The children love role play. All four children in fact have always loved taking on new roles and getting into character. Anything from superhero costumes, to putting on their own show, to playing coffee shops with the play kitchen and food. These are probably the times that I enjoy watching the children play the most. […]
Singing in harmony
For their birthdays this year, two of my boys received amazing Star Wars toys from a friend of mine. Now these were pretty amazing anyway but then she told me that they interact with each other…which obviously the boys absolutely loved. They’ve had so much fun with them already. It seems that there are all […]
Share With Me #37
Welcome to the Share With Me Blog Hop, which I took over at the start of June. I want to thank all of you you link every week, it is very much appreciated. Lots of you follow the rules, linking, adding the badge or a link, commenting on the HOST post and commenting on each […]
Big world play meets small world play
Back when my first child was born, like many parents I was careful to ensure that all her toys were age appropriate and she was not given anything too small. With only one child this is an easy approach to follow, but as you have more children this becomes harder as there are all sorts […]
Smart is cool
I distinctly remember that when I was at school being smart was NOT considered cool in any way. The ‘cool’ kids were not the ones who worked hard and did well. I didn’t really get it back then, and always thought that was a bit odd. I do still hear comments like that these days […]
Eat, sleep, doodle…repeat
As a parent have you ever been in a situation when your child has drawn on something they shouldn’t have? A table cloth perhaps? Their bedding, their clothes, themselves, a wall, the carpet? You might have said “draw on the paper” until you were blue in the face and still they’ve drawn everywhere but the […]
Share With Me #36
Welcome to the Share With Me Blog Hop, which I took over at the start of June. I want to thank all of you you link every week, it is very much appreciated. Lots of you follow the rules, linking, adding the badge or a link, commenting on the HOST post and commenting on each […]
Early letter and word recognition
Children’s early reading experience is critical to the development of their lifelong reading skills, and as parents it is up to us to give our children a good start. Reading to our children is a huge part of this, and reading regularly together sparks both an interest in books and reading in general, and helps […]