As a parent have you ever been in a situation when your child has drawn on something they shouldn’t have? A table cloth perhaps? Their bedding, their clothes, themselves, a wall, the carpet? You might have said “draw on the paper” until you were blue in the face and still they’ve drawn everywhere but the […]
The idea that people are born creative is a bit of a myth. Some children might have a natural aptitude with a set of paint or a musical instrument, of course, but creativity is a skill that you can teach, and nurture in your children. The big question is, what can you do to encourage […]
Christmas has been and gone, went quickly didn’t it? You are no doubt trying to find homes for all the new things and if you didn’t get around to it before, you are probably in need of a clear out or at least some reorganisation. January is also a time for lots of thank yous. […]
We took part in an action packed Nick Jr Halloween this week and had lots of fun – have you been watching the Halloween specials on Nick Jr? Tune in and check them out. You can also take part in some fun activities on the Nick Jr website – including Halloween inspired activities. Nick Jr. […]
With half term upon us we have been doing lots of craft, and with Halloween fast approaching much of this has been themed around that. We seem to have had a run of bad luck on coloring things lately. Crayons snapping, pencils constantly breaking and felt tips drying our far too quickly. This week we’ve […]
Welcome to part eleven of our series on family-friendly days out. All four children are real bookworms. They love reading and have a bookcase each which was handmade by their grandfather and which is full of their favourite books. We spend time reading together, they read to each other and they read to themselves. As […]
Millions of birthday cards get sent each year. Obviously it is nice to receive a card from a friend or loved one but so many people just write ‘to’ and ‘from’ in cards these days that I can’t help but think sometimes what’s the point? What do you even do with old birthday cards? It […]