Fun with Air and Water!!

 

Diwali 2024!

Diwali , also  known as the Festival of lights is one of the most significant celebrations in the Indian Culture.  At Uxbridge we had a wonderful day celebrating with vibrant colours, through art work  - learning about Rangoli patterns with stencils, paint and chalk.  We also enjoyed making Diya with clay, expressing ourselves through colourful flick painting, outside in the sunshine, as well as fire works painting.  There was beautiful music to listen too as well as watching some Diwali dancing at mat time on the ipad.  Henna, and making Mango Lassi is always a favourite and there were some neat designs.  The children also had the opportunity to dress up in some traditional clothing.

Halloween 2024!

 

Giant Bubbles!!

Recently we got a giant bubble kit as we wanted to try out some giant bubbles.  We did this outside the other day and it was SUPER COOL!  There was lots of excitement from the children when we started seeing some of the giant bubbles.  We all watched on as the bubbles floated up into the air and we watched how high they went before they popped.  The children even had a go to make their giant bubbles.  They used the special wand, dipped it into the bucket with the bubble solution and as they lifted it up and moved it around, it made giant bubbles.  After a bit of trial and error, we discovered that we needed to move the bubble wand very slowly so the bubbles didn't pop too soon.  We will definitely be doing this again!

Gravity art

Today, we had an amazing time exploring the effects of gravity through our Splat Art activity! The children climbed up to the wobbly bridge and dropped pom poms dipped in vibrant dye, experimenting with different heights and techniques to create splats. "It splatted!" "It made crazy shapes! They exclaimed. "As we observed the splats, we discussed why and how the different shapes were formed. We noticed that some pom poms fell from higher up, resulting in bigger splats. As the children watched the colours splash and spread, they learned about gravity, motion, and cause and effect. It was wonderful to see their creativity flow as they continued to experiment. Learning can be so much fun when it involves art and the outdoors!