly wore bindis and cultural dress, and admired the beautiful henna patterns on their hands. It was truly a celebration of togetherness, creativity, and cultural appreciation.

What a fantastic Diwali celebration! 🌟