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• Review:Baker Ross Glow in the Dark Paint

  

  The lovely people at Baker Ross sent us some craft materials to review. The item that immediatley grabbed my daughter's attention was the Glow in the Dark Paint... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Exploring Weight {Sensorial Montessori Activity}

  

  A couple of weeks ago I prepared these treasure boxes. As you may know, sensorial activities are very important in the Montessori philosophy. Exploring the... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• 5 Autumn Activities and The Weekly Kids Coop

  

  Here are my favorite autumn activites from last week: Montessori Pumpkin Carving by Taming the Goblin Play and Learn with Acorns by Hey Mommy,Chocolate Milk... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• 5 Favourite Autumn Books for Children

  

  I thought I would share our favourite autumn books with you today. These are the books that we have been reading recently. Autumn by Gerda Muller. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• The Children's Bookshelf

  

  Happy Monday! Things have been a bit busy here so I couldn't get my book post ready. I will leave you with our regular linky for today and I will share a book... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Virtual Book Club:This Plus That by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

  

  Welcome to October's Virtual Book Club. This month's author is Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a new to me author. Her books are not well... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• The Children's Bookshelf

  

  Happy Monday! It is time for The Children's Bookshelf again. Here are a few posts that I loved from last week. Mirrors,Making Faces and Mr. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 BOOKS, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Babywearing Blog Hop

  

  It is International Baby Wearing Week {8 - 14th October}. If you are linking up to our baby wearing blog hop or if you just love baby wearing, please grab a... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Map Making with Construction Toys

  

  One of my favorite books about early childhood education is Playful Learning by Mariah Bruehl.Such a a great resource! This idea is from the book. Defne is not... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Book Review: Big Questions from Little People (The Children's Bookshelf)

  

  Last week I received an interesting book: Big Questions from Little People. The book gathers over 100 real questions from primary school children and puts them... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 BOOKS, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review: Zoo Boo Koo Cupcake Dice

  

  Do your kids enjoy maths? We recently received this Zoo Boo Koo Cupcake Dice Game. It has been a fantastic addition to our shelves. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Review:Craft-A-Day

  

  Today I have a book for all the craft lovers out there. If you and your little ones enjoy crafting, you will totally love this book. Image via quirk... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, HOME, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• October Virtual Book Club for Kids

  

  As you know,we have been participating to a Virtual Book Club. Last month's author was Lois Ehlert and I have enjoyed reading my fellow bloggers' posts. You... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Travel Activity Bags for Children

  

  Yesterday my husband phoned at 10 am. His voice wasn't very pleasant as the car broke down on M25! Luckily he has a break down cover that provides help. Yet he... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, TRAVEL

• 5 Favourite Find and Spot Books {The Children's Bookshelf}

  

  Recently both my kids are enjoying spotting things in books. Here is a little round up of the books that we have been enjoying recently. These books are great... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review:Minene PJs

  

  We were recently sent a lovely PJ to review by Minene. Minene was established in 2005 and they have some stylish products for parents, babies and toddlers: Thei... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Montessori Open and Close Activity

  

  I put together this activity for Derin a couple of weeks ago. Basically I just found a few items from around the house: a small jar, a plastic bottle and two ti... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review:For My Children:A Mother's Journal of Memories,Wishes and Wisdom

  

  During the summer holidays I enjoyed reading a few inspiring books. One of them was sent to me in the spring. I checked it out but only had the chance to savor... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review: This Moose Belongs To Me {The Children's Bookshelf}

  

  Happy Monday! I loved checking out all the posts linked up at The Children's Bookshelf last week. One of my favorite posts was Learn from Basho:The Master of th... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review:Groupon

  

  I was recently contacted by Groupon to write a review for them. I had heard about Groupon but I had never purchased anything from them before. Once I... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING