

✨ Tinsel-Powered Learning at Fun Box Nursery — It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas ✨
With the start of December, Christmas has officially arrived at Fun Box — and the children have embraced the festive season with excitement, creativity and curiosity. 🎨 Crafty Christmas Creations The week began with decorating our Christmas tree, which the children approached with great enthusiasm. They proudly hung baubles… and then happily took them off again, discovering that de-decorating can be just as enjoyable as decorating! 😄🎄 Festive crafts filled the room as sma
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👩🚒🔧 People Who Help Us — A Week of Real-World Learning at Fun Box Day Nursery
This week, the children explored the theme People Who Help Us, discovering real-life roles through hands-on play. They trained like firefighters, cooked like a chef, styled hair, fixed robots using tools, and explored hats and helmets. Through these activities, all EYFS areas came to life naturally as the children learned, imagined and worked together.
Nov 23


Remembrance Day Activities for Preschool 2025
This November at Fun Box, children explored Remembrance Day through poppy crafts, number hunts and biscuit baking, followed by a heartfelt Children in Need pyjama day filled with Pudsey-themed activities.
Nov 16


🎃 Annual Halloween Workshop 2025 at Fun Box Day Nursery
Despite the rain, our Halloween Workshop 2025 at Fun Box Day Nursery was a joyful afternoon filled with laughter, creativity, and community spirit. Over fifty children and parents joined in pumpkin carving, crafts, face painting, and a spooky treasure hunt — making it a truly memorable Halloween celebration for all! 🎃👻
Nov 2


🎃 Autumn Magic and Halloween Fun at Fun Box Nursery
This week at Fun Box Nursery, the spirit of Halloween brought creativity, curiosity, and connection. From pumpkin exploration to playful games, our children enjoyed hands-on activities that supported their learning and development—Halloween fun, the Fun Box way!
Oct 26


🏡 Our Families, Our Houses, Our Street: building Cultural Capital in early years
This week at Fun Box Day Nursery, our children explored All About Me through families, homes and community — discovering who they are and where they belong. Through creative play, storytelling and shared experiences, they’re building cultural capital, developing curiosity, confidence and a deeper understanding of the world around them. 🌍💛
Oct 19


🌈 Curiosity, Creativity and Collaboration – Hands-on Discovery in Early Years
✨ From ice rescues to leaf graphs and wreath making — this week was all about hands-on discovery in early years at Fun Box Day Nursery Totton! 🍂🔍 #FunBoxDayNursery #HandsOnDiscovery #EarlyYearsSTEM
Oct 12


🍂 All the Leaves Are Falling Down – Autumn Adventures at Fun Box Day Nursery 🍁
All the leaves are falling down - Autumn has truly arrived at Fun Box. Discover our Autumn EYFS activities
Oct 5


Fostering Early Years Literacy Through Stories, Singing & Play 📚🎶
This week at Fun Box we were fostering early years literacy through stories with caterpillars, colour monsters, autumn songs, puppets and plenty of joyful reading together!
Sep 28


Exploring Emotions in Early Years – Faces, Families and a Surprise Visitor 🙂🐸
🌟 This week at Fun Box we were exploring emotions in early years with spaghetti faces, Mr Potato Head expressions, bubble play, measuring heights — and even a surprise visitor in the garden! 🐸🙂
Sep 21


Our Second Week at Fun Box – All About Me Nursery Activities 🙂✨
✨ Our second week at Fun Box was filled with All About Me nursery activities — from exploring faces and emotions to caring for babies and celebrating new friendships! 🙂
Sep 14


What a Wonderful First Week Back: Settling In, Role Play & Big Builds at Fun Box Nursery
A joyful first week back at Fun Box Nursery! From role play to building fun, see how our children settled in, played, and explored with friends.
Sep 7


Hellos & Goodbyes at Fun Box: Supporting Families Through First Days at Nursery and Bidding Fond Farewells to School Leavers
From first-day nerves to final hugs, see how Fun Box Nursery supports families through new beginnings and school goodbyes with care and joy.
Aug 31


Starting nursery: how we do Settling In at Fun Box Day Nursery 🌈
Last week, our new children began their settling in sessions. Starting nursery is such an exciting milestone in family life, but it’s...
Aug 25


Mark Making in Early Years – Why Painting and Drawing Is More Than Just Mixing Colours 🎨
Discover how mark making in early years helps children learn, grow, and develop key skills at Fun Box Day Nursery – it’s more than just painting!
Aug 17


Big Trucks, Fruit Prints & More: This Week’s EYFS Adventures🎨🚛🧘
What a wonderfully busy and engaging week it’s been here at Fun Box Day Nursery in Totton ! As always, our activities have been shaped by...
Aug 2


End of Term Activities for Preschoolers: A Week of Fun, Farewells and Fishing! 🎉
🎉 Farewell, Fun & Fish – What a Week We've Had! 🐟✨ What a whirlwind of a week it’s been as we said a fond farewell to our wonderful...
Jul 26


School’s Out, Summer’s In! ☀️Summer Holidays Activity Ideas from Fun Box
Fun Box Day Nursery have complied a list of exciting summer holidays activity ideas you can do with your children this summer 2025
Jul 19


Maths Magic, Mini Scientists & Writing Wonders: Learning the Fun Box Way
Explore how children at Fun Box Nursery experience Maths, Literacy, and Understanding of the World through hands-on play, science, and mark-making.
Jul 13


Ice Creams, Beach Tales & Big School Adventures at Fun Box Nursery
Sunshine, school visits, sandy tales, and lots of ice cream fun! 🌞🍦🐸
See how our children at Fun Box Nursery explored summer learning—from froggy facts to big school feelings.
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