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Archive for July, 2009

Amsterdam for kids

Posted by Maria

People who think Amsterdam is not a city suitable for kids are hugely mistaken. Famous for the relaxed laws on drugs use and prostitution, the city does have an aura of “keep the kids away” kind of destination, but if you have ever been there you will know that that aspect of Amsterdam is contained [...]

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Baby carrier turns into baby wrap

Posted by Maria

I just love to find multipurpose things and if they are cute like the Lodger Shelter Wrap Cape then I feel the urge to share it. This soft baby sling certainly looks snugly used as a carrier and just as comfy when it turns into a wrap-cape designed to fit 0+ car seats.
It is [...]

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Lullabies for babies that rock

Posted by Maria

When my son was a little teeny baby we didn’t really have many problems with him sleeping all night apart from when he was 2 months old and for a few months he’d wake up in the middle of the night and the only way to get him back to sleep was to take him for [...]

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Make your own colourful storage box

Posted by Maria

I can’t stop raving about how pleased I am with the summer camp my kid goes to, which is run by the same people I have written about a while back Bibliomela who host such brilliant learn through play groups. The summer group takes place on the beach and includes activities such as snorkelling, swimming [...]

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Cleaning up is fun…

Posted by Maria

I would have never thought kids would compete with each other to clean up, but that’s exactly what they do at the beach summer camp my son goes to.
The educators have come up with a brilliant system for snack hour when one child is in charge of collecting all the bits of paper, bags [...]

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Travel games get you there faster…

Posted by Maria

With the summer holidays coming up we are all looking forward to a break. The trend this summer is to enjoy the English countryside instead of the holiday to Europe and to avoid further afield destinations with the credit crunch and all that. If like most parents you are already savouring your time away, but [...]

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Eco friendly storage boxes and more…

Posted by Maria

Because we are big on recycling and love recycled products we like to give the thumbs up to Green Lullaby who produce the greatest corrugated cardboard objects. The three way cardboard storage boxes, learning tool and child seat made entirely of corrugated cardboard are decorated with colourful images which are useful to teach children about letters, [...]

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