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Hoglets’ Birthday Surprise – Review
Written by Lynette Creswell Illustrated by Doriano Strologo The hoglets return for a new adventure in Hoglets’ Birthday Surprise. For anyone looking for an uplifting and sweet story about making friends and belonging in a new place, this is the book for you. An engaging and heart-warming book, Hoglets’ Birthday Surprise is a lovely book to share with young readers. Hoglets’ Birthday Surprise reconnects readers … Continue reading Hoglets’ Birthday Surprise – Review
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Dragons and Mythical Beasts – Review
Dragons and Mythical Beasts is a fun and visually stunning family show. Using puppetry to bring a variety of mythical beasts to life, this show is a feast for the eyes for the whole family. Continue reading Dragons and Mythical Beasts – Review
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A Ladder to the Stars – Review
If you’re looking for a beautiful and captivating show to see with your family, then make sure to catch A Ladder to the Stars. Continue reading A Ladder to the Stars – Review
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Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster – Review
A visually interesting production, which brings together live performance with digital media, as well as telling an important story about friendship. Continue reading Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster – Review
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Wee Seals and Selkies – Review
Wee Seals and Selkies is a wonderful family show, which beautifully combines storytelling with live music to create a memorable and captivating performance. Continue reading Wee Seals and Selkies – Review
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Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish – Review
Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish is a brilliant show for all the family. If you’re looking for a show which will keep young children and adults alike captivated to the very end, then Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish is well worth watching! Continue reading Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish – Review
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The Clown’s Station – Review
The Clown’s Station is a fun show all about clowning and imagination. Filled with comical characters and beautiful puppets, this is a lovely introduction to clowning for young children. Continue reading The Clown’s Station – Review
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Hoglets’ Christmas Magic – Book Review
Written by Lynette Creswell Illustrated by Doriano Strologo If you’re looking for an endearing and sweet Christmas story, then look no further than Hoglets’ Christmas Magic! This charming picturebook tells the heart-warming tale of two hoglets, Primrose and Pickles, as they search the woods for a new star to decorate their family Christmas tree. Along the way, however, they bump into someone rather unexpected… Santa … Continue reading Hoglets’ Christmas Magic – Book Review
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A Rubbish Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Rubbish Midsummer Night’s Dream is a fun, loud and entertaining show for the whole family. Four actors succeed in staging one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, but not quite as you’d expect. Using just the simplest of props and costume changes, the company manage to transform into the full cast of characters to the delight of the audience. They start the show by warning us … Continue reading A Rubbish Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Something In the Water – For Kids! – Review
Something in the Water – For Kids! is an interesting exploration of the topic of gender identity for children. Yet, whilst it has some good elements, the overall online experience is disappointing. The narrative focuses on Grumms, who cannot see themselves in the world of Barbie or Ken. Instead, in a comic book-like transformation, they become part octopus and have to try to navigate the … Continue reading Something In the Water – For Kids! – Review
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Bicycle Boy – Review
If you only see one show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, then make sure it’s Bicycle Boy. This is a fantastic show for the whole family, beautifully told by two excellent performers. Bicycle Boy is a fantastic example of children’s theatre at its best. It has wonderful story, which offers plenty of scope for education and further discussion on important contemporary issues, whilst also … Continue reading Bicycle Boy – Review
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Meet Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking – Review
Meet Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking is a wonderful storytelling performance for all the family. Running at just over half an hour, this solo show performed by Sofie Miller, is the ideal length for its young target audience. It introduces children to the character of Pippi Longstocking, the ‘strongest girl in the world’, as well as some of the friends (and foes) who encounter her. Sofie … Continue reading Meet Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking – Review
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The Garden of Delight – Review
The Garden of Delight is a beautiful site-specific, promenade performance that tactfully handles the issue of ecological awareness for children. Set in the beautiful outdoor location of Dr Neil’s Garden, beside Duddingston Kirk in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, The Garden of Delight is a wonderful example of a performance which has been conceived for and emerged directly from a natural site. Told in Scots, … Continue reading The Garden of Delight – Review
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The Hare and the Tortoise – Review
