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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

Fun egg box letter and word games

Last week BB came home from school with a very random creation from a large egg box! After telling him how creative it was, I was about to throw it away (no, I’m not that wicked, there really was nothing in this so-called creation), but instead, I thought “what can we make from this?” My …Continue reading

Apr

Let kids be kids linky 29/4/14

Apr

Planting by letters

We started improving our garden last year, when we removed the slippery messy decking and replaced it with a nice patio, as well as building a new shed. This year we have continued our garden project, by sorting out the grass and adding a new border, in order to soften the look of the fence …Continue reading

Apr

DIY

Easter holidays equals (apart from family time) a long weekend break. What is the most popular thing to do on a long weekend (apart from the easter egg hunt)? Yes…..DIY! This week, for us has been about DIY. Our bathroom badly needed redoing, so daddy and grandad spent the week stripping out the old bathroom …Continue reading

Apr

How to play and learn with water beads

I have read lots of other people’s posts about water bead play, so I thought it was about time we tried. I bought some water beads off the internet, very cheap. I soaked them in bowls for a few hours and over night, then they turned into slippery squishy marbles! Here’s how we played with …Continue reading

Apr

Let kids be kids linky 22/4/14

Apr

How to make a bug adventure

Children often love nothing more than looking for bugs, creepy crawlies and all the things nature provides. For their birthday, my kids were given a bug hunting kit each. You can easily make up your own kit for your little ones to enjoy a bug hunt: A bug hunting kit This is what our bug …Continue reading

Apr

Beach fun

Kids love the beach, so when we got the opportunity to spend a day at the beach last week, we grabbed the chance. Off we went, buckets and spades in hand to the beach. In the morning, we went to the local stoney beach and decided to do something a bit different. We took paints. …Continue reading

Apr

Outdoors

The last few weeks has provided us with some beautiful spring weather. The sun has shone, the air has been fresh and warm, what more could you want. After such a wet, horrible winter, this recent weather has definitely been needed and relished. We have all been outside every day. We have been gardening, planting, …Continue reading

Apr

Craft box essentials for parents

Most children enjoy some form of art and craft occasionally. Some children love it and would spend hours drawing and crafting, while for others, it’s more of a quick art session before moving onto something else. Some parents love crafting with their children, while others loathe it. Whatever category you fit in, I believe it …Continue reading

Apr

Fishy windsock fun

Last week we were at Nana and Grandads caravan in the New Forest. We love it there, but staying in a caravan with three small children can be fraught at times, if you are not prepared. I have found the best thing to do is to take a few art or craft activities to do …Continue reading

Apr

Let kids be kids linky 15/4/14

Apr

Worms in mud pudding

After a lovely day in the garden planting and worm hunting, what better way to end it, than to make these delicious worms in mud puddings? These puddings are very simple to make: Worms in mud pudding Ingredients: Chocolate mousse pots Packet of oreo biscuits Worm sweets How to make worms in mud pudding: Stir …Continue reading

Apr