13 fun and interesting facts for kids about Winnie the Pooh
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13 fun and interesting facts for kids about Winnie the Pooh

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…

Why reading with your kids is important for them and also for you!
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Why reading with your kids is important for them and also for you!

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…

Why we love Hans Christian Anderson stories…….
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Why we love Hans Christian Anderson stories…….

Today is International Children’s book day, celebrated on the birthday of Hans Christian Anderson.  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…