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Raising Readers with Literacy Lava
If you’re a parent with young kids, and you’re interested in raising readers – you’ll definitely want to check this out. Literacy Lava is a FREE publication put together by Susan Stephensen (aka The...
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Big Boy Bed
As I write this post I have two sleeping kids – in their BEDS. We dismantled the cot today, and my not-so-baby-boy is fast asleep in his big boy bed. So far so good. The only sound I’ve heard is...
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Pasting Pictures
My little man watches his big sister construct all manner of creations with boxes, junk mail, scissors and glue. She can whip up anything from a bird to a robot in no time. The other day while...
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Buckets and Strings
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best, aren’t they? This week I put a piece of string up and over the branch of a tree, and tied a coloured bucked to each end. Genius. Mr Almost-Two has played...
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Birthday Boy (and Bear)
Birthdays are special. They are all about… Inviting friends (and their bears) to share in the fun. I chose these fun invitations and thank you tags from Nomie Boutique Stationery. (I kind of left...
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Outdoor Multi-Age Play
Thanks to a recent pupil-free day, my children had the opportunity to have a play date in our backyard with a group of kids of varying ages (from 2 – 12). I encouraged them to make cubby houses, and...
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Lions and Tigers and Tea – oh my!
There are lots of gorgeous teasets available for little girls, but ones that are gender-neutral, or suitable for boys, are quite hard to find. I don’t want my son to think that kitchen things are...
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Play Tray
Step 1. Hammer the wood. SquiggleDad helped, of course. Step 2. Make your purchases. Green rocks. Small plant. Mini trolley. Happy boy. Step 3. Arrange the tray. We used wooden offcuts, smooth...
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Doing It Their Way
My son surprises me constantly because he thinks so differently to me. When I asked him to sweep up the cornflakes he spilled on the floor recently, he ran off to his toybox to find a truck. Just as...
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