October 2013 | Let Kids Be Kids

October, 2013

Conker fun

Autumn…..we love it. Conkers…..great old fashioned childhood fun! The other week we went conker hunting , the children loved it. I promised them we could do some conker crafts and that I would show them how to play conkers. Today, we have come to their Nana and Grandads for a few days, so I thought it …Continue reading

Oct

Let kids be kids linky 29/10/2013

Welcome to let kids be kids linky. This is a linky all about letting kids be kids. It’s about getting back to basics and having great childhood fun. We live in such a fast paced modern world with loads of technology and stresses round every corner, we need to remember to just ‘play’ and have …Continue reading

Oct

Spiders and pumpkin crafts

I must admit, I am not a fan of Halloween, but not wishing to be a party pooper for my children, I like to do a few things with them (without emphasising the Halloween part). Last weekend, we made spiders and pumpkins. Spiders I found some little black pots that had previously had a very …Continue reading

Oct

A family garden

No matter how big or small, a garden is a sanctuary for modern family life. For my own family, it is the most important part of our house. Our garden is not huge, but is big enough to kick a ball about, play games, have picnics, run around and have good old fashioned fun, whatever …Continue reading

Oct

Conker hunting

Hands up who loves conkers? Meee! I love conkers. I have some really great childhood memories of hunting for and playing with conkers. I remember every year, going to my nans house for my dads birthday and going to the park, which had a path lined completely with conker trees! It was fantastic! Childs heaven. …Continue reading

Oct

Let kids be kids linky 22/10/13

Welcome to the new home for let kids be kids linky. This is a linky all about letting kids be kids. It’s about getting back to basics and having great childhood fun. We live in such a fast paced modern world with loads of technology and stresses round every corner, we need to remember to …Continue reading

Oct

Play

I have been reading around the subject of play, this is what I have discovered….. We all know that children learn best through play, but what is play? Play is what people and children do, when they choose to occupy themselves, in their own way, with their own interests and ideas, in a way they …Continue reading

Oct

40 things kids should do before starting school

I wrote this list of 40 things I believe children should do before they start school, back in June for my other website, but I thought, it would be worth sharing it here too, as it is about letting kids be kids. In this modern world we live in, it can be very easy to …Continue reading

Oct

A Family Apple Scrumble

Follow my blog with Bloglovin We love a good old fashioned sunday roast. So what better, than to get the whole family involved. Daddy cooked the roast, while I made an apple scrumble (that’s apple crumble to everyone else, the ‘scrumble’ comes from when one of my girls called it scrumble, mispronouncing it, and it …Continue reading

Oct

Bring back childhood

I have started this website/blog with the aim of raising awareness for the need to let our children be children. We live in a modern fast paced world. There is so much technology on offer, it is no wonder our children like to sit behind a computer screen or in front of the TV. But, …Continue reading

Oct