By now, most children are back at school and settling into their new term. That might mean a new class, a new teacher, new friends or even a whole new school for them. If your children are anything like mine they love choosing their new bags and pencil cases for the new school year and […]
It’s a bit early for Halloween you might think. I know it is, I’m not trying to rush you through the first half term, when many of you will only have just started waving off your little darlings at the school gates. It’s never too early to think ahead though is it? It’s also helpful […]
Are your children always complaining that they are bored? Or do you know you have some events coming up soon where they’re bound to complain about having nothing to do? These fun ideas should help you to entertain them, and maybe even teach them a thing or two! It’s not something I hear very often […]
I hate to even say the words really but it will be back to school before we know it. These days don’t you feel that you start to see the back to school stuff even before term has ended? What’s that about? We had a bit of a rainy day the other day so we […]
Do you enjoy a good carnival? Do you like festivals? Fancy putting the two together this summer? You can at Camp Bestival. We love festivals but we’ve only ever been to one-day events before. This summer we’ll be heading to Camp Bestival for four days and camping with the children. Crazy? perhaps. Exciting, very! There […]
With the summer holidays just around the corner many of us are hoping for some sunshine. It seems to have been rather illusive this week though, and it was actually quite chilly here for a couple of days. It’s been a wet week for us but to brighten things up we thought we would make […]
Apparently children do not usually have the required motor skills to use scissors until around the age of six. However, when your children spend lots of time in the kitchen with you, or lots of time engaging in craft activities, six seems rather old to just be teaching them how to use scissors. I use […]
No half term would be complete without a bit of crafting would it? With the help of some bits and bobs from Bostik, two of the children decided to make a collage picture on a canvas. We are in the process of re-decorating the playroom at the moment. Once finished it will be a jungle […]