Sophie's Little Stars - Childminder

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating.
We read our Christmas and Nativity story.
We discussed how Christmas is the time for giving and celebrating the birth of Jesus. We made lots of crafts like jingle bells, wreaths, cards
We tried Christmas dinner and enjoyed a Christmas party.

22/12/2025

Happy Hanukkah to everyone celebrating.
We read our Haunkah story and counted the candles on the Menorah. We then each made our own candle.
We discussed how Haunkah is the time for giving and celebrating the light after darkness, we enjoyed reading the story and lifting the flaps in the book.
We also tried Latkes (potato pancakes) and Sufganiyot (jam doughnuts). We watched the stroy of Hanukkah and then retold the story.

19/12/2025

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05/12/2025

St Andrews day was celebrated in Scotland on Sunday with a national holiday on Monday.
We celebrated by decorating in tartan patterns, we looked for each child's heritage prints.
We read stories about Scotland and Nessy. We also enjoyed playing and dancing to bagpipes !

16/11/2025

Bury Family Help Service will be at the following schools this week

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Radcliffe Primary School

11/11/2025

“When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today.”

We have been learning about Remeberance day, we know it is a celebration of the war being over. We touched on how people give their lives for our future.
We discussed that poppies are a symbol of peace and made our own.
We visited the fusilier museum in Bury and Unsworth Cenotaph.
At 11am we encouraged a 2 minute silence to think about the heros we have in our lives

10/11/2025

Tonight Pauline and I attended 'Abusive head trauma and safer sleep session', we covered ICON and Safer Sleep.

What is ICON?
ICON is all about helping people who care for babies to cope with crying.
I - Infant Crying is Normal
C - Comfort methods can sometimes soothe baby and the crying will stop
O - it’s OK to walk away
N - NEVER ever, shake baby or hurt baby
More info can be found here www.iconcope.org

Safer sleeping stops SIDS
What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is uncommon, but it does still happen. It’s important to be aware of the steps you can take to lower the risk. The Lullaby Trust is raising awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sharing the simple advice that reduces the risk of it occurring. Discover how you can get involved.

https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/baby-safety/what-is-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-sids/

07/11/2025

An incredible offer for anyone wanting to reach out in the local area. Wmcolderand darker evenings alongside the financial burden on the holidays can be hard on everyone. If you feel you or someone you know would benefit from this please comment on the post... and remember me and Pauline are always here to help you and your families❤️

06/11/2025

After hearing all about the fireworks and bonfires the children saw we visited the Fireground. We spoke about fire safety and who we call.
We enjoyed exploring the museum especially the play items!

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween!
We have been learning about how Halloween originated from Irland, it symbolises the beginning of winter.
In Ireland faces were carved into room vegtables to light the way, we now use Pumpkins (jack-o-lanterns) which we enjoyed decorating and then exploring what was inside and what it tasted like.
We then enjoyed a party with Halloween games