As the second Bank Holiday of May fast approaches, followed swiftly by half term, many parents are left wondering just what they will fill the week with. Of course we are hoping for good weather all week, but you just never know do you in the UK. If you live in North Wales then we […]
Dressing your child for playgroup or nursery: what you need to know
Many of us send our children to nursery or playgroup at some point before they start school. As much as we are the first educators of our children, and we teach them new things everyday, a nursery or playgroup can be hugely beneficial. Even if they only attend for a couple of hours a few […]
Getting messy
Messy play is always something I’ve done with the children. It might be water, sand, paint, mud, noodles, or just baking ingredients when they are cooking, but I’ve always made sure we’ve done activities like this. There are so many developmental benefits of messy play, but I also always see such sheer joy on their faces, […]
Time management ‘issues’
Recently it was pointed out to me that I had “time management issues”. This came after being two minutes late for playgroup one day. I was two minutes late because instead of the normal school run followed by playgroup run, I had tried to squeeze in the post office and recycling centre in between. This […]