How To Catch A Star {Book Review} {Free Printables}
Last week I ran a competition for the 10th anniversary celebration of the book How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers. Today I want to tell you a bit…Continue Reading →
Preschoolers Learn About Emergency Services {PlayLearning}
Our PlayLearning theme for the week ahead is Emergency Services. I’d like to introduce the concept and help Ameli to learn about…
Books To Help Prepare Siblings For The Arrival Of A New Baby
Before Aviya was born, I put together a list of books to help prepare Ameli for the whole home birth…
Speaking To Children About Body Safety
One of my fears as a parent is that something bad could happen to one of my children, and worse, that it could happen because of me, because of something…Continue Reading →
Fun Experiments For Basic Body Awareness For Preschoolers
Biology wasn’t a particularly strong area for me in school. Fortunately when you’re talking about 4 year old biology, that’s…
Compliment Place Settings {Friendship PlayLearning}
I found this idea on Pinterest, initially, but thought it would work really nicely as a gift for our friends…
18 Friendship Day Activities For Pre-School Fun {PlayLearning}
PlayLearning Activities: International Friendship Week - friendship around the globe, and 18 fun and interactive ways to enjoy it!Continue Reading →
Gong Xi Fa Cai, Gong Hey Fat Choy And A Happy New Year To You
Last week we spent a whole week doing fabulous Chinese New Year Crafts. We made lanterns, masks, ancient coins, dragons,…
MINE – A Story About Sharing And Taking Turns {{Book Review}}
Ah, the joy of having two girls. Or two children. I’m not sure if gender makes a difference here, but…
{PlayLearning} Activities With Farm Animals
Our theme this week has been Farm Animals, tied loosely to Two Cheeky Monkey’s Farm themed week. Ameli asks me every Monday, “What are we talking about this week?” and…Continue Reading →