If you’re looking for a fun way to introduce your child to classical music, then The Hare and the Tortoise by Recitals for Wrigglers is certainly a fun and enjoyable way to do so. Louise Bevan and Clea Friend are not only skilled musicians, but they also have a lovely rapport with the audience, creating a relaxing atmosphere for the young audience. The first half … Continue reading The Hare and the Tortoise – Review
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You Choose – Review
Fun and filled with plenty of audience participation, You Choose, is an energetic family show. As the title suggests, everything in this show is up the audience to choose. From the characters each of the two actors will play, to the name of the pet cat, the character’s job and, of course, where we will travel to in the story. Based on the picture book … Continue reading You Choose – Review
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Is this A Dagger? Review
Review of Is This A Dagger? performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2021. Continue reading Is this A Dagger? Review
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Finding Time to Exercise
We all know that regular exercise is good for us. Not only does it help us to stay healthy and fit, but it’s also good for our overall wellbeing and mental health. But when you’re a parent, finding time to exercise can be challenging. With a little creativity and time management, even the busiest of us can manage to squeeze in some exercise! Continue reading Finding Time to Exercise
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5 Tips To Help Children Develop A Healthy Relationship To Screens
How can we encourage our children to interact with screens in a way which is positive and healthy?
Here are 5 top tips for using screens to promote engagement and to help establish and develop healthy habits for life! Continue reading 5 Tips To Help Children Develop A Healthy Relationship To Screens
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Work-Parenting Balance
When you’re trying to juggle working-from-home with parenting, it’s easy to feel like there’s no balance at all. So how can you find that elusive magical balance? And what do we do when the scales just refuse to work in our favour? Continue reading Work-Parenting Balance
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Embrace The Chaos
Does your house look more post-hurricane than Insta-perfect? Fear not, you’re not alone! Parenting is messy, so let’s learn to embrace the chaos! Continue reading Embrace The Chaos
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New Year, New Resolutions
With a new year, come new resolutions. What new year’s resolutions have you made this year? For me, it’s a simple one: sleep. Continue reading New Year, New Resolutions
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Celebrate the Small Stuff
It can be easy to forget to pause sometimes and to mark or celebrate the small achievements. Yet, perhaps this is one of the most important things we need to do, especially as parents. Continue reading Celebrate the Small Stuff
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A Battle of Wills
What’s the best way to deal with challenging behaviour? When it comes down to a face-off between parent and child, how do you respond? Welcome to the parenting battle of wills.
Here are 6 ways to help you deal with negative behaviour. Continue reading A Battle of Wills
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The Ideal Bed Time
Is there an ideal bed time for your child? This week, I discuss our late bed time and the reasons for it. Continue reading The Ideal Bed Time
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Autumn-Themed Activity Ideas
With the October half-term just around the corner, I thought I’d share some simple and fun autumn-themed and inspired activities that you might like to do with your children. Continue reading Autumn-Themed Activity Ideas
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Making Time for Day Trips
Day trips are a wonderful opportunity to set aside some time to spend together with your child(ren). For me, they are something I look forward to every week. Here are some ideas for top (mostly free) day trips you can enjoy too! Continue reading Making Time for Day Trips
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Learning Through Play
What is learning through play? As parents, how can we infuse teaching and learning into child-led spontaneous play? I share some ideas, as well as an activity and a featured book about finding your perfect pair! Continue reading Learning Through Play
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Spending Time Together As A Family
During lockdown, many families found themselves enjoying the opportunity to spend more time together as a family. But as ‘normality’ returns, can we find ways to continue to make time to spend together as a family? Continue reading Spending Time Together As A Family
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Making Time For Yourself
As a parent, setting aside time to yourself can sometimes seem selfish or near to impossible. However, making sure that you have some time to yourself can be essential, for your own wellbeing and in helping you to become a better parent. Continue reading Making Time For Yourself
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Potty Training – The Good, The Bad and The Smelly
Potty training. Whether you’ve already had to go through it, or are yet to embark upon it, it’s just another parental experience you will have to go through. I share our experience of potty-training during lockdown. Continue reading Potty Training – The Good, The Bad and The Smelly
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Social Distancing and Children
As more places reopen, I consider the issue of social distancing between young children. Can we keep our children socially distanced, especially when playing in playgrounds?
