Raising brilliant girls!
Do you love or loathe World Book Day? I am firmly in the love camp but can totally understand why parents feel stressed and grumpy about it. When Molly was in Nursery and the twins had just been born there was no way I was able to make a costume – and really felt the … Read more
Pancakes for Christmas Breakfast There could only be one choice of book to read by Tomie DePaola and that is ‘Pancakes for Breakfast’. Published in the year I was born. It really stands the test of time. It’s a wordless book and so great for little ones to practice their storytelling skills and make up … Read more
Last year, during advent I read about a brilliant idea for an alternative advent calendar from My Little Bookcase. Instead of a piece of chocolate the girls got to open one book every day. I let them read it at bedtime as well of their usual stories and it was a really special tradition which we … Read more
Halloween is a fantastic time for story writing. Spooky costumes really help to get into character.
Having twins, I worry about their speech and have to constantly look for ways to encourage their speaking skills. These are some of the things I try to do.
Learning spelling can get a bit boring. With this super space ship pen and sensory mat it will be an out of this world experience!
I am starting to slowly pack away the toys in the garden and leave everything tidy. the children will still have the play house and trampoline for any nice days but we won’t get as much use out of the smaller toys. But before I put away the sandpit there was one activity we had … Read more
