It's not long now until kids start getting ready to go back to school, and for us it is quite significant as Ethan will be starting at a new preschool. He has been going to nursery already, but we are beginning to prepare him for the upcoming changes. One of the things that we've been doing is playing...
We have become a bit play dough obsessed if I'm honest, there are just so many different ways to play with it, and it's something that Ethan and Ivy can both do together, and we just can't get enough of it. As a teacher I always printed off and laminated different play dough mats that I found online...
Since moving to our new house Ethan has become completely obsessed with playing Poohsticks at a nearby river, so we're also loving the book A Perfect Day for Poohsticks all about Winnie the Pooh and his friends having a game. Just in case you're not familiar with the game, all you need is a bridge over a river and...
There is nothing we love more than an easy summer activity that can keep the kids occupied all day long. These chalk roads are definitely just that, simple and fun! All you need is an outdoor area with enough space to draw some roads, like your backyard patio or driveway and some sidewalk chalk. We've done this a...
We went berry picking last weekend and the kids absolutely loved it! They loved running around the plants and searching for the most ripe berries to pick and to put into their baskets. Of course they also loved sampling all of their pickings and bringing loads of yummy berries home with them. I decided to try to bring...
School may have just ended for many children here in the UK, but we're already starting to think about going back to school as Ethan starts preschool in September! We love apples so we're already planning all of the fun apple crafts and activities we can make. So here's a list of our favourite apples creations from a...
This week we've been following the story of the New Horizons space probe flying past Pluto to take the first photos of the dwarf planet. It has heightened Ethan's interest in space and encouraged me to buy him a book so that he could learn more. We chose Space: Ladybird First Facts as it seemed to be aimed...
Happy Summer!!! We've taken part in a summer countdown over on Kiddycharts, with our Bottle Cap Sail Boat activity. These boats were so simple to make and so very much fun to play with and have races with through the water tray in the garden. Ethan and Ivy both absolutely loved them. Now we're busy trying to think...
Some days you just need to set up a quick and simple activity to keep the little ones busy, and this is definitely exactly that activity. At 17 months Ivy is in the phase that she enjoys taking items in and out of different containers and loves posting items through small spaces, so we found a really simple...
Can you believe that adorable little Miffy turns 60 this year? There are so characters that are just irresistibly cute and Miffy is definitely one of them! As soon as I had kids I was excited to start buying them Miffy books and toys to cherish, so when I was asked if I wanted to be a Miffy Mum and help...
We love fruit, it's the one thing that I know that my two will eat even if they're refusing everything else. But lately they have got into a bit of a fruit rut, only wanting to have the same few things over and over again. So we decided to change things up a bit and eat a whole...
What child doesn't love Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell? It's definitely always been a favourite in our house, Ethan loved it when he was younger and Ivy loves it now. So I decided it was time for Ivy to have her first story sack to explore all on her own. It's one of the simplest story sacks that...
