We are not living in the 1980s, when greed was good and the only thing of importance was oneself. That way of thinking has thankfully changed and the children of the 80s are now teaching their own children the virtue and importance of thinking of others. Not just about money However, although people are more … Read more
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{Listening} to The Enormous Crocodile through the baby monitor whilst Jelly Bean is supposed to be sleeping. I say supposed to be since he was sleeping nicely until Hubby decided to start drilling and woke him up. {Eating} Peanut M&Ms – I really need to get back to healthy eating and exercise but I’ve lost … Read more
“Look Mummy, I found a nature” – Little Bean, aged 6 I still remember when my Mum bought my first microscope as a child; I thought I was a real scientist! It was those memories, coupled with the fact that Little Bean is huge lover of nature that prompted me to choose the My First … Read more
Do you feel confident in teaching your child to read? It’s quite a daunting prospect, afterall, it’s a long time since we learnt to read and they do it all so differently these days. I had never even heard of a phoneme until Little Bean started school. Research by LeapFrog has found that almost half … Read more
As Half Term approached, one day, in particular, we were all looking forward to as we had been invited to WhiteGrounds Skate Park in London to have fun with bikes, scooters and skateboards to put the new Vtech Kidizoom Action Cam through its paces. What is the Vtech Action Cam? They are like GoPro cameras … Read more
Babies and children just LOVE keys don’t they! If you close your eyes for a moment and play with a set of keys yourself you can completely understand why, they are a huge sensory treat; they jingle jangle and make lots of interesting noises they can feel hot or cold depending on where they have … Read more
Beanie Boy’s favourite game at the moment is his Smart Toss from Learning Resources. Quite simply it’s a Bean Bag tossing game with lots of different learning possibilities. I love to have activities around to keep them active during the winter months because my Beans are active little monkeys so they need to have activities … Read more
It can be so hard to know what to buy for the children can’t it, one minute they are into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the next it’s Power Rangers and then who knows what’s next?! If you’re anything like me then when it comes to buying toys for the children I like them to have … Read more