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Family activities at the Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum has always been one of my favourite museums and more so since I have been a mum. Now that my son is at school age he can really take part in the fantastic family activities suggested by the museum for children in his age gr...
Small steps in the right direction
There is no substitute for peer motivation. I have been trying to no avail to get my son to speak English and I know he could if he wanted to because he understands everything perfectly, but he insisted in answering in Italian until a few weeks ago....
Creative projects for playful learning
While I was browsing the Internet I landed on a fantastic website that is all about playful learning. The website, which is in fact called Playful Learning, is a great resource for parents and teachers as it features an interesting approach to learni...
A Walk in New York
One thing my husband and I tried to instil in our son from a very young age is the love for travelling, the want to see new places and eventually experience life in a new country rather than approaching a holiday just from a tourist point of view. We...
Learning to read in two languages
When our son was born we moved from London to Sardinia for what was supposed to be only a few years, but six years later we are still here and our son is starting school next week. The school system in Italy is slightly different in structure from th...
A book that kids will really get into…
How about getting children into books? It’s easier than you think with this giant story book that turns into a 3 m long playmat and then into a proper “get inside” fire engine truck. The playmat is a road to encourage kids to play out the story...
Cool Etsy find: felt alphabet letters, numbers and mobiles
I found the perfect gift on Etsy for kids learning to spell, these stuffed felt alphabet letters handmade by MiChiMa are ideal to play all kind of spelling games to improve your kids’ written language abilities. The letters are available in upper o...
Charley Harper ABC’s skinny version
The beautiful illustrations by Charley Harper are a great way to introduce children to art. The Charley Harper ABC’s skinny version is a board book for babies and preschoolers, who will enjoy the beautiful illustrations of animals and nature associ...
Support reading at home with the Story Box books
I have recently discovered Story Box, a great magazine come book for 3 to 6 year olds packed with great contents. Each issue has a story, a section on animals with facts and pictures, a science feature with whizkid Q&As and plenty of fun games su...
Multipurpose alphabet board
I love things that have multiple purposes like this great alphabet hardboard work board that is also a wall decoration. The board is designed to be used as board to be drawn on with washable colours and crayons and it comes clean with soapy water. It...
A kids’ mag that is all about science, art and fun
Science doesn’t need to be boring or difficult, it can be colourful and artistic and that’s exactly what the OKIDO magazine for children aged 2 to 7 is all about. Beautifully illustrated this kids mag focuses on art and science by developing scie...
Story Tots will make your kid the leading character of his/her favourite bedtime story
Kids are imagination driven and love nothing more than being involved in a fantastical story; imagine your little one’s surprise when the central character of the next bedtime story it happens to be him/her. At Story Tots they do just that, they c...
Learning to read the clock is so much more fun with the right toy
I love well made educational toys like this wooden clock that has been carefully crafted in a small Polish village near the Carpathian Mountains. Like all best things Bajo wooden toys started with a father wanting to make good quality toys that were ...
The Big Friendly Giant
We recently finished reading Luca’s first long story book, The BFG by Roald Dahl and it was a success. At first I was unsure as I thought it might be a little too early to tackle 200 pages as 5 year olds loose interest very quickly, instead it was ...
Dinosaurs Love Underpants
After the success of Aliens Love Underpants it’s the time of Dinosaurs Love Underpants. As I have already mentioned our household is going through dinosaur frenzy so this book comes as a favourite. Another funny kids’ story with ear catching...
Monkey Puzzle, another winner by Julia Donaldson
Another great book by Julia Donaldson has made its way through the bedtime list in our household. Monkey Puzzle follows the trend of Donaldson’s stories with the engaging rhyme that children love and learn soon enough. Coupled with the colourful il...
