Nursery World - EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements

One day, some fairies came to stay, leading to new avenues for imaginative play outdoors and in. By Amy Jackson

Enhancements which create a special event can open a wealth of engaging learning opportunities. One day the nursery children were very excited to discover that a ‘fairy garden’ had appeared in their small-world area. The adults were very excited too – the staff have an important role in getting the most out of special event enhancements. We all came to sit down together to work out how the fairy garden had appeared. We noticed that a rolled-up letter had arrived in one of our plants near the whiteboard, along with two lovely fairy figures. The letter was read to the children, and it explained that the fairies were asking if they could stay with us in the classroom for a while. It was a unanimous decision from the children that “yes” they could stay.

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