Its been a long time coming. After a relatively easy pregnancy – or as easy as pregnancy can be whilst also parenting a toddler – we welcomed our new baby to the family last week. After several false starts I went into labour at 39 weeks and delivered this beautiful bundle of loveliness just seven…
In our family, Christmas has always been a “movable feast.” When I was growing up, my Dad was a police officer and my mum was a nurse, which often meant that one of them would be working over the festive period. This never ruined Christmas for our family. We would celebrate whenever everybody was home…
As promised, it is time for another dose of Rainbows! If you missed last weeks post, I am currently suffering from an obsession with Rainbows. To utilise this obsession productively I have been creating a series of Fun Rainbow Plays to share with you all. You can check out last week’s Rainbow Sensory Activities here…
Hi! I’m Louise and I blog over at Building Blocks and Acorns. As well as an absolute LOVE of nature and outdoor activities, we’re all about sensory exploration. Homemade playdough is a firm favourite of ours and my little boy (who is known as ‘Darth’ over on my blog page, thanks to my husband’s love…
Today we have been having sensory fun with potato flakes. I had never actually touched potato flakes before today. I have never really understood the need to make a potato more simple to prepare so have never used the flakes in cooking, however I was inspired by a post I saw on How to be…
Whilst many of my fellow bloggers are looking excitedly towards Halloween, I must admit my mind has started venturing a bit further along the calendar and has settled firmly on Bonfire Night. If you’re not familiar with the history behind Bonfire Night in the UK you can read more on this link – Bonfire Night…
If you’ve been following the blog recently you will have probably noticed that we have been practising lots of scooping activities to help Buddy to develop spoon control. This week, we decided to roll out another. I love these Rainbow Oats. They are really easy to make and they look fantastic. They are also super…
Recently we have been enjoying lots of activities that involve scooping and dumping to help Buddy to develop his spoon control. He has an excellent grasp when using a spoon and he knows exactly where it needs to go, however his excitement and natural boisterousness often leads to the food ending up on the ceiling, carpet, fireplace…
We are a musical family. I proudly claim this because one third of us is musical… My husband. Unfortunately, I couldn’t hold a tune to save my life and Buddy is too young to show any true prowess yet. The Train Driver on the other hand is classically trained and music is a very important…
I love to find ways for Buddy to experience arts and crafts, especially when I can find a way to prevent the materials from going into his mouth. Some toddlers grow out of mouthing and tasting everything at around a year old (or even earlier) however Buddy does not seem destined to become one of…
The Train Driver's Wife 