It is no secret that I hate sand. No, hate is not too strong a word in this case; in fact it might not be strong enough. I would choose the countryside over the sea side any day and the thought of...
Sensory play with Snow Sand
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Great Toys June 2015
Quercetti Geokid Daisy Maxi Daisy Maxi is a creative educational toy with colourful jumbo pegs that has been specifically designed to meet your child’s first developmental needs. Babies and toddlers...
Balancing Robots
When it comes to practising balancing skills with our children I am sure that most of us automatically think of more gross motor activities like egg and spoon races, balance beams, climbing on...
Great Toys – April 2015
Peek a book panda This wooden panda baby toy loves to play peekaboo! Hear the click and clack as its paws flap up to cover the cheerful face, then push them down again to say, "Hello!" Even babies...
Egg Box Bees
A couple of weeks back the children were playing in the garden when my eldest pointed out a dark cloud moving around our dog. It turns out that dark cloud was in fact a swarm of bees searching for a...
Playing with Clay
My children are obsessed with Peppa Pig and I think that they would watch it all day if I let them. Fortunately I do not however the reason why I bring this up is because in one episode Peppa is at...
Chocolate Chip Honey Oatmeal Cookies
After our little run in with a swarm of bees the other day I have taken the opportunity to teach the kids all about bees. We have made some bee crafts and they have learnt all about how the bees...
The Art of the Brick Lego Exhibition
It is no secret that I have a love for all things Lego and so when I started seeing posters for The Art of the Brick Lego exhibit happening in Rosebank my interest was immediately sparked. Oh yes,...
Great Toys – May 2015
Basic Skills Board This wooden bear is always smiling, but he's happiest when fully dressed! Getting dressed won't be such a puzzle once zipping, buckling, snapping, lacing and tying, and other...
Gingerbread Men
When I was little I used to love dunking gingerbread biscuits into my tea with my dad in the morning. There was nothing like pulling out those cracked round cookies and feeling them disintegrate in...