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: 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
Michael Morpurgo: The Butterfly Lion
Whenever we go on holiday I take books with us that are linked to where we are going Until this holiday The books have mostly been picture books This time when travelling to Cornwall We decided to read some Michael … Continue reading
Kinetic Rock: Rock Crusher
Recently we have been road testing A Kinetic Rock: Rock Crusher set As a family we love sensory and messy play We love playing construction sites And love messy ‘instruction’ sites most of all So when we were offered some … Continue reading