School holidays are nearly upon us (again!) and so a lot of people will be heading off on long journeys, in their cars, with the kids devices and headphones at the ready! We have a treat for them, with the Wonderslide world story as an audio book…completely free of charge……..access it here For…
Childhood is a magical time. It’s when kids start to make sense of the world around them. Children, especially toddlers, have the ability to turn ordinary activities into interesting situations. In fact, a child’s grasp of fantasy and reality is very fragile, and that’s why it is important for parents to make sure they nurture…
If you start to blast out Christmas songs in November, invariably you get someone within minutes telling you ‘it’s too early’ and ‘you shouldn’t even be thinking about Christmas until December” and other varying phrases at different levels on the grumpy “don’t say the ‘C’ word yet! But for us, as soon as the last…
Halloween is only a few weeks away and so our very own Daisy (AKA Hermonie from Harry Potter in this video!) has created a new video on her Daisy’s Days youtube channel that shows you how to make the perfect, slimy, sparkly and fun slime!! So if you are looking for a slime recipe and…
It’s October; its blustery; the leaves are leaving the trees and Autumn is definitely here. Time to be starting to bring our thoughts to Christmas… Pumpaa, Sprout and their Elves are always thinking Christmas of course and finaly it’s the time of year when they like to share with you their roundup of their favourite…
Why should we encourage creative play in our children? Never before has it been more important to encourage children to use their imaginations and take part in imaginative play. Is anybody else worried about the long term effects on children not learning to be imaginative? And aside from the serious future society concerns it’s a…
