It’s Winnie the Pooh Day!! 18th January was the birthday os A.A Milne (born 1882) To celebrate the amazing bear of very little brain here are some fun and interesting facts you may not know for your kids….. 1. The real bear who inspired him, Winnie, was a Canadian female black bear. 2. Christopher, the…
Do you struggle to get your child to engage in books and reading at home? It can be hard to get them off the screen and get them into a daily habit of reading when we are so busy as parents every day. But we know how critical reading is in the Early Years; and…
Dinosaurs are one of the top 3 interests in young children. So if you have a Dino loving kid, here are our favourite Dinosaur books for children…… 1/ How to Grow a Dinosaur         2/ Why does the T-Rex Roar? by Marcelo Montenegro 3/ Ten Terrible Dinosaurs -part…
And why you shouldn’t worry what reading band they are on……. We’ve all had the feeling; it’s the end of another manic day, working, rushing around, taxi-ing children to various places, feeding them bathing them and you just want to get them to bed as quickly as possible but they utter those words “just one…
If you are looking for a way to drag your kids away from their screens, stimulate discussion as a family and make family car journeys an opportunity for connection time, learning and conversation then check out these great Podcasts for kids! Podcasts are popping up all over the place and are more popular than ever…
Today is International Children’s book day, celebrated on the birthday of Hans Christian Anderson. Â One of my favourite books from my childhood that I still treasure today and read to my own children 40 years on is ‘The Best of Hans Christian Anderson’ which has gorgeous colour illustrations as well as the classic stories alongside…
