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Birthday Ideas

11 Sep

Birthdays are all about the little things to celebrate the day. They don’t have to be elaborate and most often the simplest little fun things are the most memorable. Here are some fabulous ways to mark the occasion…

in Halloween· Themed Days

Halloween For Toddlers

7 Sep

This really was a full day to keep them busy! Noah had his friend visit and we had three areas for play: an under table cobweb filled haunted house, a mummies changing room and an autumnal pool. We explored and tasted jelly eyeballs, made hedgehogs and played with lots of sensory things including spaghetti webs, porridge ghosts, a hazelnut bottle, balloons,… View Post

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Returning the Loot – A Piratey Adventure

14 Feb

Back in the summer we received our first ever Micro Scooters as part of our prize for becoming finalists in the MAD Blog awards for the family fun category, and the kids were over the moon! In particular, Noah 3 became very attached to his Dino Micro Scooter and it quickly became his best friend and mode of transport…along with constantly whizzing around the house he… View Post

in Embrace Imagination· Local Exploring· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun· Themed Days

Searching For The Family Tree With Stick Man

9 Feb

We made our own Stick Man and with oodles of love & imagination in tow we went in search of the family tree. We found Stick Lady Love on the way ❤️…..

in Themed Days

Gruffalo Themed Day

16 Apr

We love The Gruffalo! So we decided to have our own Gruffalo themed day. 

in Themed Days

Italian Themed Day

16 Apr

We wanted to have some fun learning some basics about Italy so decided on an Italian themed day.. Here’s what we did.. We painted flags.. We looked at famous Italian paintings and tried to recreate them. We looked at Italian landmarks and tried to build them… Our leaning tower of Pisa We tried our hand at pasta art We bought… View Post

in Themed Days

French Themed Day

16 Apr

We decided to learn a little about France and French culture in a fun themed day. Here’s what we did…

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🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️😷🍿🎬 We’re thr 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️😷🍿🎬 We’re throwing a ‘lockdown heroes’ treat night for the children as a reminder to them of how proud we are of them holding it together during the lock down. 
I made some printouts to set the scene and we’ll have treats and watch a superhero movie. 
This pandemic is so hard on everyone and it’s so easy to overlook how well the children are cracking on throughout, they are so resilient when it comes to change but it’s such an incredibly emotional and unknown time for their little minds. 

So this little treat night is a reminder to them that they too are hero’s in their own right and that we’re proud of the part they play too 💖
🚶‍♀️🚶📮✉️🌈🚪 We took a walk 🚶‍♀️🚶📮✉️🌈🚪 We took a walk around our neighbourhood and used the time to practice our colours by spotting different coloured doors. We took a photo so we could sit down and look at them when we got home too. 
A really simple, fun and educational activity, with the bonus of fresh air too 👌

**All the doors opened onto the main pavement meaning that there were not any front gardens or paths, so we didn’t trespass 😉
🌳📏Finding out how old trees are using string 🌳📏Finding out how old trees are using string! 
We used a piece of string on which we made a mark every 2.5cm along, we then chose our trees and wrapped the string around the girth of the tree around 1.5m up (5ft).
The then we counted the points on the marker and each point (2.5cm) was equal to 1 year. 
This tree is was around 52 years old.
🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️📝 This morning I wrot 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️📝 This morning I wrote a poem and popped it on the door to remind the children that I think they are heroes of lockdown in their own right, here’s what it reads..

Dear kids, 
I want to remind you, 
That I think you’re quite amazing,
And I’m proud of what you do.

You’ve adapted during lockdown 
And I know you miss your school
But you’ve held it all together 
And I think you’re really cool

I know it’s not been easy 
But you’ve rocked in every way
And been strong throughout the lockdown 
And a hero everyday 

It’s been tough to follow guidelines 
To stay at home and not explore 
To not visits parks or playground 
And help with learning & with chores 

And I’m proud of your achievements 
Whilst we all stay safe at home 
When we’re missing all our loved ones 
That we talk to on our phones

So I wanted to say that you’re a hero
And I know this virus is a poo
But you’re helping our world stay safe 
In everything you do 

So know that you’re amazing 
And know that you’re divine 
Know that you have got this 
And you’re really doing fine 

And everyday you show me 
That you’re brave and that you’re smart 
And mostly that you’re wonderful 
And for that you hold my heart 

You rock!!
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