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Learning through play with Mega Bloks & Mumsnet We have been working with Mumsnet and Mega bloks in a challenge to investigate learning through play. We were sent two products and couldn’t wait to get playing! Ava was sent the Block Scooping Wagon and the Big Building Bag (which includes over 60 bloks). I think we BOTH had a lot of fun. So, we …
Private Tutoring: The most engaging way to learn What is Private Tutoring? A solid education is a vital part of any child’s future. Private tutoring is something that can benefit students of many ages and backgrounds in a variety of ways. However, for one reason or another, there are many students who require additional support in order to reach their full …
It feels like ages since I have written a post about Baby. She is changing daily and so I wanted to share a glimpse of the little girl she is right now. She’s not quite three and a half, yet she’s desperate to be a grown up. So much has happened recently and she surprises me constantly at her …
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Every child deserves the best possible start in life, which is why the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure children develop and learn well. Programmes should involve activities that help children with communication and language skills; physical development; personal, social and emotional development; literacy; mathematics; understanding the world; and …
Baby loves to learn, she counts to twenty with help, then recites the numbers to herself when she is falling asleep. She adores reading and is always asking what the names of new things are. So when were asked to review a new learning app for tablets from Tiggly, I thought it would be a great way to start her …
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For me, an exciting part of motherhood is watching your child learn to talk. The babbled sounds gradually becoming more recognisable words, is such a wonderful feeling. Needless to say, it also helps communication a great deal! Baby is 21 months old and has about 40 words, some of which are clearer than others. She has started to link two words …
I am a few days late in writing this update, as I have been snowed under. Last Thursday Baby turned 19 months old, wow time has flown! I feel in some way the rate of development is slowing down, as she has achieved so many milestones already. There were months when so much was happening at the same time. Now …
I love to keep a monthly record of Baby progress, so that I can look back in years to come. It will also help me remember when important things happened! (my memory is awful…). Every six months I write Baby a hand written letter, which I pop into an envelope and keep for her to read when she is older. …
Baby is almost 18 months old and one of the best things for me about this age, is her emerging personality. It seems every day, she has an increasing ability to carry out tasks. The first time I asked her to do something and she did it, it was a real shock! After months of having a totally dependent baby, …
A couple of weeks ago Baby and I were invited by Galt Toys to a play date with Dr Miriam Stoppard. “Dr. Miriam Stoppard has been at the forefront of the revolution in health information since she began her writing and broadcasting career in the early 1970s. Since that time she has become well-known to millions all over the world …
Last week we were invited by to a Fisher-Price event in London at the Prima Baby Magazine headquarters. The purpose of the event was for Fisher-Price to share with us some information about the psychology behind play and launch their ‘Discover Your Way’ campaign, a celebration of all the different ways that children develop through play. It was lovely to …
Today our little girl turns 16 months old, she is no longer my little baby, but an inquisitive, all action toddler. So this month, her walking has turned to running and occasionally her version of skipping, which is really cute. She is very confident on her feet and can ‘do’ stairs! She adores other children and will often sit mesmerised …
Baby is 11 months old today (well sort of!). She was born on 30th March and so that leaves us in a quandary as to when she is 11 months old, February being only 28 days and all. Anyway I have decided it must be today. So 11 months old! Time is flying past so fast, it seems just like …
30th March 2013 our little angel was born One month old and still finding our feet (30th April 2013) Two months (30th May 2013). Shortly before we decided she may prefer to have a shower and not a bath. Not a fan of baths! 3 month photo shoot (30th June 2013) Baby’s first time at an event 7th July 2013. …
This month has been eventful. Baby has started crawling, still only really using her left leg, but she is really getting around quickly now. She has also learned to clap all by herself and can clap when we ask her to, very cute. She waved for the first time on boxing day, but I am yet to capture it on …
For a few weeks now Baby and I have been clapping together. I hold her hands and help her. However, last Saturday Baby learned to clap on her own. It was so lovely that Mr Hubby was here as well to see it. She had just finished breakfast and just started clapping, we congratulated her and she was thrilled! So …
Our little Baby is 8 months old today. I can hardly believe it. I never expected the time to go so fast. Yet I struggle to remember what life was like before she arrived. It was as if I was missing her, before I even met her. She has made such an impact on our lives and sometimes I could …
Well Baby is 7 months old today. I can’t believe it, the time has flown by. She now has 6 teeth (4 top and two bottom) and is developing her personality at the speed of light, she is so cheeky and smiley. She is very confident and is never still. This month has seen her learn to roll back (from …
