How one setting celebrated 50 years since the first lunar landing by sparking interest in the moon. Annette Rawstrone reports

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It was ‘one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’ when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon 50 years ago. To celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, children at Yellow Dot Nursery in Ampfield, Hampshire, part of the Bright Horizons Family Solutions nursery group, have been role-playing following in the astronaut’s footsteps. The moon and astronauts are endlessly fascinating for children, but winter is a good time to explore them, as days shorten and the moon rises before children might be heading for bed.

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