Giant Lego bricks: play and store in one
January 19, 2012 – 7:59 am | No Comment

I love all things Lego and these storage boxes not only look great but they are very functional too. Great for storing Legos or other toys these bricks are fantastic for playing too and making …

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Celebrate Book Week with a theme: Dinosaurs Books
October 4, 2011 – 2:44 am | No Comment
Celebrate Book Week with a theme: Dinosaurs Books

To celebrate Book Week I looked at the books on our shelves with a particular theme in mind: the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs have been popular in our house for quite some time so I found a …

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Learn through play: read the book, grow the vegetables and cook the food
May 16, 2011 – 2:35 am | No Comment
Learn through play: read the book, grow the vegetables and cook the food

I have recently come across some fabulous activity books by The Secret Seed Society that encourage healthy eating  by getting children hands on to grow their own vegetables.  These books are beautifully illustrated and have …

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Dinosaur craft
February 25, 2011 – 3:58 am | One Comment
Dinosaur craft

If your children are fascinated with dinosaurs as much as mine is then you may want to take a look at this fabulous little book we picked up at The Natural History Museum’s shop when …

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Monday Crafts: monkey mask made with recycled packaging
February 21, 2011 – 6:59 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: monkey mask made with recycled packaging

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is a great book that inspired many crafts and games in our house. In addition to the animals and palm trees we made along the way, we started making masks …

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Book review: Where is Walrus? by Stephen Savage
February 8, 2011 – 3:02 am | No Comment
Book review: Where is Walrus? by Stephen Savage

One of the perks of blogging is the occasional gift or sample we receive to test or review. I write about crafts and learn through play activities so when a publishing company contacts me about …

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Early reading resources: free printable books
January 25, 2011 – 6:34 am | 3 Comments
Early reading resources: free printable books

I have just come across the cutest books for early readers. Sam Books is a collection of free self printable books for children focusing on the phonics approach to reading. There are 52 books in total …

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The Red Balloon
December 10, 2010 – 6:22 am | No Comment
The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon is the latest addition to my son’s library. If you don’t know this book I urge you to look it up for the sweet story and the beauty of the photographs. The …

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Junk play: a model of Monkey Puzzle
December 2, 2010 – 2:04 am | One Comment
Junk play: a model of Monkey Puzzle

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is still one of my son’s favourite books. The colourful illustrations and the engaging story of a little monkey lost who is trying to find his mum with the help …

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Book stands by Dwell Studio: storage and design
October 7, 2010 – 2:43 am | One Comment
Book stands by Dwell Studio: storage and design

I love the bright yellow elephant bookshelf by Dwell Studio. This colourful book stand is a useful storage for the goodnight stories while being a great decoration at the same time. As well as the …

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Green Start: a series of earth friendly books good for the kids and for the planet
July 8, 2010 – 3:38 am | No Comment
Green Start: a series of earth friendly books good for the kids and for the planet

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 …

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Useful iPhone Apps: Tales2Go Streams Audio Books on Demand
July 1, 2010 – 2:58 am | No Comment
Useful iPhone Apps: Tales2Go Streams Audio Books on Demand

Children stories are now available on demand through your iPhone or iPod Touch. Tales2Go offer a yearly subscription to access thousands of titles to entertain kids on the go.  Their already well stocked library is …

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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Activity Book
June 11, 2010 – 6:07 am | No Comment
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Activity Book

After a long wait the World Cup finally kicks off today in South Africa. We are all set to watch and with two teams to support it is bound to be exciting! England and Italy …

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