Five Tips For Parents To Combat Christmas Stress
During life BC (Before Children) Christmas was a fairly relaxed and subdued affair. Maybe you fondly recalled the excitement of being a child at Christmas, but as an adult it was just an excuse for…
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Guest Post: Encouraging Imaginative Play For Pre-schoolers During The Festive Period
Guest Post by Anna Taylor, Research Assistant at Fundamentally Children Pre-schoolers just love make-believe play. They have wonderful imaginations that can really bring their stories to life, whether they’re playing on their own, with friends…
Six Creative & Educational Preschooler Gift Ideas
When shopping for our children’s Christmas presents I think it can be easy to stick to big character toys or expensive electronic items when, in fact, the smaller gifts often end up being enjoyed for longer. I’ve…
An Elf For Christmas
I’ll admit, I’ve never considered buying one of the elf advent products because, frankly, I find the elves a little creepy, plus trying to think of different mischief to get them into each day felt…
Advent Activity Jar
Since Caterpillar and I enjoy crafty things and baking I’ve decided to bite the bullet this year and do an advent activity jar. I admit, I may live to regret this even by day five…
Book Review: The Great Ape Escape
This week we’ve been reading The Great Ape Escape by Fiona Manlove and Pascal Biet. This is a fun, amusing story about a group of monkeys, chimps and other primates who hatch an ingenious plan…
Beautiful Clothes & Business Opportunity
Shopping for clothes for Caterpillar is so much more enjoyable than shopping for myself these days (not to mention the fact that he is a far superior model than me!). I squealed a little bit…
Perfect Parties with Kit & Caboodle
I never understood the significance of a child’s birthday party until I became a parent myself. It’s only now that I realise it’s not only a celebration for the child but for the parents too.…
Get More From Books With Explorer Story (Plus Giveaway!)
Caterpillar is a huge fan of both reading and subscription boxes (he loves getting parcels in the mail that are especially addressed to him!) and these awesome boxes from Explorer Story combine the two beautifully.…
Halloween Fun On The Farm
Following their lovely Spring event, we decided to head back to Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park for their Wizards & Witches Pumpkin Picking Festival this week. Despite my recent threenager post, Caterpillar was on fabulous…