Swimming confidence and bathtime nightmare
After a good few weeks at swimming, but one missed due to chicken pox, we went back last weekend with me hoping that the week off hadn’t put N back a bit. Sometimes we find a short break does some…
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Growing up on a farm and Autumn work
Growing up on a farm can be a wonderful life. There’s so much to experience, lots of people coming and going and of course great views and lots of outdoor life. Especially in the summer, N is able to get outdoors…
Project 365: photo a day week 43
Another week, another round up for Project 365. And blimey, it’s been a hard one this week. I keep looking out for textures and interesting colours but I’m finding it difficult to find things to photograph. We were also stuck…
Visiting Portland Bill and Chesil Beach – school geography remembered
Visiting Portland Bill and Chesil Beach, and remembering school geography field trips to those places in Dorset
Boost your child’s reading confidence – Sparkup Magical Book Reader
I’ve always tried to instill a love of books in N and it seems to be working so far. He’ll choose books to look at on his own, insists on certain books at bedtime, and loves it when he finds…
Project 365: photo a day week 42
I don’t think I’m the only one to have struggled this week. The rain hasn’t been conduscive to walking at lunch times, which means less opportunity to look round and really notice things to photograph. With evenings and mornings darker…
Gruffalo’s Child Trail and musical magic at Wendover Woods
Enjoying the Gruffalo’s Child Trail and the outdoor musical play things at Wendover Woods with children
Music Exploration with children linky 7
It’s month 7 of my Music Exploration with children linky, so hopefully you’re getting inspired on getting your children introduced to music early on. The linky’s open from 15th (ok, so I’m a day late this month) and closes at…
Technical toddler swimming
It feels like we’re on a real roll at the moment with N’s swimming. He’s really enjoying it, and even though there’s certain things he still moans about doing, he will eventually give them a go…if it is only the…
Childhood creativity in an ‘uncreative’ family
I’ve never thought of myself as creative – as a grown up I’ve done card and jewellery making. My strength is an eye for colour and placement rather than innovation. Having N, I try to encourage creativity. I want to see him…
Baby swimming vs toddler swimming – what’s the difference?
We’ve (well, I’ve) been going to Water Babies swimming lessons with N since he was almost 3 months old. I think that means we’re pretty qualified in sharing thoughts on the differences between baby swimming and toddler swimming (and I’m…
