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Baseline Testing – Should Our Four Year Olds Be Sitting Exams?

The UK government wants to introduce baseline testing; an initiative that requires children to take a formal test at the very start of their school careers, as they join Reception, to establish their academic ability…

Posted in Learning & Play, Motherhood, Politics 15 Comments March 7, 2018 by Laura

Creative Kids: My Toddler’s Favourite Things To Do

Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and their favourite arty & crafty activities.  This week Kerry at Mummy Thomas Blog is sharing her daughter’s favourites… She loves playing with her Disney princesses. I…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Learning, Learning & Play, Motherhood, Tips 3 Comments March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 by Laura

Orchard Toys – Dinosaur Lotto

Our love affair with Orchard Toys continues and today we have a new game to share with you.  Caterpillar continues to choose board games above almost any other toy and that’s absolutely fine with me…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Motherhood, Reviews 58 Comments February 21, 2018March 14, 2018 by Laura

Creative Kids: Dinosaur Crafts

Welcome back to our Creative Kids feature!  Every week I share a new post from a guest blogger relating to how we can get creative, arty or messy with our little ones.  This week I’m really pleased to be…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Learning, Learning & Play, Motherhood, Tips 0 comments February 6, 2018February 5, 2018 by Laura

Creativity With Special Needs Kids

Welcome back to our Creative Kids feature!  Every week I share a new post from a guest blogger relating to how we can get creative, arty or messy with our little ones.  This week I’m really pleased to be…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Learning, Learning & Play, Motherhood 0 comments January 23, 2018January 22, 2018 by Laura

Creative Kids: Is Creativity Beneficial For Children?

Welcome to the first Creative Kids post of 2018!  Regular readers will know I’m a huge advocate for the benefits of creativity for both children and adults alike so today I’m really happy to be sharing this fab…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Learning, Learning & Play, Motherhood 0 comments January 9, 2018January 8, 2018 by Laura

Five Ideas For Practicing Mindfulness Outside This Christmas

It’s tempting during Winter to want to stay warm and cozy indoors but getting out into the fresh air and being around nature is a great way to relieve holiday stress and practice mindfulness, something which…

Posted in Anxiety, Holidays/days out, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Self-care, Tips 0 comments December 22, 2017November 28, 2018 by Laura

Seven Unique Ways To Spread Christmas Magic

You begin to see Christmas with fresh eyes when you’re a parent and I’m always trying to help Caterpillar to feel gratitude for everything he has. Today I want to share a few simple, inexpensive…

Posted in Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews, Tips 4 Comments December 17, 2017November 28, 2018 by Laura

On The Third Day Of Parenting – Nine Family Friendly Christmas Activities

Hello and thank you for hopping over from Welsh Mum Of One and welcome to the 3rd day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is It’s A Sling Thing who are offering a Ergobaby Original Carrier and the theme…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Holidays/days out, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 19 Comments December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 by Laura

Five Creative & Educational Gifts For Four Year Olds

Last year I wrote this post all about the educational toys Caterpillar and I were loving, so I thought I’d come back this year and cover a host of new toys and games that feature…

Posted in Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 2 Comments December 14, 2017November 28, 2018 by Laura

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