May 2014 | Let Kids Be Kids

May, 2014

Having musical fun

My children absolutely love music. They sing all the time, even on the toilet! Hence our musical themed week has been fantastic. We made instruments which you can read about here. Once we finished, of course the next great thing to do is play with them. We put on some music and got dancing. We …Continue reading

May

Kids musical activities

Music is so good for children, it helps promote language development, listening skills, rhythm and coordination. I have always played music since I was little, so my children have been exposed to music ever since they were born (& whilst in my tummy). They love it. Any chance they get to play music, they grab …Continue reading

May

Let kids be kids linky 6/5/14

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

May

Weekly themed play – music

It can often be hard to come up with ideas to do and play with children. I sometimes find it quite useful, to think of a theme and gear our activities around it. A lot of the time, if you suggest to your children a theme, they will come up with the ideas themselves, be …Continue reading

May

Dilemma

Every parent is faced with many crucial decisions throughout parenthood, whether to breastfeed or bottle, stay at home mum or working mum, which nursery/preschool, which school etc. The list is endless. Some of these decisions are easy to make, some are more difficult. This week I have suddenly been faced with a huge dilemma I …Continue reading

May

New Forest Wildlife Park

Whilst we were in the New Forest over easter, we visited the New Forest Wildlife Park. We haven’t visited a wildlife park for ages, so I thought this would be a lovely idea. The first thing you walk through when you arrive, is the small children’s play area, so of course my children wanted a …Continue reading

May