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 […]
Toilet training: part 1
Toilet or potty training is another one of those things that everyone has an opinion about. You will get given loads of advice and tips whether you ask for it or not and much of that will be conflicting. I’ve potty trained two children and have two left to go through this with. We will […]
The seven stages of nappy changing
So you have your baby, you’ve bought the nappies and wipes. Now what? Nappy changing can’t be that tricky can it? Don’t be fooled first time parents, it might be straight forward for a while but don’t bet on it staying that way until your little one can use the toilet on their own. Stage […]
Family-friendly days out: part seven
Welcome to part seven of our series on family-friendly days out. Despite all the negative press around theme parks since the tragic accident at Alton Towers earlier in the year, we decided to head to a theme park that we haven’t visited before, Thorpe Park. Thorpe Park is part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, located […]
The best in pre-school theatre
Are your pre-schoolers fans of In the Night Garden? If they are, I really urge you to take a look at the live show and see if there is one near you. We love taking the children to the theatre and especially shows they love from TV, transformed on the stage, but I have to […]
Family-friendly days out: part three
Welcome to the third in our series of articles on family-friendly days out. For the third installment of this series we headed to Sandcastle Water Park in Blackpool. Sandcastle Water Park is the UKs Largest Indoor Waterpark. The Waterpark features over 18 slides and attractions including water slides, fun pools, wave machine, water chutes, burger […]
When your toddler won’t eat
Most parents have a period of time where they struggle to get a child to eat. This can be especially true of toddlers. With my first child I used to get myself in utter knots about this. She went through a few ‘fussy’ eating stages and I used to get really anxious about it, which […]
Foods that encourage fine motor skills
Watching your children develop new skills is really exciting. In the first year especially, it can feel as if they are growing and changing all the time. Food can play a really big part in the development of fine motor skills. From picking up peas and sweetcorn, the pincer grip can be developed. When it […]