This week, as part of Black History Month, we have been learning about Lyda Newman. She was an African American activist and hairdresser and she invented the modern day hairbrush! Her idea was to replace animal hair with synthetic bristles and add ventilation into the brush… so there you have it! We learn something new everyday in Nursery!

It was lovely to welcome Hajara’s Mummy into the Nursery who showed us how she braids her daughter’s hair – it was fascinating and she was super quick at braiding!

We also read the book ‘Hair Love’ by Matthew Cherry, which is a very beautiful and poignant story of a little girl whose Daddy tries to help her do her hair for a very special occasion. There is a little video that you can watch online of ‘Hair Love’… we loved it!