Stress is part of everyday life. The physical symptoms of stress: increased heart rate, tension in the neck and shoulders, tummy cramps, sweaty palms and others, are linked to our primal...
5 Tips for overwhelmed parents
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The Learning Series: Colours
It’s a wrap! Make your own wrapping paper and learn about colours at the same time. There are so many creative ways to teach your child about colours. Painting and printing is such fun, and making a...
Learning Series – Number concept – Bath time fun
Who would have thought that bath time could be used to teach number concept? Water based games can teach your little one all about volume, weight, and the concept of full and empty. Here’s how to...
Why playing with soft toys is important for a young child – REABOKA SOFT TOYS
Playing with soft toys has a whole host of benefits for children. Young children very often use their soft toys to project their feelings and then they use them for comfort. Soft toys teach children...
Today’s tip for developing communication skills is to pause
Babies and children often need a little longer to respond to our communication or to initiate interaction with us. This is totally normal, they're still putting all their skills together. When we...
Gross motor play during the Covid-19 pandemic
“From early on, movement is associated with better cognitive outcome, and gross motor activity has an impact on learning as well as fine motor function,” says Nicole Hilburn, Peadiatric...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Messy play – Wibble wobble
We have some cool ideas to keep your little one’s fingers busy with wibbly wobbly jello this summer! Benefits of sensory play: Sensory play enhances learning through hands-on activities! Sensory...
Milestones for Toddlers 1-3 years
“Developmental milestones are a set of functional skills that most children are able to do at a certain age. They act as guidelines in a child’s development, and they give us an idea of what the...
Simple activities to keep the kids busy this summer
Sometimes we try too hard to keep our kids busy, with arranged play dates, visits to the zoo and the restaurant with the play area and jungle gym. However, sometimes all they need is quality time...
10 ways to BOND with your Baby!
We hear this term so often that is has the danger of becoming meaningless, when in fact it is a critical part of building a trusting and loving relationship between you and your baby. Bonding is the...
Salt dough ornaments
I have always enjoyed making these with my kids, and now that my daughter is 7 and reading, I found it top be such a wonderful experience with her! Vivienne could read out and measure the...