We finally break out the paddling pool
Last year poor N just had a water table and a paddling pool, which was a cheapo circular one that was mainly used as a ball pit. With our outdoor water tap being in the lodger’s side of the garden,…
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Project 365 photo a day – week 29
I struggled a few days this week with project 365. Some days I take millions (well, maybe hundreds), of photos like yesterday when N was happily playing in the garden. But several nights this week, N’s been out straight from…
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The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile – book review
I feel a bit slack with our reading now. I’ve not read a book myself since around February, although I seem to have 3 in different places in the house that I’ve started. And since we hit our 300 books,…
Musical Exploration with children – linky 4
We’re rocking and rolling onto month 4 of my Musical Exploration with Children linky. The linky live each month on the 15th, and it’s open until the end of the same month. If you want a reminder let me know and…
Lane swimming etiquette and why lane swimming’s like driving
I think I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been going swimming at lunchtimes to try and get fit, and get back into some semblance of healthy living. Well, the swimming’s going well (also looking healthier thanks to the outdoor pool and building…
Swimming and learning plateaus
So, swimming. I think, after having 2 to 3 weeks of dubious attitude, behaviour and lack of attempt to show any interest in what he should be doing, that we’ve hit a swimming learning plateau. That depressing phase where young…
Project 365: photo a day week 28
Week 28 of project 365 and there’s been a lot of excitement in the garden and on the farm. Sunday I got all excited because I noticed that my tomato plants now have flowers. Not many, but several of the…
Stunts and scooters – trying out the Zinc Chozen scooter
*Ad – gifted for review N’s had his scooter since around his 2nd birthday. He always had a go on the ones (too big for him) at Baby Bounce, so I started him off with a My First Scooter which…
Cornbury Festival fun
A day out at Cornbury Festival with a pre-schooler, from crafts, activities to music
Toddler treasure hunt – fundraising idea
I prepared a scavenger hunt for N’s party back in May which we didn’t use, but obviously have treasure hunts and the like on my mind, as when N’s nursery school were looking for fund raising ideas, I put a…
It’s eggs-citing – Decorate your own egg cups
I always see amazing Sharpie crockery ideas on Pinterest and fancy making them. If you’re like me, you have tonnes of pins, and no time to actually make the item. But in the case of decorating mugs or plates with Sharpies,…
