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School role play
Little S starts school in September and even though she’ll be nearly 5 when she starts, I don’t feel like she is as ready as Z was, which might be my fault as I haven’t done as much learning at home as I did with Z, mostly because I knew she would be much older when she started school, and time has run away with me.
S doesn’t like to sit and learn but likes to ‘do’ and ‘teach’ so we set about making a school, which I hoped would be lots of fun and help reinforce her knowledge of letters and numbers.
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The Hive and Adopt a Hive
Did you know the number of wild bees in the UK are declining dramatically and as many as 20% of children in the UK have never seen a bee!
Disney’s The Hive toys have partnered with Adopt-A-Hive to try and increase awareness in children and parents about the plight of UK bees and what we can do to save them. Amongst other things you can buy a share in a Bee Hive for just £29.99 a year.
So, why are bees so good? Basically, they are great pollinators, and without them we would struggle to grow as much food.
We were sent some new toys from The Hive to test out. Little S and H are big fans of the TV show on Disney Junior and adore Busby and friends.
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Number Cupcakes
Little H is just starting to recognise numbers, she picks up so much from her brother and sister that sometimes I forget she needs to learn too, so I’ve been trying to think of fun ways for her to learn, while we do activities we’d be doing anyway.
These are our easy Number Cupcakes.
First we counted the cake cases.
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Freckles
A little conversation in the car that made me smile.
H ‘Why you got Chicken Pox?’
S ‘They are not Chicken Pox they are freckles, me and Z are growing them’
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My First Crayola – Colour and Flip book
I recently showed Z a game I used to play at school where you fold a piece of paper into three and each draw part of a person. One draws the head, one the body and one the legs, so you end up with a bit of a mismatched picture. He was a bit bemused at first but in the end we had a lot of fun making different funny people.
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Why I LOVE Pinterest #PinItForwardUK
I first discovered Pinterest about a year ago, and was immediately drawn to the bright, bold images which make it so appealing. The layout is very user friendly, and I love that you can search and find literally 100s of amazing ideas within seconds.
Pinterest is now the first place I go to find craft and home inspiration. You can find everything from the impossible stuff of dreams, to simple activities and ideas with stuff you have around the house already.
One of my favourite boards of my own is my Preschool Science Ideas Board, this is a collaborative board which means other bloggers can pin their own ideas to it. For me, it is incredibly useful and fun to see so make ideas instantly all in one place.
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Crayola Musical Rub Art Station
In preparation for the Crayola Twitter party tonight, we’ve been busy reviewing items from the My First range.
The Musical Rub-Art Station is very cool. The set comes with the rub-art station itself, three crayons, a holder for the crayons and two dual sided rubbing plates.
The idea is that you insert paper into the frame and used the character crayon tool to rub over the surface, which reveals a funky image.
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My First Crayola Twitter Party
The girls and I are very excited to be taking part in a twitter party with Crayola on the 10th June between 8pm and 930pm. Together with 9 other bloggers I’ll be sharing my views of the My First Crayola range, which Littls S and H are busy testing. The new ‘My First’ range are mess-free, safe and washable, designed to introduce the magic of colouring, drawing, sticking and painting for ages 12-36 months.
I only ever buy Crayola pens for all my kids as I know they wash out of clothes and off skin very easily.
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Trash Pack Review
I have to admit, I hadn’t heard of The Trash Pack, or ‘trashies’, before Z was sent some to try out over half term.
My first reaction was that they are pretty gross, gooey, sticky, messy things. Z and his friends however love them.
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