Watching children grow and change and develop new skills is one of the really exciting things about being a parent. The rate at which these changes happen can be quite spectacular. Our smallest little man had his eight month check recently and it was a great reminder of all the amazing things he can now […]
Little green fingers: part one
Welcome to the first in our ‘little green fingers’ series. I have recently discovered two of my four children love gardening. We have had the opportunity to get involved in a garden project at school this term and it has been really lovely. My big boy comes out from lessons one afternoon a week and […]
Cooking confessions
I love cooking. I don’t get much time to cook for pleasure, so it is often more of a functional thing, but one day I will have time to do that. I loved cooking and baking as a child, and any opportunity to be the kitchen, I was there. I baked a lot with my […]
An introduction to sensory play
I heard a mum the other day say “my sister does sensory play with her children but I don’t bother because I don’t know what I am doing”. I think this is a shame as it really doesn’t need to be that complicated. To me, sensory play is any sort of play with a strong […]
Learning begins at home: Part four
You may have been reading our series of articles focused on learning beginning at home. So far we have looked at: Learning Sacks ; Song and Dance; and Science Kits . Reading together is a big focus of learning at home and you may have read our other post recently on encouraging independent readers. When the children are […]
Better with cake
Cake is not something I am personally big on as I don’t eat wheat but I enjoy making them with the children and buying them for everyone else. With it being the Easter school holidays we kick started it with lots of baking…mostly Easter related. The children all love cooking in general but they especially […]
Boosting children’s health and development
As much as I am fortunate that my children all eat a balanced diet and a variety of fruits and vegetables I am still a big fan of supplements. Supplements are just that…they should ‘supplement’ a good, balanced diet, not act as a filler for something that is not present in the diet. I have […]
Social weaning
Are you in the process of weaning your baby? How is it going? I am going through this with my fourth baby at the moment and I have found it really interesting to see how much better he eats when he is sat with his siblings or indeed the whole family. This applies to all […]