EVENTS & GALLERY

Inflatable Easter bunny with a green apron and oversized pink egg stands by a brick building and wooden gate. Blue and white sign in background.

🌼Easter Activities at Nursery: Nibbles Returns and Spring Fun Begins 🐰

This week at Fun Box, our Easter activities at nursery were in full swing as Nibbles the Bunny returned—bringing egg hunts, crafts, and spring learning to life.

Mar 29

💕 Mother’s Day 2026 at Fun Box Day Nursery

Mother’s Day 2026 at Fun Box Day Nursery was celebrated with a special stay and play, cream tea and spring activities including planting, sensory play and outdoor learning.

Mar 22

little girl is wearing a Gruffalo costume looking into the camera

📚 World Book Day 2026 at Fun Box Day Nursery

World Book Day 2026 at Fun Box Day Nursery was a week full of imagination and storytelling. Children went on a bear hunt in the garden, explored messy porridge with Goldilocks, mixed colours with Pete the Cat, enjoyed outdoor story time and even tasted Paddington’s favourite marmalade sandwiches.

Mar 8

a little boy is squeezing lemon juice onto his pancake

Pancake Day 2026 and Lunar New Year Celebrations at Fun Box

This week we celebrated Pancake Day 2026 and Lunar New Year through hands-on play and cultural exploration. From flipping pancakes and tasting toppings to making Chinese fans, exploring red envelopes, noodle sensory trays, and dragon art, children developed fine motor skills, creativity, and cultural understanding in line with the EYFS.

Feb 22

a baby wearing a red plastic firefighter helmet, holding onto it with both hands, looking at the camera

👩‍🚒🔧 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, 2025

a plateful of cookies with poppy shaped fondant on them

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, 2025

three different sized, shaped and coloured pumpkins on a wooden floor

🎃 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, 2025

a group of young children sorting various household objects into a large drawing of a house

🏡 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, 2025

🌈 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, 2025