X is for xylophone
May 14, 2012 – 3:28 am | No Comment

After the success of our peruvian drums, we built a colourful xylophone with some old pencils, polystyrene and cardboard.  It is very easy to make and you can easily find all you need for this …

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Help George save the world
April 29, 2009 – 1:06 am | One Comment
Help George save the world

George Saves the World by Lunchtime by Jo Readman and illustrated by Ley Honor Roberts is a fun book and teaches kids the simple little things they can do everyday to save the planet. George …

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The Big Friendly Giant
April 17, 2009 – 3:22 am | No Comment
The Big Friendly Giant

We recently finished reading Luca’s first long story book, The BFG by Roald Dahl and it was a success. At first I was unsure as I thought it might be a little too early to …

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Dinosaurs Love Underpants
April 14, 2009 – 2:13 am | No Comment
Dinosaurs Love Underpants

After the success of Aliens Love Underpants it’s the time of Dinosaurs Love Underpants. As I have already mentioned our household is going through dinosaur frenzy so this book comes as a favourite.
Another funny …

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Monkey Puzzle, another winner by Julia Donaldson
April 5, 2009 – 5:25 am | No Comment
Monkey Puzzle, another winner by Julia Donaldson

Another great book by Julia Donaldson has made its way through the bedtime list in our household. Monkey Puzzle follows the trend of Donaldson’s stories with the engaging rhyme that children love and learn soon …

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Each Peach Pear Plum
April 1, 2009 – 8:43 am | No Comment
Each Peach Pear Plum

Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and allan Ahlberg is one of those books that has survived the test of time and continues to be a favourite for children and parents alike. It was thought for the …

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Bargain books
March 20, 2009 – 5:03 pm | No Comment
Bargain books

After the British Museum we stopped at Borders on Oxford Street and spent over an hour in the children’s section on the third level. They have good bargains at the moment, buy two and get …

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Farmyard Tales creations
March 18, 2009 – 3:01 am | No Comment
Farmyard Tales creations

We are constantly making things out of paper, cardboard, plastic and anything we can find, but we often need a little help to find new ideas. I have found a great book with original suggestions …

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Make learning to read fun
March 12, 2009 – 9:22 am | No Comment
Make learning to read fun

Learning to read is challenging enough, learning to read in two languages can be rather confusing especially when the two languages are completely different structurally. As I have already mentioned we live in Italy, but …

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Aliens Love Underpants
March 9, 2009 – 9:41 am | No Comment
Aliens Love Underpants

All young children find underpants funny, that’s why the book Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman is such a success. My 5 year old loves it, the words flow very well thanks to the rhymes …

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Bedtime with The Gruffalo
February 26, 2009 – 7:11 am | No Comment
Bedtime with The Gruffalo

I love Julia Donaldson’s books, the way they are written in rhyme make it very easy for children to follow and after a few times you read them together they start to learn the lines …

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Learning to read with Dr. Seuss
February 18, 2009 – 7:18 am | No Comment
Learning to read with Dr. Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham and Cat in the Hat are two of my son’s favourite books and mine too. Dr Seuss books have helped many generations learning to read since the 1950s. The rhyme, rhythm …

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