While 3D Easter Eggs are pretty tricky to make at home and would be too complicated to do with young children, these flat eggs are super simple and really good fun. They can be done by any age from toddlers up to older children. Even I enjoyed having a go. What you Need to […]
Circle Time Activities for Toddlers – Ideas to Engage Large Groups
Circle time activities are a great way to bring a group of children and adults together. Large group activities for toddlers need to be simpler than those you would use for preschoolers or school age children. These circle time ideas for toddlers will work well for toddler groups where children have a parent with them, […]
Things I Learnt About Parenting From My Mum
Having recently written about the ways my parenting differs from my mum’s, it made me think about all the ways it’s similar. I actually learnt a huge amount about how to be a good parent from her and so I thought I’d share the highlights. Read to your Children Every Night My mum read to […]
The Benefits of Playing Out for Children
My oldest is now 10 and has been playing out since he was 8. My youngest has just turned 8 and has been to play out with her brother a couple of times (it would have been more if it wasn’t for the restrictions of 2020!). It’s part of our free range parenting approach and […]
Separation Anxiety at Night
While my son had some separation anxiety when he was a toddler, for my daughter that separation anxiety has continued and it’s something that she still struggles with at 9. I’ve written before about how we cope with it but I wanted to expand further on how we deal with separation anxiety at night. As […]