This week the children enjoyed exploring construction with their older friends. a small group of children and a couple of residents decided to build a tower of blocks. The tower started to get higher and higher and higher! Eventually the tower was so high that the children asked for help from their nursery grown-ups to place the next block on top. The tower started to wobble and then suddenly it came down with a great big crash! Everyone laughed together before trying to rebuild it.
This afternoon we began talking about landmarks and local places of interest. One of the grown-ups showed everyone photographs of local landmarks which included the Tyne Bridge, Greys Monument, the Angel of the North, Newcastle Keep, the Millennium Bridge and the Glasshouse. Everyone got busy drawing their interpretation of these places. The children talked about the shape of the bridges, what colours they were and what they were made from. One of the children pointed out that the Angel of the North must be made from bricks as it is the same colour! Our drawings were then placed on the wall for everyone to see. We hope to add to our drawings on our next visit.
