This blog lists some more summer-appropriate days out for toddlers and pre-school children. Focusing on the most famous, Brighton tourist attractions and smaller, more varied days out in the local area, this guide hopes to keep your family entertained throughout the summer. Non exhaustive, but open

Toddlers and pre-school children at Active Kids Nursery are amazed and enchanted by the magical ethereal quality of bubbles. Crossing age and language barriers, the sight of the bubbles themselves and the ability to focus on blowing and creating the bubbles is a great summertime outdoor activity. Al

If you have a garage drive or patio in your garden, why not let the toddler’s learn and have fun in the sun, learning to scribble on a summer’s afternoon – on a grand scale? Chalk is cheap and comes in a large range of colours and washes away with water or rain… You will […]

Rocks, shells and pebbles are fascinating for both young pre-school boys and girls, and can be great to collect for an afternoon out on the beach for later studying, collection and painting. A fantastic, fun activity on your doorstep, pick a few of the multitudinous array of pebbles, smooth, rough,

Traditional Flower Pressing and Crayon Bark Rubbing All you need: Chunky crayons and large sheets of paper – (even old newspaper will do): Begin by putting the paper over any item that has a texture – leaves and bits of tree bark are perfect – and then rub reasonable even pressure over the pap

This is an ongoing summertime activity that will take some time, care and commitment, but the rewards and axis of learning are unsurpassed in this activity. Your pre-school child can learn how the caterpillar turns into a butterfly or moth before his eyes. The beginning of July is the best month to

The Natural World, Art Activities and our Summer Active Kids Our list below is a small but concise selection of ideas that can keep your pre-school children and toddlers busy this summer. This blog is a handy, go-to guide to pocket-friendly, nature and outdoor based activities. Whether you are a you

It’s your child’s third birthday and this is an exciting milestone. You can now officially wave goodbye to the ‘terrible twos’ and enter a world of curiosity and fantasy. Here at Active Kids Nursery Hove we aim to offer advice at important developmental stages in your child’s life. Your ch

Your child’s first day at Active Kids Nursery is an important milestone for both you and your toddler. Although exciting, it is also somewhat the ‘end of an era’, you have been by your child’s side since day one and now you are about to leave your baby in a room of virtual strangers. Feeling