Pudsey Came to Club 0-14

Children in Need's Pudsey Bear came to visit the nursery last Thursday

Toddle to the Quarry for Children in Need

Sealife Trip

Last year the teens got a giant bubble maker. This is a large inflatable plastic ring that you fill with bubble liquid and then place the circular bubble ring inside the liquid and slowly lift to make a person size bubble.

Last year we had problems making it work, in hindsight we didn't have enough helpers or enough bubble fluid in the ring. This year was different!

Here you can see the basic concept. The bubble ring has ridges so it holds enough of the bubble fluid to make sure the bubble lasts while it is being lifted.

The inflatable ring should contain enough bubble fluid to totally cover the bubble ring - more bubble fluid also helps weigh down the inflatable ring and flatten it out making it easier to cover the bubble ring.

Using helpers to make sure the whole of the ring is covered in fluid two people lift the bubble ring smoothly and quickly.

Everyone had a turn in standing inside the inflatable ring while the bubble ring was lifted up, surrounding them with a giant bubble.

Part way up

Almost there

Starting again

Almost up to shoulders

Over the head

Half way

Starting to look scared

Eyes shut tight

It's over my head

How high can we go

At least this high

Almost big enough to float away

Looking good at hair level

Over the head

One last try

... and over the head it is.

From the Column in Shrewsbury

Last Thursday we went up the Lord Hill Column in Shrewsbury to take some pictures for use with Microsoft's Photosynth. Between us we gathered almost 200 images. These images were then loaded onto the Photosynth web site and we have spent some time annotating the file so you can find various points of interest around Shrewsbury.

You can find the final images here - Shrewsbury Photosynth.

The Lord Hill Column is 13 feet taller than Nelson's Column in London and is a fantastic place to see around Shrewsbury. Be warned though, the column is 172 steps top to bottom and is quite steep - but the views are definitely worth it.

See the video

Fit Kids

Fit Kids, a photo by Club 0-14 on Flickr.

She plays fun games with them and teaches the children new routines based around the Lazy Town theme to keep them active.

Fit Kids

Fit Kids, a photo by Club 0-14 on Flickr.

We have recently joined Fit Kids scheme to improve our childrens Physical Dveelopment. Karina comes in alternate Mondays and Tuesdays on a weekly basis.