Sometimes as parents we might look at our children’s toys and think they are just part of their leisure time, but it’s so important to remember that playing is how children learn in the early years. Therefore, the toys they have can be quite important and influential. I love to watch (hiding so they can’t […]
Play is such an important part of children’s early years development. Play helps children’s brains to develop, it improves the fine and gross motor skills, and helps them to develop their language and communication skills. Social skills are also developed through playing with other children, and problem-solving skills are developed both in solo play and […]
What is bath time like in your house? I’ve written about bath time many times, with everything from establishing a good bath time routine, to the fantasy vs reality of bath time with children. I’ve said before that bathtime can be bonkers in our house, but at least non of the children are afraid of water! Quite […]
I’ve talked quite a bit on the blog before about encouraging the children to help around the house, how this can not only get things done, but also provide both enjoyment and a learning experience for the children. The children love to help out with: watering plants; vacuuming; sorting out recycling, matching socks up from […]
Construction toys Construction toys are a firm favourite in our house, always have been. The children all love to build things. It might be a tower, a plane, a boat, a car, anything really, but they love to build. Although LEGO is a firm favourite of the older children, we did have a small LEGO […]
We recently visited Blackpool Zoo. If you haven’t been I really recommend it. We didn’t have long, but we’ll certainly head back and dedicate a whole day to it as there was so much to see and do and of course tons of learning opportunities. There were loads of amazing animals and the children loved […]
Welcome to part fifteen of our ‘Christmas Gift Guide’ – how is your shopping going? Do you wrap as you buy or do it all in one go? I love the idea of doing it all in one go in front of a good Christmas movie with a glass or mulled wine, but these days […]