EVENTS & GALLERY

This week's heatwave certainly kept us on our toes! 🌞 While many adults were searching for ways to escape the heat, our children were doing what they do best—learning through play. One of the biggest hits this week was, unsurprisingly, water! Water play isn't just a fantastic way to help children cool down during hot weather. It also supports almost every area of their development. As children pour, splash, experiment, measure and explore, they're building their language, ma

Explore how fathers and other positive male role models influence children's development

What does Elmer the Elephant teach children about emotional regulation? At Fun Box Day Nursery, we explored how stories, play and supportive relationships help children recognise, express and manage big feelings safely. Through colourful Elmer activities, emotional literacy games, messy play and storytelling, the children developed confidence, communication and resilience while learning that all feelings are welcome and that they do not have to manage them alone.

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.

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...

Explore how children at Fun Box Nursery experience Maths, Literacy, and Understanding of the World through hands-on play, science, and mark-making.

This week at Fun Box has been full of exploration, discovery and little moments that help to bring the Characteristics of Effective...

☀️ Summer is Here – Let’s Soak It Up! ☀️ What an absolutely glorious week we’ve had at Fun Box Day Nursery! With the sun shining brightly...

Did You Know… Father’s Day Has Been Celebrated in the UK Since the 1940s?🎉 Here in the UK, we’ve been honouring dads, grandads, uncles...

Exploring Sea Creatures and Creepy Crawlies at Fun Box

The high slide is a great source or joy and fun for the children but it is about so much more than that.By climbing and the ladder and...