Pic Of The Week – Week 49 – Getting Festive
Ooooh…. We’re getting festive here! I blame all the end of year Christmas parties, and use the term blame very loosely. Our Natural Parenting toddler group, Budding Babes had…Continue Reading →
Pic Of The Week – Week 48 – Sculpture Park
I try to get Ameli out of the house every day, because if I don’t she climbs the walls and…
Pic Of The Week – Week 47 – Dishes And Dinners
It’s not often these days that we get to eat out. It’s rarer still that ‘eating out’ doesn’t involve a…
Pic Of The Week – Week 46 – Staying Busy
We’ve not participated in the Hands on Play Challenge for a few weeks, purely for just being really busy. We’ll pick it up again one of these days, but in…Continue Reading →
Pic Of The Week – Week 45 – Guy Fawkes And Fireworks
It was Guy Fawkes on the 5th of November – remember, remember? Anyway, we don’t get to go out at…
Pic Of The Week – Week 44 – Play Parties
We’ve been so busy recently, and this particular week really topped it off, what with two trips to London in…
Hands On Play: Playdough
Challenge Five for 30 Days to Hands On Play was Playdough. We’ve played with some of the bought stuff once before, but it’s been very me directed, with a lot…Continue Reading →
Hands On Play: Islands And Water
Challenge Four in Hands On Play is Pretend Islands. The challenge is: Take some pillows, lay them out sporadically. Ta da!…
Hands On Play: Forts And Towers
Yesterday I explained about 30 Days To Hands On Play and how I really want to learnt to use play to…
Play And Positive Interaction
I’ve been reading a book called ‘Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice‘ and in the first chapter Sarah Chana Radcliffe talks about the 80/20 ratio of how we talk…Continue Reading →