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Here are some ideas for easy Halloween crafts for toddlers that I made with my three year old last week. They use very cheap and fairly basic materials that you might have at home already or can pick up quite cheaply. Paper plate or paper/card bat We made this bat using black construction paper but... Continue Reading →
A patch of sunflowers was wiggling… and giggling. We thought for a second we had lost the children in the massive field brimming with yellow faces turned up to the sun - then realised a particular spot was behaving very oddly. Creeping up on them and picking our way between stems, looking for the gaps... Continue Reading →
What better way to enjoy a picnic in the woods than to come across a clearing with it all laid out, from cushions to cold drinks, sandwiches and scones to serviettes and a little fairy watching over you while you eat? When my husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary recently I decided to... Continue Reading →
Peppa Pig World and Paultons Park is a brilliant day out with young children – there is so much for them to do, and I had the best day out there recently with my family – my husband, three year old daughter, my sister and four year old niece. I’m going to tell you my... Continue Reading →
It can be hard to find things to do on a rainy day with a toddler - when you want the grandparents to be involved too. In the good old days pre-Covid when people could actually travel, my husband was away for a whole week in Chicago with work, so my parents came to stay... Continue Reading →
I’ve done lots of crafts with paper plates lately so why not branch out I thought… to paper cups! There are lots of crafts you can do with plastic or paper cups so if you’ve bought the disposable kind for a party for example and have some left over, this is a great way to... Continue Reading →
These garden snails are super cute, easy to make with toddlers and would make a sweet little Father’s Day gift. They could find a home on Daddy’s desk, or in the garden - I’m planning to put mine in the garden but can’t vouch for how they will withstand the weather. I don’t expect they... Continue Reading →
Cooking with children is really fun and a great learning experience for them- even if you sometimes have to accept you will end up eating things that aren’t perfect! My daughter is three and loves to stand on a little stool in the kitchen to see what I’m doing and help if she can, so... Continue Reading →
During lockdown 3.0 aka January 2021, while nurseries were still open my husband and I decided not to send our (then) two year old back right after Christmas. In fact we kept her off for a whole month, as we were worried that coronavirus rates were very high, and with one of us in a... Continue Reading →
Baking is a really fun activity to do with children and one that has lots of benefits. Weighing and measuring - and dividing or doubling quantities - helps with math skills, understanding how different ingredients react together is science, you can talk about where ingredients come from (geography) and make things from different cultures, religions... Continue Reading →
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