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Ramadan Mubarak from Hummingbird! With the easy of movement restrictions in the UAE, children are still advised to stay at home. If you are looking for ways to keep your little ones busy during the holy month, our teachers know a few tips that will entertain and educate their young minds. Decorate the House Decorate […]

“Mother is a verb, It’s something you do, Not just who you are.” By: C Donovan   The UAE celebrates Mother’s Day on the 21st of March. With the COVID – 19 taking the spotlight this year, we were not able to celebrate this special day with all our amazing mothers, but you can still celebrate […]

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi Annan   The UAE closed all educational institutes temporarily as a precautionary measure, while the world tries to contain the COVID-19 or Coronavirus. If you ask any teaching staff in nurseries or schools, “What is […]

It is a typical for illness to spread quickly through nursery and school communities; the best way to combat illness is prevention. At Hummingbird, we maintain a high standard of cleanliness and run daily sanitisation routines to prevent the spread of any viruses or bacteria. We make sure that children wash their hands before and […]

Around the World, parents are choosing to keep their children indoors in fear of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread. Children, however, can get restless and bored. If you find yourself stuck at home with your children, here are some activities to chase any cabin fever away! Messy Play Messy and play are two words that don’t […]

Introduce as many foods as possible from an early age. You could try playing a game and blindfold your child before introducing a new food and ask him to guess what it is, this is a great way to make food exciting to eat.  Meal times?Eating in front of the TV is distracting, and children […]

November has been a month of exploring what we would like to do when we grow up and how we can help our communities; the children have learnt about careers; we have a lot of firemen and ballerinas in the making! We also explored what we think would be a job in the future; some […]

UAE National Day, 2 December, an auspicious day to celebrate the unification of the 7 Emirates! Every year at Hummingbird Nursery we celebrate National Day in Dubai by highlighting what makes the UAE and Dubai unique. Fun Fact: The UAE was founded under the visionary leadership of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, […]

In October, we became Junior MasterChef’s! Building a positive relationship with food is an important stepping stone for a child to eat a range of healthy and delicious meals as they grow into active and energetic explorers! This month our babies explored different whole fruits and vegetables, and had a grand time completing taste tests […]