Are your children fans of LEGO? All my children gravitate towards the stuff but my eldest son who is seven absolutely loves everything LEGO related. He seemed to go almost overnight from needing help building everything to building a range of wonderful things out of LEGO with ease. I am always so impressed how easily […]
Inspiring a love of reading
I frequently write about my children’s love of books and reading on the blog. It’s something I actively encourage and it helps that I am a little obsessed with children’s books myself. There are so many wonderful books out there and not enough time to read them all – usual story! Twice a year the […]
Reading with meaning
What sort of books do your children read? Are they into a particular author? Or type of book perhaps? My children enjoy a range of different books and they are also good critics. It is very easy to tell how good they consider a book to be by how engaged they are. For example, with […]
The essential children’s bookshelf
The memory of a good book can stay with you for a lifetime. I’ve always rated a book based on its ability to absorb me into the story and make me feel part of it. There were numerous books that did that for me as a child. Roald Dahl’s books such as Danny the Champion […]