on May 15th, 2012%
Walk to School Week
Did you know next week is Walk to School Week? We walk to school everyday, come rain or shine, and are very lucky to have a tree-lined cycle path that runs almost the whole route from our house to school, giving the children a car-free space to run, skip and scoot. This daily walk brings such an important breathing-space to our morning, a welcome transition after the hustle and bustle of packing lunch bags and locating coats. We’ve also been joining in with Living Streets #mumswalk project this month and creating a Pinterest gallery of our walks to school. I know not everyone is able to walk the school run, but if you’re tempted to give it a try for Walk to School Week, here are some ideas you could use to make the A to B journey that little bit more interesting.
on February 28th, 2012%
The leap year is a difficult concept for children to understand – and for parents to explain! But one thing children can enjoy is jumping for joy. Adding in lots of action makes learning fun and provides enjoyable leap year activities. Combining gross motor play such as jumping and leaping with other activities is great for children who are learning through their whole body.
Here are 12 fun jumping games just right for celebrating the leap year.
Leap year activities for children Read more »
on January 19th, 2012%
With these dark winter mornings my girls sometimes need a little extra encouragement to jump out of bed in the morning.
All this week I’m taking part in the Weetabix Fuel for Big Days campaign and asking for your tips on how you help your children have a great start to their day.
Keep an eye on the . . . → Read More: Jump start your morning routine
on August 26th, 2011%
Welcome to the Carnival of Get Active! Play
This week’s Play Academy link-up is all about Active Play. Please share an idea for any kind of active play – a new post or one from your archive.
Running, jumping, dancing, hiking, yoga, climbing, inside or outside – what active play do your kids enjoy? Help us build a fantastic store of active play ideas we can use whenever we need a new idea. Read more »
on July 5th, 2011%
I loved Jeanne’s comment saying the title of yesterday’s post sounded like a recipe, so continuing with that idea we today we have ‘take one child, add a dash of ribbons and swirl together with music.’
Children always have the best play ideas, don’t they? These pictures show B enjoying dancing with the streamers she made after discovering a forgotten bag of ribbons. She simply tied a one to the end of a stick and was ready to go. Both my girls love dancing but I’ve resisted sending them to an organised dance class for now, instead letting them explore their own dance style.
Create your own dance studio Read more »
on June 18th, 2011%
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You don’t often hear me recommending more screen time for children but we’ve been having fun this week with the Champion of the Playground site from Robinsons Fruit Shoot.
Fruit Shoot.com lets you get active by playing a variety of skills based games and watching skills based videos, picking up tips so you can become the . . . → Read More: Could you be the Champion of the Playground?
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