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Archive for July, 2010

Etsy find: reusable fabric stickers

Posted by Maria

Wall decals are a great way to decorate kids’ bedrooms and these reusable fabric stickers by Stickytiki are an excellent addition to our collection of fun wall stickers. They are made of fabric and can be moved as .many times as you wish. I especially like the retro stickers in the image for their vibrant colours [...]

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Learn Through Play: Times Table App

Posted by Maria

Learning is getting more and more fun every day. Do you remember learning the times table? I have a very unpleasant memory about it, endless repetitions until the numbers were forever registered in my head. It worked but it was hardly a fun experience. This is probably the reason behind my constant search for fun [...]

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Photo Friday: Wimbledon Tennis Museum and Tour

Posted by Maria

My son is so much into tennis that as a special treat during our stay in London I took him for a tour around Wimbledon Tennis Club and Tennis Museum. The museum is in modern key with plenty of interactive activities such as choosing the right diet for a tennis champion and a reaction station [...]

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Learn Trough Play: eBooks and spelling apps make reading fun in every language

Posted by Maria

iPhone Apps are a great tool to encourage learning through play and with careful selection by parents they could be invaluable in the development of literacy. The multilingual aspect of the applications is ideal for bilingual children. The majority of the applications are in English, but there is a good choice of apps in other languages too.  [...]

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A Visit to the Museum of London

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We really enjoyed our visit to the Museum of London. I had heard great things about the new galleries and the interactive displays so I took my son for a little history about the capital. He is fascinated by history in general so I knew that an interactive museum covering the history of London from [...]

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Sailing On The Nile At The British Museum

Posted by Maria

After escaping the huge heat wave that hit Southern Europe last week, with temperatures rising to the high thirties, here we are back in sunny Sardinia. Yesterday we enjoyed a day at the beach and today it is business as usual. The little one is at his morning summer camp on the beach and I [...]

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Green Start: a series of earth friendly books good for the kids and for the planet

Posted by Maria

I have written about Innovative Kids’ books before as I am an admirer of the quality of information their books are able to communicate to children through simple and entertaining stories. Green Start is a series of books aimed to young children to gently introduce them to green living by understanding the importance of the [...]

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