During Advent my children have loved playing with a simple Cinnamon Scented Sensory Box It was super simple to set up With things we already had at home The potential for open ended play Was limited only by their imaginations … Continue reading
Category Archives: Learning Through Play
Baby Play: Basket of Balls
For the last month or so Edie has been playing with a wicker basket Filled with lots of different balls I have added to her treasure basket over the weeks And she has loved getting to grips with the collection … Continue reading
Baby Play: Christmas Song Box
Five years ago I made a Christmas Sensory Box for Matilda Mae This year I wanted to do similar for Edie As she is the same age this Christmas As Tilda was for her first and only I wanted to … Continue reading
Five (plus one) Favourite Advent Calendars: The Holidays Are Coming
Christmas fever is slowly creeping into our house I try to keep it under control Until the day we head into London To see The Snowman This year we are all going And after the show We will have a … Continue reading
3 More Ways To Play With Pumpkins
Yesterday I shared some Baby Play ideas Using pumpkins Today I have three more ideas That are fun for all the family to try These are great activities to do Alongside pumpkin carving Daddy is the main carver in our … Continue reading
Baby Play: Pumpkin Play
Today has been all about the pumpkins in our house We have carved pumpkins every year since Esther and William were born Esther and William’s first word was star And their first pumpkins were carved stars Over the years we … Continue reading
All I Want For Christmas Is … A Scooter
Esther and William will be 7 this Christmas 7 years and 5 months old Esther has decided that this year for Christmas She would like a scooter Esther and William have never really been into scooting They have each owned … Continue reading
4 No Carve Ways To Decorate A Pumpkin with Toddlers
Last Sunday we spent a lovely couple of hours Picking Pumpkins The sun was shining It was Daddy’s birthday We filled our barrow to bursting With far too many pumpkins Of all colours, shapes and sizes So for the next … Continue reading
Going On A Nature Hunt with Twinkl
We are incredibly lucky to live where we live Our tiny village is surrounded by fields and woodland We live very close to lots of lovely National Trust properties And other stately homes and gardens Our nearest visitor attraction Which … Continue reading
Baby Play: Nature Shakers
I have always loved autumn It is the season of my birth The season of my wedding The season that our first precious children were due to be born in I love the beauty that autumn brings The hope Of … Continue reading