***Hear my interview with Carrie Lauth on Natural Moms Talk Radio : sharing some of my favorite low tech toys and fun activities for your littlest ones. ****************************** [tag]Fine motor skills[/tag]: Cutting and sticking practice or just a bit of fun. Kids are always interested in [tag]photographs[/tag]. Like many others, we have our screensaver running with family pictures. The kids… View Post
Easy gardening with kids
After a trip to the Garden centre to buy [tag]flowers[/tag] we stumbled into the veggie section. We tried to guess the veggie by the plant. The big guy and I then chose a few plants and decided to start a mini [tag]vegetable garden[/tag]. It had to be manageable and easy…for both of us. We planted 2 cauliflower plants, 2 courgettes,… View Post
18 ways to develop a sense of place for the under 5s
Following on from the previous part on Where we live. Developing your child’s [tag]sense of place[/tag] is something that develops over time with a little input here and there. Here are some fun [tag]play activities[/tag] to try with your [tag]under 5[/tag] child. When you go on your travels this summer, don’t forget to use a paper map to show where… View Post
Where we live
This time last year we were getting used to a new town and country. We had fun investigating new things to see, smell and hear. If you’ve not walked in your neighbourhood what a walk might inspire you. One year later, we’ve moved again. We have lots of comparisons. Having lived in a rural village, small town and now suburbs… View Post
Painting with a toddler
No matter what your tolerance level is for toddler painting; sometimes a different way comes along that you can just enjoy. Roll-On Painters from Lakeshore Learning are easy to grip, minimum fuss and easy for your toddler to use. My toddler here was having fun taking the lids of everyone and making marks on the page. Whereas his older brother… View Post
Find, cut, paste then draw
Even though it’s been a couple of days sitting on the side; I finally got around to reading the Sunday papers. After sorting into a pile of ‘to read’ and a pile of [tag]recycling[/tag], the pile to [tag]recycle[/tag] seems huge- every weekend. Today before the pile hit the recycling bin we started a project. The big guy found and cut… View Post
Carnival of Parenting Podcasts #14
Welcome to the 14th edition of [tag]Carnival of Parenting Podcasts[/tag] It’s a place to share and find some new parenting [tag]podcasts[/tag] from the podcaster and recommendations from those who listen to podcasts. ..Not sure about Podcasts? Try this ecourse. Top 9 Send in your favourite podcasts of the fortnight. Red Hot Living Podcast presents Rebecca Marina, EFT Expert and Channel… View Post
Good parents should be rewarded
I read this news report with interest. No I don’t think we should be rewarded for doing our job but some days I would gladly take a reward. Who would get these rewards? Perhaps [tag]parents[/tag] who spent time reading to their children, going to school parents evenings or helping out in their school, could get higher payments, she suggested. She… View Post
Reading bug
Thought of the week By age three, children from privileged families have heard 30 million more words than children from poor families. By kindergarten the gap is even greater. The consequences are catastrophic. Source: The 30 Million Word Gap By Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley https://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/spring2003/index.html To read the full report: https://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/spring2003/catastrophe.html I’ve just started reading The Read-Aloud Handbook:… View Post
Carnival of Parenting Podcasts # 13
Welcome to the 13th edition of [tag]Carnival of Parenting Podcasts[/tag] It’s a place to share and find some new parenting [tag]podcasts[/tag] from the podcaster and recommendations from those who listen to podcasts. ..Not sure about Podcasts? Try this ecourse. Top 10 Send in your favourite podcasts of the fortnight. Patty presents Inspiring Women to Be Irresistible! Listen in to Christina… View Post
Toddler play activity 4
Welcome back to the 4th part in the series of Toddler [tag]play[/tag] activities. We are big [tag]Usborne[/tag] fans here and we bought this book for car journeys as there are so many pages. We have some smaller versions in the house. This is one we keep in the car. If we’re stuck somewhere one of us will come back to… View Post
Fun language memory game
Fun [tag]language[/tag] game to try, especially when you are going shopping and have a list. But it’s good for anytime. We play this game together as a group of 3 or 4. If you have a group of kids in the car or on a [tag]playdate[/tag] it’s a quick bit of fun. Game You: I went to the shops/store and… View Post
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