What a sunny week! The children have been playing outside a lot this week Making the most of the weather But we have also learned lots about flowers View this post on Instagram We have had a busy week learning … Continue reading
Some of our tried and tested Christmas play ideas GOLD AND SILVER STARS View this post on Instagram Set up a really quick play activity today. Gold and silver ribbon stars with tweezers, starry paper cups, Christmas plates and napkins … Continue reading
I have been sharing some of our advent books Along with our book inspired play Over on Instagram And thought I would share some of them here too We have, literally, hundreds of Christmas books That I have collected over … Continue reading
Life has been crazy lately One of the things that I have neglected Over the past couple of years Has been my blog I kind of lost my way with it a bit And I think the blog has lost … Continue reading
At the start of autumn I made a Gruffalo storytelling basket for Edie It has been used lots and lots By all the children And has rekindled our love of all things Gruffalo Since then I have made a few … Continue reading
On Thursday we hosted a Home Education Learning Through Play Day Inspired by the book Iggy Peck Architect We had 24 children here with their grown ups For 5 hours of construction themed activities I absolutely loved planning this day … Continue reading
We are very lucky to live just 30 minutes from Bedgebury Pinetum This is one of our handful of happy places Somewhere we know well Somewhere we can always find a quiet spot Just us No matter how full the … Continue reading
We have been making the most of the recent good weather To play out in the garden with our friends We have been in the paddling pool mostly But also trying out some new toys and games Including Wobbly Worm … Continue reading
The last few weeks have been so hot That we have been enjoying daily water play And on the hottest days we have been adding ice We freed frozen dinosaurs And also rescued fairies stuck in ice To let them … Continue reading
Shake Shake Shudder Near the sludgy old swamp The dinosaurs are coming Get ready to romp! This week we had a playdate With a special friend A friend who loves the book Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus A book that we love … Continue reading