Welcome to part nine in our ‘learning begins at home’ series. The little ones have been learning about colours recently. We do this day-to-day with a range of activities such as plasticine, building bricks and crayons but as the weather was so lovely last week we took this learning outside and did some chalking on […]
Boys and Barbies
Do you let your boys play with dolls? Do you let your girls play with cars? As a child, I had My Little Ponies and dolls but I also had Technic Lego. After my brother was born, my ponies and dolls played with his cars and garage and they all went on holiday to the […]
A bubbly good time
We love bathtime in our house. It’s one of the best parts of the day, when all the children pile in the bath together. I wrote recently about this super bath toy that we have from Tomy which means the children can pretend to be in an ice cream parlor. This means that at the […]
Kid-powered play
Kid-powered play is quite simply when your child does something to a toy, and that toy responds in some way. So for example, they press a button and a toy makes a noise or lights up. Interactive toys can make learning and play really interesting for children because they see a ‘reward’ for their efforts. […]
School holiday activities: part eight
Welcome to part eight of our series looking at things to do in the school holiday period. The rubbish weather has continued here this summer, so in between the odd bursts of sunshine we have been looking for some inside activities. The children all love dressing up and role play which has always been a […]
School holiday activities: part seven
Welcome to part seven of our school holiday activities series. What sorts of things have you been up to so far? Did you ever play with plasticine as a child? I certainly did and loved the stuff. I used to create tea party goodies for all My Little Ponies and then all the teddies would […]
A little puzzled?
Do you love a good puzzle? If so, you should make a note of 18th August 2-4 pm and join us on #RavensburgerPuzzles for a twitter party and a chance to win prizes. We will be hosting a party and sharing all our puzzle creations, successes and what we are struggling with (some of the puzzles […]
Creating moments
Life is a series of moments. Some are bad, some sad, some funny, some good and some so amazing you struggle to put into words how they make you feel. Many moments we remember but some do fade. Even if we have photos of these moments, sometimes we forget how we felt or somehow the […]