How to Play Chase the Ace Card Game Nanny Anita 1 July, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living At the weekends I volunteer at Great Ormond Street in their weekend club. I have been doing it for over 4 ½ years, and really love it. Normally I do something called Team Teen, which means I (and my partner) fo...
Zen Garden to Help Children Calm Down Nanny Anita 24 June, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living EC often finds falling asleep difficult. He lies there, sometimes for hours, trying to drift off. Which, obviously, gets very frustrating for him. We have tried everything to help him. Audiobooks, massages, cal...
Drawing Prompts for Kids Nanny Anita 19 June, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living I love to draw, I am not particularly good at it, but I do enjoy it. Over the last year both EC and YC have really started to enjoy sketching. As a kind of cross between a busy bag and a drawing exercise I ha...
Exploring Patterns With Mirrors Activity Nanny Anita 17 June, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living When I was based in London I would often take my charges to the Science Museum. One of our favourite places to explore was the Pattern Pod. We would have to go there as soon as it opened, in order to get some p...
Inside Out Stress Balls Nanny Anita 12 June, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living It has been a really long time since we made stress balls. I think I first made some with EC and YC when they were 3 and 5! So quite a while ago. We made cat ones last time. This time BB and I made Inside Out s...
How to Make Your Own Compass Nanny Anita 10 June, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Learning how to make your own compass is pretty easy, and it really doesn’t take much time at all. Make sure you follow my science board on Pinterest for more ideas. Don’t forget to save the pin for later. ...
Body Tracing Art Activity Nanny Anita 5 June, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living When I was training at Norland one of my placements was at a nursery. We would often get a huge roll of paper and draw around the children. I haven’t done this body tracing art activity for years, so I though...
Mud Pie Kitchen Play Nanny Anita 3 June, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Did you ever make mud pies when you were little? I loved making them, and playing in the mud in general. I remember spending many a summer afternoon sitting in our rock garden trying to make pools and rivers in...
The Environmentally Friendly SUV Perfect for The Growing Family Ellie & Jamie 29 May, 2019 Blogger, Car Seats & Travel, Living, Product Reviews A review of Honda's 2019 CR-V Hybrid SUV to assess its family friendly credentials.
Paper Plate Hot Air Balloons Anita Flynn 29 May, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Aren’t these paper plate hot air balloons cute? I’ve wanted to hang something in the playroom for ages. We used to have a mobile up, but it came down when we redecorated last year. Make sure you follow my pa...
