Activities

Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play

Crafty make: upcycling t-shirts into a scarf

ByEmma May 28, 2021

I’ve had a couple of scarf pins on my Pinterest for a while now, but haven’t yet got round to making them. Given I’ve also had a bit of a de-clutter from my drawers and have got rid of a…

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Chair play

ByEmma March 26, 2024

N’s always been a bit of a fidgetter (aren’t all toddlers?), but he’s started playing with his (my old) wooden chair. He tips it over, then stands in it, then tries to sit on the floor in it, on the…

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Swimming

Building up swimming confidence takes time, although some children take to the water really quickly. N was a bit of a slow burner – started off ambivalent, then liked it, then hated with a vengeance, then loved it. I’m hoping…

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Style | Swimming

What’s the best swimwear for boys?

ByEmma May 14, 2021

We’ve been swimming a while with N, since he was a few months old, and have been through a lot with him during our Water Babies journey. But as they grow it’s hard to know what they should wear. Having…

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Swimming

Swimming buddies

ByEmma May 14, 2021

Usually at swimming it’s packed and chaos in the changing rooms. The school pool we use is great, but the changing rooms are about the size of my kitchen. There’s 10 in our Water Babies class usually, and with 30…

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Swimming | Thoughtful discussion

The thought of swimming…

ByEmma December 30, 2020

And so to Saturday again. Swimming. We love swimming now (after almost a year of hating it and having serious water wobbles from N and me), so I have to be careful in the morning not to shout too much about…

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Swimming | Thoughtful discussion

Swimming woggle success

ByEmma December 30, 2020

Whoop whoop. For the first time N swam a whole width on his own with the woggle. Usually he kicks when you’re holding on to him, but as soon as you let go, he stops kicking. But this time (and…

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Music | Thoughtful discussion

Music for children

ByEmma April 21, 2014

We’ve never really played nursery rhymes to N. I do have a cd of them which I played once in the car, but I wasn’t keen on the grating versions and N didn’t seem that thrilled with it so we…

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practising swimming on his back and kicking

Swimming | Thoughtful discussion

Swimming backstroke

ByEmma December 30, 2020

“On our back we lie nice and flat” so goes the song at Waterbabies to prepare them for swimming backstroke. But until now (and we’ve been swimming since 4 months old, he’s now 27 months), N’s flat out refused to…

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Play tunnel fun

ByEmma March 26, 2024

As I’ve mentioned before I love NCT nearly new sales for cheap bargains, whether they be toys, books, baby equipment or clothes. One of my bargains some time last year was a play tunnel. Of course the weather last year…

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Spinning around

ByEmma March 26, 2024

Some of the things N does really do amuse me. This morning he had insisted he was dressed while standing in front of the mirror on his wardrobe (vain, my son!). Then while I was trying to sort his jumper…

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Activities

Crafty make: upcycling t-shirts into a scarf

Chair play

Swimming confidence

What’s the best swimwear for boys?

Swimming buddies

The thought of swimming…

Swimming woggle success

Music for children

Swimming backstroke

Play tunnel fun

Spinning around

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