Following the Gruffalo trail at Salcey Forest
Ever since I noticed that there were going to be Gruffalo trails in forests around the UK, I knew we’d have to go on one. We missed the Stick Man trails, and N does love Julia Donaldson books, and The…
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Musical exploration with children – linky
As I said in this post, N loves music and I wanted to have a musical focus for a time before introducing him to something new. I have to admit that maybe that was a bit ambitious, and that it…
Children’s personality and response to swimming
We quite often sit around the edge of the swimming pool before our lesson, waiting for the previous class to finish. N finds this amusing as it’s a younger toddler class, and he watches them doing the old activities he…
300 picture book challenge week 15
I’m a bit late on our round up this week for the 300 picture book challenge. We’ve read about an average number of books, including library books, but we’re still going through old books like anything. There’s been lots of…
Toilet talk
I’m always amused by the discussions that N and his dad have. They always seem very different to those I have with him. I dread to think what they might turn out like by the time N’s older and supposedly…
Chores for a 3 year old
It seems three year olds love being like their parents. N is definitely one of this group, as he loves to be like Daddy, doing ‘jobs’ on the farm (on Sunday, he spent almost 3 hours on the farm with…
How to play games with pre-schoolers
I’m really competitive when it comes to games. I always was, and with a younger brother who was just the same, playing games was interesting in our childhood house. I don’t really remember our mum playing with us, apart from…
Project 365: Photo a day week 15
Bit of a last minute rushed round up of the week. But there’s been a bit more activity wise as it’s lighter in the evenings. It’s now a struggle to get N in after nursery as he always wants to…
Fun with friends at Coombe Country Park
Enjoying a day out with preschoolers at Coombe Country Park, including walks and the playground
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Hold That Thought Milton! Book Buddy read
I love receiving picture books from Parragon books as they always seem to brighten your day when you open the envelope. The latest read for us was Hold That Thought Milton! By Linda Ravin Lodding. The name Milton reminds me…
Children and a key obsession
What is it with children and keys? When they’re babies, keys are shiny, mirrors, and noisy. A distraction from teething, crying, chewing. Something to hold and tug on instead of jewellery. N wasn’t really given keys to play with at…
