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The Rise Of Messy Play – And How It Can Help Educationally
I’m sure it’s known all around the world, that children enjoy getting messy. From being outdoors and splashing in puddles and playing games in the mud, youngsters love getting their hands dirty. Often, we let older children discover these new environments themselves but messy play can be beneficial for babies and toddlers too. In fact, it can help for educational purposes, helping their cognitive development in many ways. Together with Infinite Playgrounds, designers of canopies for schools and advocates of sensory play, I’m looking into this a bit more to see just how messy play can not only benefit from a fun aspect, but educationally too. What is messy play?…
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Skills That Will Help You Better Manage Your Family
Whether you realise it or not, managing a family teaches you a lot. It is an ongoing experience that teaches you about yourself as well as those around you. Regardless of the size or nature of your family, it’s likely that you need key skills to work together, cohabitate, as well as get along. These skills help you to build a home that functions in the way that you’d like as well as raise kids and be a good partner to your spouse if you have one. In case you’re wondering what exactly these skills are, this article is going to discuss three that should help you better manage your…
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Having a Mum And Daughter Glam Day
My mum is amazing! – over the years, not only has she brought up her 3 children amazingly, but also her 2 step children who are from my dads previous marriage. She brought 5 of us up with no fuss, and no bother that 2 of my siblings aren’t genetically hers – she didn’t care and brought them up as her own. And now is no different. Now she is a grandma to way too many children to count, she still does everything for everyone else. My children adore her – I think my eldest would go and live with her if he could! But it has started to change…
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How To Enjoy The Sun Responsibly
The summer has well an truly arrived here in the UK – it’s been non-stop sun now for months and months. I’m fairly certain we’re just a hot country now – I miss the snow! But for no, it’s time to enjoy the sun and get outdoors. But whilst it’s great to be out in the sun for short periods the damaging UVA and UVB rays can cause damage to your skin, leading to burns and skin cancer. In order to enjoy the summer to the fullest without burnt skin and hiding indoors, we all need to learn how to enjoy the sun responsibly and to show our children how to do the…
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Getting Back To School Ready
Going back to school, or starting for little ones, is always a stressful time. Not only do us parents need to make sure that our children have everything they need, and spares just in case, but children can be anxious about starting a new place or a new class. I find it’s always great to keep everything positive. Children know when you’re feeling anxious and it will scare them, so make sure you keep all your language positive about how it’ll be and what they’ll do. It’s a great idea to give your children some freedom as much as possible too. Maybe the independence to choose their own lunchboxes and…
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Win a University Games Duo
It’s coming to the end of the school holidays now and I’m sure we all have the same ‘bored’ children by now. It’s just too long a holiday and by this time, we’ve done everything we needed to do and seen everything we wanted to see. So it’s up to the board games to take the boredom away, and lately there have been some amazing games that keep kids playing for longer and having fun. And today, I have a new giveaway for one person to win a duo of games from University Games. First up is Googly Eyes – This is an hilarious drawing game that challenges your vision…
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4 Ways to Cosy Up Your Bedroom for Autumn
We might still be in the midst of a beautiful Summer heat-wave at the moment, but we’ve got to get prepared as Autumn is coming, and with it chilly weather that is perfect for curling up in bed with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book, or the laptop. The good news is that there are plenty of easy changes you can make to turn your bedroom into a cosy space that you’ll loath to leave. Autumnal Bedding All The Way Chances are your bed is the biggest thing in your bedroom, so switching out your bedding will have a huge effect on the feel of the room.…
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Plus Size Swimwear To Make Your Body Pop
Being nearly naked in swimwear on a beach, you want your body to look fabulous, so here are my favourite picks of swimwear for women – no matter your body shape. Because remember, it doesn’t matter what you wear, as long as you are comfortable in it, but it’s great when you have a beautifully fitting swimsuit to flatter your figure… Best swimwear for a big bust Don’t be scared to go up a cup size cos coverage is key when it comes to big boobs – no one wants one popping out when you jump in the pool and a fuller cup offers more support. Show off your shape…
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Mum Style On The School Run With JD Sports
As a mum to 3 children, I don’t have a lot of time to spare on a morning to think about my own outfit for the school run. On the school run I see a lot of people with their hair done, make up on and a nice outfit and wonder how they have the time to get ready, as I don’t For me, it’s usually a case of just grabbing the first thing out of the wardrobe and hoping it matches with leggings – My go to outfit is usually a pair of leggings, a crop top and a nice pair of trainers but I try not to look like…
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Stocking Up At The Aldi Baby And Toddler Specialbuy Event
It’s that time of year again when Aldi being out the big guns of their baby and toddler Specialbuy event and us parents get the chance to stock up on all those essentials that little ones need. As usual, Aldi has a great selection of products for little ones from bedroom furniture to books, feeding time to bath time and more all available at Aldi’s everyday amazing low prices. As a parent and someone who has to be conscious of where and how much, I spend when it comes to stocking up, I love when an Aldi Specialbuy event arrives, which starts this Thursday in store, and it’s something that…