Play School

Mini Beasts

We see insects and other small creatures almost every day of our lives. These "mini beasts" are one of the first introductions young children have to the natural world. They come in countless varieties, shapes, colours, patterns and sizes and are celebrated in favourite pre-school nursery rhymes, such as "Incy Wincy Spider", "Ladybird, Ladybird" and "The Ants Go Marching". In this series of Play School, we explore "mini beasts" through craft activities, play, songs and stories. We are also visited in studio by some real-life insects: slaters, snails, worms and even a stick insect!