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 Nanny Anita 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...
Hidden Letter Sensory Tray Nanny Anita 27 May, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living We haven’t been actively teaching BB his phonics, but about once a week since his birth I’ve put a You Tube video of the jolly phonics on for him to listen to/watch while I topped and tailed him. As you can ima...
Review of Future Health Biobank: The Day of Stem Cell Collection Ellie & Jamie 23 May, 2019 Baby, Birth, Blogger, Parenting, Pregnancy We're back with an update following our first vlog on why we decided to collect our baby's stem cells.
Pulled String Art Nanny Anita 22 May, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living I have seen pulled sting art floating around on the internet for a while now. It’s pretty simple to do and creates some unique pictures. I did wonder if BB would be able to take part in it, but he did just fine...
Fine Motor Skills Finger Gym Activity Nanny Anita 20 May, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living It is really important for little ones to develop their fine motor skills. They need them to do things like doing buttons up and writing. There are lots of fun things that you can do to help improve fine motor ...
