family life & travels
While we were away on holiday over the past couple of weeks, Chloe had her third birthday! One and two I could cope with, but three?! It is just so official. A proper little lady on our hands, no longer a toddler or a baby. She is the sass queen and full of chatter and
Come this time next month I will have a school aged child; I can hardly believe it! So over the summer holidays, we have been doing various things to get ready. Getting feet measured, buying school shoes. Getting uniform and practicing doing up buttons on his shirt (bless he’ll have a shirt and tie to
I have been really enjoying the summer holidays and having both children at home all the time (Max attends preschool a few mornings a week, ususally). Though it can be tricky thinking of activities for them to do all of the time, particularly with the ‘delightful’ weather we have been having recently meaning we are
I’m always on the look out for crafty things to do with Max. He enjoys doing that type of thing but I’m a bit rubbish and never have much art and craft kit in the house (Mr Maker would be terribly disappointed). So these ready put together kits are right up my street! Max loved that
Sooty has a new DVD out and it is perfect for your little pre-schoolers to help them learn the alphabet. The DVD features all the fun, mayhem and slapstick capers fans have come to know and love from Sooty and his pals, while engaging children and helping them develop early literacy skills. Sooty remains one
Max is now in his second term at nursery school and he is loving it! He was so ready for it all and the staff there are brilliant. Here are my tips for what to look out for, if your little one will be starting soon. 1. Check that the nursery you choose is registered
U-Star have personalised educational products aimed at introducing children to the words that they will be taught once they start school. Each activity page is designed to focus on name recognition together with one very important phonetic keyword. They can learn these keywords whilst writing and colouring. There are girl and boy themed word pads
Still can’t quite get over the fact that yesterday my first born turned three years old! It feels like really not so long ago that I held him for the first time in my arms. I can vividly remember him moving around and kicking when I was pregnant with him too. How time really does
