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These free-flow, hands-on mornings encourage young children to explore science through play. Our exciting first session is all about Colour, with open-ended activities to spark discover and wonder.

Here’s a sneak peek at what your child can explore:

• Colour sorting fun:  Have a go at our fun way to explore colour recognition and categorisation!
• Mixing magic with Oobleck: Get messy with this amazing sensory activity! Add colourful paints to oobleck and see what happens when colours combine.
• Water and filter paper art: Experiment with colour as your little scientist drips water onto filter paper and watches the patterns and shades spread.
• Beautiful butterfly paintings: Fold, paint, and reveal – a perfect introduction to symmetry and creativity

Join us for a seaside adventure at our next STEMtots session, At the Beach! This free-flow morning invites preschoolers and their parents/carers to explore science through play, creativity, and discovery, all inspired by the wonders of the ocean.

Here’s what you will enjoy:

• Underwater explorations: Dive into a water tray filled with sea life, beakers, and jugs. Perfect for pouring, splashing, and learning about marine creatures!
• Shells and sandcastles: Dig, scoop, and uncover treasures in our sand tray filled with shells and tiny spades. A fun way to spark curiosity about the natural world.
• Squidgy seaweed sensory play: Get hands-on with our “seaweed” spaghetti! It’s all about textures, movement, and a little messy fun.
• Create your own jellyfish: Craft a jellyfish to take home! A perfect mix of creativity and learning about ocean animals.

Get ready for a day down on the farm at our next STEMtots session, On the Farm! This free-flow morning is packed with hands-on activities to ignite your toddler’s curiosity about animals, farming, and life in the countryside.

Here’s what’s waiting for little farmers:

• Animal sorting fun: Help sort toy farm animals into their pens. It’s a playful way to learn about classification.
• Muddy pig painting: Get creative and a little messy as we paint adorable pigs with muddy effects. A hands-on art activity inspired by science!
• Plough the fields: Dig, plough, and explore with toy tractors and tools. Perfect for sensory fun and learning about farming life.
• Whose baby?: Match farm animals to their babies in this engaging game, building knowledge of animals and their young.

Let’s dig into delicious discoveries at our next STEMtots session, The Food We Eat! This hands-on morning introduces preschoolers to the science of food through play, creativity, and sensory exploration.

Here’s what your little foodies can look forward to:

• Cooking in your kitchen: Whip up some fun in our play kitchen, encouraging imaginative role-play and early problem-solving skills.
• Sort and make a meal: Explore a tuff tray filled with toy foods for sorting by colour or building your very own meal. Perfect for learning about healthy eating!
• Potato printing fun: Use potatoes to create colourful prints and pattern.
• Sensory food play: Dive into bowls of salad leaves, rice, raw pasta, jelly, and more. Use spoons, tweezers, and little hands to explore textures, smells, and shapes.

Join us for this last session this half-term for an out-of-this-world STEMtots session as we explore the wonders of Space! From glittering stars to creating your own planet, this week’s activities are perfect for little astronauts ready to discover the cosmos through sensory play and creativity.

Here’s what’s waiting for you to do this session:

• How many stars?: Count the stars in this fun and interactive activity that introduces numbers and encourages curiosity about the night sky.
• Galaxy slime sensory tray: Dive into a galaxy of glittery slime with stars and bowls of vibrant colours. A hands-on, sensory experience that’s truly stellar!
• Moonscape exploration: Play with sand, “rocks,” rockets, astronauts, and moon buggies to create your own lunar adventure. Perfect for imaginative and tactile fun!
• Design a planet: Let creativity take off as you use felt-tip pens and droppers to design and decorate your very own planet.