Ok, so I’m normally fine with creepy crawlies, my Dad is a very keen Entomologist, so I grew up surrounded by stick insects, beetles, caterpillars and all sorts of other insects and the like. But head lice have always filled me with dread. I can remember being at work years ago, and a friend coming…Continue reading Lice at Pre-school
An afternoon with the train set
When my son came home from pre-school today he was still full of yesterday’s trip to STEAM so after lunch, we decided to get the wooden train set out and make a mega track. I’ve loved train sets since I was a child. My Dad used to have a Hornby train set and he had…Continue reading An afternoon with the train set
A trip to STEAM – choo! choo! – a visit to STEAM Swindon
We all love trains in this house, so when my son’s Godmummy suggested meeting up at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, in Swindon we thought it was a great idea. Swindon is just over an hour away from us, and we set off yesterday morning in Oxfordshire’s unexpected snow storm! It all…Continue reading A trip to STEAM – choo! choo! – a visit to STEAM Swindon
Cardboard boxes – great value entertainment and FREE
We all spend so much money on presents for our kids but they still get the best entertainment value out of a free, empty, cardboard box – perhaps this should tell us something! Our current, resident cardboard box has spent most of the week being a train or a bus with my son as the…Continue reading Cardboard boxes – great value entertainment and FREE
Daffodils – My Mother’s Day flowers at their best
Daffodils – My Mother’s Day flowers at their best
Big City Wooden Airport – Early Learning Centre
Having made the decision to review some of the toys/games that my son received for his birthday and Christmas last December, review number two is for the Early Learning Centre – Big City Wooden Airport which we bought for his third birthday in December. I love wooden toys. They feel so much nicer to handle…Continue reading Big City Wooden Airport – Early Learning Centre