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A nature corner is a way to celebrate the changing cycles of the year with your child. Young children are at one with the world around them and it is important to encourage this awareness of the outside world and of the changing seasons. Curiorisity and awareness of mother nature and her wonders promotes awe and in turn respect for the natural world. Children also love rhythm and the changing of the nature table is something that they look forward to and can be part of. A nature corner can be as simple as a piece of cloth with some...

I have been at home all week with my spotty children (the chicken pox finally arrived). After the fevers died down they have been fine, we just needed to stay in isolation. This time made me remember when the boys were very young and I had the three of them at home. How did I get through those long days when they so needed me to do everything? I remembered...I began to craft. I learnt to knit, sew basic shorts and quilts, stitch little felt toys for them and prepare crafts for them to do when they woke. This wasn’t...

 If you still have children at home than holidays are usually marked by nothing more than no 40 zones around school areas when driving, but for those who look forward to the relief from the school term busy-ness, there comes a time when you need some ideas up your sleeve. 1. For my active boys, I will need to get out at least once a day with them- rain, hail or shine. Even if it is just a scooter ride around the streets or a walk to the park. Getting out always makes the day go a little easier. The...

At what point in time did society start to dictate that only girls should be given a doll? Is it true that a child’s gender determines whether a doll could be loved, talked to and played with? Perhaps there are boys who would not be interested in dolls but many many boys are-they are just not given the opportunity. A child can only play with the toys that they are given. If a boy is only given cars, then he plays with cars. When my boys were younger I set up a beautiful play kitchen. The centre piece of the...

However you celebrate Easter, make this a time when you sit down with your children and create! Time spent with them will live longer in their memories than any easter egg hunt. The Die Spiegelburg Easter Egg Stamp kits are a simple and satisfying way to decorate eggs...especially for those little hands who need a large canvas to draw their masterpieces. For the older lot our new Magic Starfish Tie dye kits will be much loved. The kit comes with all that is needed to tie-dye and you can tie dye the bag it comes in as well... Our Stockmar...