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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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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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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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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. 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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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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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 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.
Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘Shark In The Park’
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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 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!
Continue reading Home-Schooling With ‘Not Now, Bernard’
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