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is threading cheerios onto strawberry laces ok with ofsted??

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keelybooboo · 20/06/2010 17:24

hi all

ofsted are coming during the week for my inspection and i'm racking my brains for a nice activity to do with the mindees....

i will have 3 kids aged 2, 2.5 and 4

they all love making necklaces with strawberry laces and cheerios but i'm not sure if ofsted would frown on this??

any thoughts would be gladly received

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backtotalkaboutthis · 20/06/2010 17:55

no god no

surely not

nb I don't work for ofsted but just don't go there, it's a terrible idea. is that all you've got?

You need one of those rainy day books.

potato stamping and pasta collages and all that

BoysAreLikeDogs · 20/06/2010 17:50

make pasta necklaces to take home, or decorate rice cakes with cream cheese (not icing) chopped up grapes/cucumber/peppers/apple, or let the children chop up their own fruit with child friendly knives

strawberry laces don't fit with healthy living I'm afraid

you would have to justify to the inspector why you were giving the children unhealthy food

Ewe · 20/06/2010 17:27

Seriously?!

I would not be happy with my 2.3 yo DD coming home with cheerios onto strawberry laces. I wouldn't really wanting her eating strawberry laces full stop, at home or at CM/nursery.

What about fruit kebabs?

FabIsGettingFit · 20/06/2010 17:26

ELC used to do really nice cotton reels and laces for threading.