It is so important to teach young children about the emergency services and what to do in an emergency. Even very young children can start to learn about all the different emergency services and who does what. Do your children know who to call in an emergency if the adult they were with was unable […]
Have your children seen the spy kids movies? If not, give them a go. They are great family entertainment and fun for everyone to watch together. Just in the same way as children try to set up traps after watching Home Alone for the first time, the spy kids movies will have them dressing up […]
When it comes to children’s favourite subject, it’s a numbers game as maths comes out on top. Extra tuition provider Explore Learning found that maths was the most enjoyed subject of four to 14 year olds (26%) followed by PE (20%) and art (16%). When it comes to learning about history, only 5% reported history […]
Kitchen role play Play kitchens have been popular children’s toys for decades. I’ve said many times here that one of the best used toys over the years by all four children has been our play kitchen. It has also always been something they play with really nicely together. These days, there are more options than […]
I live with a backseat driver. I mean, a really bad back seat driver. He’s three! “Go faster Mummy” “Slow down Mummy” “Turn here Mummy” “Go by these cars Mummy” “You have gone the wrong way Mummy” It’s exhausting and endearing in equal measure. Any of you guys have a backseat driver in the family? […]
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 […]
Parents value good quality toy brands at Christmas. Parents also value toy brands where you can actually get the toy out of the box and up and running for play time in less than three hours. If it doesn’t need batteries then that’s even better – but that’s a whole other conversation. Over the years […]
I’ve written many times on the blog about role play and how children learn through play. I love watching how they make sense of things during their play time and how they then translate that to the real world. Equally, they will mimic things they have seen when out and about during their play time, repeating […]