What is more fun than making music together as a family? Making the instruments! You can make so many instruments just by walking through the house and gathering items which make potentially good...
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Age appropriate chores
I have two children aged 2 and 4, and they can turn my house upside down! So to teach them responsibility and life skills, I decided to start assigning chores. There are a few things you need to...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
I never leave my house without a snack or two in my handbag. Bonus points for me if that snack has protein and fiber in it, and double bonus points from my kids if it tastes sinfully chocolatey! For...
Online classes in the comfort of your own home
Exciting news! Clamber Club is running interactive, dynamic and entertaining online classes! This means your children can continue to move, learn, grow and develop…. AND they won’t miss out on their...
My children’s 2020 COVID -19 Time Capsules
It is another Monday morning during lockdown. My phone is ringing incessantly and between calls it beeps non-stop signifying yet another new message or email. I glance at my watch noting that it is...
Supporting your child’s emotional well-being by Just BEING
How do you FEEL? With the changes in our lives and routines, our children will be experiencing a range of emotions. We have created some Jog the Frog colouring in pages for you to talk about...
21 Activities to do at home during the Coronavirus lockdown
What do you do with busy kids during the South African Coronavirus lockdown? This is not something I ever would have thought would have happened, at least not in my lifetime. I thought I would...
Bullying: children need to be taught to regulate and connect
The "Him, Bullied, NEVER" blog is a powerful article about a universal and highly emotional situation that every parent hopes they will not have to help their child cope with. Way to go to this...
30 years of magic! Where are they now?
It seems like just yesterday that these Clamber Clubbers were clambering and climbing with Jog the Frog and his friends. So where are they now? In celebrating our 30th birthday and 30 years of magic...
Him, Bullied, NEVER
This past week social media has been rife with bullying videos & messages, which tugged at the nations hearts & got everyone talking. Yet my talk was a lot closer to home, actually it was in...
How music positively effects brain development in children
New studies suggest that babies can remember music they’ve listened to in the womb for up to a year after being born. It is no secret that listening and experiencing music stimulates the young brain...
Are you communicating effectively?
You’re home from school and you ask you child how his day went. `Fine’ he says or `Fun’ or `It was ok’. Do you at times find yourself struggling to get any response or to engage in a way that is...
Creating magic for 30 years
Over 30 years ago occupational therapist Liz Senior had a dream to create a sensory motor programme for children that promoted learning in a playful way. As an OT working with children with learning...
Homemade bread with little people
The best homemade bread recipe, it’s so easy to make your kids can make it themselves. “Hmm! That’s yum!” That’s what Ben and Lene said when they took a bite of their homemade bread. And guess who...
My Toddler Won’t Share
Often parents leave a playdate or family gathering red-faced after a massive flood of tears over a toy. Why can’t my toddler share toys with a friend, she is great with sharing her food with me at...
Finding your way in the parenting jungle
They’re nothing like me! What do we do when all the apples fall very far from the tree? I experienced this crisis when my first daughter was born: my polar opposite. She is sweet, content and...
Nursery Rhymes – are these antiques a thing of the past?
Surely, with how the world we live in is changing, and with all of our technological advances, something as old fashioned as nursery rhymes should be a thing of the past? Toddlers now have access...
Milestones for Preschoolers 4-6 years
Developmental milestones are markers that professionals use as a tool to measure a child’s growth and development. We asked paediatric physiotherapist Lauren Mayer, why she thinks milestones are...