There is also a literacy-based activity of the week and the fantastic ‘A Busy Day For Birds’ is the featured book this week. Continue reading Social Distancing and Children
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Plastic Free July Ideas
This week I share some simple, practical and affordable acts you might want to take in an effort to go plastic-free, as part of Plastic Free July.
There’s also an activity idea to do with your toddler and a featured book of the week! Continue reading Plastic Free July Ideas
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Home-Schooling With ‘Shark In The Park’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, inspired by ‘Shark In The Park’.
Join us for the final week of home-schooling activities! This week we’ll be making telescopes and maps, finding out all about sharks and playing plenty of maths games using just a deck of cards or some dice.
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Home-Schooling With ‘What’s The Opposite?’’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, inspired by ‘What’s The Opposite?’.
From matching opposites, to creating balanced equations using opposite equations, from writing poems using antonyms, to learning all about forces – there are plenty of activities to keep your little ones learning through play and having fun. Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘What’s The Opposite?’’
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Home-Schooling With ‘Not Now, Bernard’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, inspired by ‘Not Now, Bernard’.
Learn how to tell the time in Maths, make monsters with the art activities, write a letter and a diary entry for Literacy and learn all about day and night in science! Have fun!
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Home-Schooling With ‘Max At Night’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, inspired by ‘Max At Night’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun! Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘Max At Night’
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Home-Schooling With ‘Lost and Found’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, inspired by ‘Lost and Found’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun! Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘Lost and Found’
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Positives Of Lockdown
It’s easy to look at the current situation, after weeks of lockdown, and feel overwhelmed by all the uncertainty and challenging times ahead. But rather than focusing on the negatives and the hardships of these times, I thought I’d take this time to reflect on the positives that have emerged from lockdown for me personally. Continue reading Positives Of Lockdown
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Home-Schooling With ‘I Want My Hat Back’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, inspired by ‘I Want My Hat Back’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun!
Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘I Want My Hat Back’
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Home-Schooling With ‘Supertato’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, based around ‘Supertato’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun!
Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘Supertato’
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Home-Schooling With ‘Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, based around ‘Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun!
Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth’
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Home-Schooling With ‘Wow! Said The Owl’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, based around ‘Wow! Said The Owl’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun!
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Home-Schooling With ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, based around ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play.
Explore, discover, be creative and have fun!
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Easter Holiday Fun!
Some ideas and suggestions for fun activities to do at home during the Easter break. Continue reading Easter Holiday Fun!
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Home-Schooling With ‘The Gruffalo’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, based around ‘The Gruffalo’.
A selection of Reading, Maths, English, Art and Science activities, created in the spirit of learning through play. Explore, discover, be creative and have fun!
Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘The Gruffalo’
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Home-schooling With ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’
Home-schooling activities for EYFS and KS1, based around ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’.
Created in the spirit of play and learning through play, the activities are designed to still allow your child to access key areas of learning, whilst being fun, relaxing and enjoyable (for them and you) to do. Continue reading Home-schooling With ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’
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Home-Schooling Resources
Looking for resources to help you with home-learning? Here are some websites to help you as you home-school during the Coronavirus school closures. From Maths and phonics, to yoga, drawing and reading.
New weekly activities every Friday! Continue reading Home-Schooling Resources
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The Fight Is On: Combating Viruses
It’s that time of year again, when the colds and flu make their rounds of the little people. This year, of course, our awareness and worry is more heightened than ever, given the spread of Coronavirus. So, what can we do as parents to help keep our toddlers safe and healthy during this time? Continue reading The Fight Is On: Combating Viruses
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Mum Guilt
Mum guilt is one of the recurring topics that seems to haunt most mums. It comes in many shapes and forms and it seems to have a sneaky way of striking when you least expect it to… Continue reading Mum Guilt
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Cord Blood Banking
You might have heard of cord blood banking, but do you really know what it is or what it involves? Why are so many parents considering it and it is worth doing? Continue reading Cord Blood Banking
Mummy Talk and Coffee 