Big fish little fish cardboard box – toddler play
Like most households, we have a few boxes around the house. The OH always wants to chuck or burn them as soon as what they’ve held has been unpacked, but I like to try and keep a few good sized…
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Backstroke swimming…or improving a flipover technique
As well as hating swimming underwater, N has also never been keen on swimming on his back. Our instructors always said from the start that babies can sometimes dislike it, so of course N has taken this to extremes. All…
Swimming goggles for toddlers
Practising with swimming goggles for preschoolers as part of Water Babies lessons
Woodworking at nursery
I always thought N’s day nursery provided a lot of variety for the children in their care. They have a forest school which is the big selling point for us (oh, and its set in farmland as well, so lots…
Mum or Dad, who should take the baby swimming?
Who takes the baby swimming and what difference does it make to their learning?
Thrifty stuff: Bargain books and clearance toys
Thrifty options as part of book buying for Christmas planning
Swimming…the return
*Ad – gifted lessons It’s all very well planning to take your toddler swimming throughout the summer holidays, but actually doing so proves harder. It started so well, with us making a trip to the local pool for the first…
Toddler role play progression
N’s getting very adventurous with his toddler role play now. Sometimes it is a bit of a mystery as to what he’s enacting (maybe the drama side of things needs some work!?). The other day he’d dragged out my carpet…
Sticking and card making
Sticking and card makng with a toddler helping out
Toddler outdoor activity – car washing
I’m a big fan of Pinterest, although it takes me a while to remember to refer back to items I’ve pinned when I’m trying to think of interesting things to try out or make. Needless to say, I also have…
Creative and pretend play
Until recently, N’s not really done anything other than drive his tractors round, or baking and cooking with his toy food and microwave (or my oven). But in the last week, I’ve really seen his play become more creative. He’s…
