Today’s show features four mothers who share their unique memories of Easter growing up and what they are doing for Easter. Each person brings a new perspective to this festival. Traditions and passing down cultural ideas are part of our kids personal, social and emotional education. Whether we’re deliberate, influenced or laid back. There are so many ways we can… View Post
What’s family dinner like in your home? Probably pretty busy. Anytime for play activities? Family meal times can be a really chaotic time of day with the bewitching hour close by/ clubs and activities/ and the general hustle and bustle of preparing a meal with children underfoot. By the time we make it to the table we’re all a little… View Post
When you look through your books do you see a diversity? Do you have a range of many different types of books? I had an opportunity this week to look at my bookshelf and share some of them with my children. Yes lots of ladybird books and Mr. Men books. I never had though many non fiction books. What’s on… View Post
How do you use poetry with your under 5 child? National Poem in your Pocket day is nearly here. This week we explore in the podcast ways to include poetry not just on April 14th but in our everyday interactions with your little tots. Listen:: You can download the MP3 file for this podcast here . Or directly by clicking… View Post
Materials: Baby blanket, balloon and enthusiastic toddler. This was actually trickier than it looks! Taking a picture yes but getting the LO to stay still with the balloon was much worse. :: Each person grab and end. :: Place the balloon on the sheet. :: See if you can move the balloon up and down the sheet or up and… View Post
What’s your experience of visiting a playground? Intimidating? Welcoming? How do you socialise with the other parents there? Does it matter to you who is there? Are playgrounds just for kids to play or should we as parents feel welcome there? This week’s show we talk about playful ways to mix in a playground. We look from the perspective as… View Post
We had fun playing shoe shops. It was a spontaneous activity that just evolved as we played. As with most things with my LO; it started with a pair of shoes and as usual he gathered them together. I grabbed a chair and began to serve him. He chose his shoes and we tried different ones on. Before too long… View Post
New ways to pretend play. Tired of the same old activities? Stef Green is the creator of StefStation.com, author of Imagination Stories and writer for “Refresh!” e-magazine – encouraging moms with tots worldwide. Today she talks to us about expanding your pretend play reportoire. Listen:: You can download the MP3 file for this podcast here . Or directly by clicking… View Post
This is a guest post by Victoria Crowdell . If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. These days, fewer and fewer children are engaging in crafty activities than ever before. In part that is because many families have fewer financial resources to take their children to expensive classes, and in part it is… View Post
Storytelling, oral traditions, reading books, sharing favourite passages are all fun ways we experience and share life with our tots. World Read Aloud day is the perfect time to celebrate your favourite read alouds or try something new. Today Pam Allyn of Litword.org, author of numerous books, and founder of the global literacy day: World Read aloud day shares simple… View Post
::: Timeless reminder from March 2010 ::: With three boys roughly equally spaced I often get the impression that I’ve been here done this before. Not just with clothes, which is inevitable. But with behaviours and play activities. Photo credit: sean dreilinger The first time my oldest threw himself on the floor and let us know how he felt I… View Post
What’s family dinner like in your home? Probably pretty busy. Anytime for play activities? You can find the January download here. If you’re new here then read on to find out about Dinnight! Family meal times can be a really chaotic time of day with the bewitching hour close by/ clubs and activities/ and the general hustle and bustle of… View Post
