Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
I’ve had this post in my mind for ages, but now’s the time to get round to writing it given we’ve had some beautiful weather for the start of June. We’ve been enjoying the garden more especially after work and…
There’s nothing like getting outside on the farm, and with all the fields around and a large garden we’re lucky enough just to walk out of the house and be somewhere that children can play in a safe environment (once…
It’s week 24 of Project 365, and we’re so close to half way. I thought I’d done ok with photos this week, but I’ve been scrabbling around to find photos from a couple of days. Here’s this week’s photos. Sunday,…
In the blogging world, it seems everyone who has a vague interest in improving their photography dreams for or is planning to buy a DSLR camera. We all know they’re what the pros use, when people ask for camera recommendations,…
When N opened the box that Paramountzone sent us, he was beside himself. Wow, it was a remote control toy robot ‘just like the one that’s at nursery’. I don’t think I’ve seen as much excitement over a delivery box…
It’s week 23 of Project 365, a photo a day for a year. It’s been an odd week. I’ve had to really make an effort to find a photo each day this week (apart from Saturdays from which I had…
I love slow toys and really want to ensure that N sees the value in traditional games and toys. So I was excited to be sent a WWF game and jigsaw from Great Gizmos to try out. N was even…
Onto week 22 of Project 365. I’ve already shared quite a few photos from this week across social media, so I’ve not chosen the obvious ones here. Sunday was mostly a day spent at home. The weather hadn’t been spectacular…
I’m trying to get N prepared for school in September. I don’t think he’s going to have any problems settling in on the emotional and social side. He’ll be going to school with several children from his nursery, 2 of…
It’s week 21 of Project 365, and this week has probably been the hardest so far. It wasn’t helped by me being ill for 2 days, and not leaving the sofa. That definitely posed some photography challenges. Here’s this week’s…
It’s hard to know when to start fostering an interest, but encouraging children’s photography attempts can only be a good thing. Here’s a first attempt
