For the last two months Bea has been enjoying Mega Blok play She loves the brightly coloured plastic blocks They are big enough for her to grab onto And chew safely The design means they are easy for her to … Continue reading
Baby Play: Bloks
Category Archives: play
Fairy Week: Sensory Soup and Water Bead Tea
On Sunday 28th September it was my birthday I decided that I would like to spend the day doing messy play with Esther and William With Daddy home to help set up, clean up and hold the baby It was … Continue reading
Minibeast Monday: Minibeast Motor Skills Games Reviews
Each Monday over the summer season I am going to be writing about a minibeast themed activity and trying to include fine and gross motor skills within the focus of the piece. This week I want to share with you … Continue reading
Minibeast Monday: Incy Wincey Water Wall
First of all I realise that today is Tuesday But this is what we did yesterday For our very first Minibeast Monday This is going to be a weekly feature At home and on the blog Throughout the summer Exploring … Continue reading
Messy Play for Matilda Mae: Tuff Spot for a Tough Spot
Friday 2nd August 2013. 6 months since our baby daughter died. 6 months since we lost Matilda Mae. 6 months since the world as we knew it completely fell apart. So much has happened since Baby Tilda died. So much … Continue reading
Messy Play for Matilda Mae: Seaside and Snow
After Matilda Mae died we had a long time to wait until we were able to say goodbye. The wonderful Lucy, from Capture By Lucy, invited us to use her holiday home near Bournemouth for a week. We were so … Continue reading
Easter Tuff Spot: Chocolate Play Dough
Today is the second. I hate the second, as any regular reader of this blog will know. Today was a day to keep busy. We started straight after breakfast. Before we got dressed. We made some chocolate playdough for our … Continue reading
Messy Play: Dinosaur World
At the moment we are loving experimenting with messy play. With sensory play. I recently made Dinosaur Lands for Esther and William inspired by The Imagination Tree. Yesterday I decided to extend that activity to create a Dinosaur World in … Continue reading
Valentine’s Sensory Box: In Memory of Matilda Mae
Tomorrow is St Valentine’s Day. Though I am missing Matilda more than any words can say I am also trying to make the world a better and safer place for Esther and William. I am their mummy too. On the … Continue reading
Making Tracks With Play Dough
Esther and William are very small for their age because of their prematurity. They were quite late to walk and I worry about their gross and fine motor skills. What should they be able to do at two and a … Continue reading