One of my favourite times of  day, is when we all sit down and share a story as a family. We've been reading to both of our boys since they were in utero. Not for any reason other than the fact that we love stories, and wanted to chat and share with them. It's been an amazing journey so far,

My husband works in IT. Infact, he's a programmer. Since our children have been born, we've steadfastly avoided using "technology" to raise them, not even exposing them to television. Our preference is for our children to discover the world around them, on their own, without the influence of the

Our two year old fascinates me, he's been pointing to letters on his alphabet chart, and saying "A for apple" "B for Ball" "M for Mommy" and so on. Combined with his other  favourite past time, barking at the post man... he's a constant source of amusement for his parents. So to indulge his imag

It's raining here, and freezing outside, so we've spent the week trying to come up with new ideas to keep the youngsters entertained during the day. There's only so much paper boat floating and puddle jumping one can do, when it's raining cats and dogs. So, having been inspired by the Animal Sewi

Playdough helps your child develop a range of skills, including manual dexterity, shape recognition and of course creative skills. The bonus about playdough is, it's fun. Learning through play, be it structured or unstructured play is simple, natural, and self directed. Some ideas for creative