- Posts Tagged ‘Preschooler’

I have to admit I have never been the most ‘house proud’ of people and my home was never one of those pristine, 'show home' types but I did my best to keep on top of things and at least have it clean if not tidy.  However, trying to keep a home clean or tidy once you have children is ...

There was no way I could not blog about the proposed childcare changes which were all over the news yesterday.  The government is announcing that nurseries and childminders in England are to be allowed to look after more children per adult to help cut costs. The costs of childcare are extortionate for parents and something needs to be done but, 'quality' ...

I LOVE the theatre.  Half my degree at University was theatre based.  I enjoy the experience of pretty much any type of performance just as I love going to exercise my critical appreciation.  And I am really loving passing this on to Munchkin.  I am lucky we live in London. There are so many venues with so many shows aimed ...

Maths can be something that we shy away from.  Somehow it is more socially acceptable to say that you are bad at Maths than at English - despite the fact that Maths is such a part of everyday life.  If we are going to inspire future mathematicians we must move past this negativity and inspire our children to be interested ...

Last Monday I uploaded a free factsheet about reading and promised that maths and science would follow.  So, here, today is science: Fact sheet science.  These are collated thoughts about the world of science and how to introduce your child to these things. There are many blogs out there with brilliant science experiments for little ones. We have a good number ...

As you may well be aware, I chose not to send Munchkin to preschool. We are also considering our options with regard to home schooling instead of reception. During this time I have thought a lot about what experiences and styles of learning best suit my daughther and also how best to help her progress in the key areas of ...

I am aware that since my fantastic holiday to Coombemill I have been quiet (Finally got round to posting the final part of the diary here).  Luckily Loretta kept you in reading last week with her post about the affordable art fair, but truth be told, the pregnancy and having a three year old, plus the post holiday come-down and ...

Parts one and two here. Day 7: Friday Final day at the farm.  Final feed run.  It all feels a little bit sad; we have really enjoyed the week. After the feed run I popped in a had a cup of tea with the lovely Fiona and a chat – more of that in a future post, no doubt.  The whole week ...

You may remember our post within the flexible working Mum's series where Erin told us about the Small Print Jewellery franchise business she ran and how this had spurred her on to run her own business called Pitter Patter Hub for Bubs.  Well, Erin is now expecting her second baby in January, but this hasn't stopped Pitter Patter growning.  She ...

It's half term and we decided that this year we would make the effort to go on holiday for the week instead of squandering it, so we booked a week with the lovely Fiona, Nick and family down at Coombe Mill in Cornwall.  I decided to keep a holiday diary and share it with you all over the week that ...