'It all started with two of our boys, Dale and Tommy,' said nursery teacher Karen Kennedy. 'They were using the big blocks to make a boat, pretending they were looking for treasure.'
The boys - completely on their own initiative - then went on to make a treasure map out of playdough, using forks to make the path leading to the treasure, marked, of course, with a cross.
Karen was so impressed that she cooked the playdough so it could be kept and she and nursery nurse Tracy Bedwell set about organising the pirate project. Everyone joined in making maps, striped waistcoats, parrots and hats. There were all sorts of pirate-inspired games. They made a paper treasure chest to place at the bottom of the sea, which covers one corner of the nursery, using money stampers to create the treasure.
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