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Win the must-have Disney feeding range from Munchkin!
It’s finally here… the highly anticipated collaboration that’s set to excite and delight children and parents across the UK
Competition ends 31st May 2013Groups
Support your children learning – you’re doing it already!
Parents instinctively want the very best for their children. So, it’s little surprise that, well before it’s time to start school, there’s already talk of children learning their A, B, Cs and 1, 2, 3s. At nursery, we see varying levels of parental involvement. Whilst engaging parents in their children’s learning is high on the…
Learning through travel – Alice Griffin
I had been meaning to write here about our month-long farm volunteering trip to Italy as it happened, but as it turned out my daughter and I became so consumed with the daily rhythms of family farm life, that I didn’t seem to find the time. We have now been back in the UK for…
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National Book Club For Nearly Schoolers
This is a special book club for children starting school for the very first time this September… What’s It all About? On your first day at school we want you to be excited, happy and CONFIDENT, and to wave goodbye to your Mummy and Daddy without a backwards glance… (Well, perhaps a small one, just…
Learn and experience the outdoors with your toddler
Playing outdoors is great fun and has health benefits for all ages and with studies showing modern toddlers and children spend more time than ever inside the importance of outdoor education and play should be taken seriously by parents and teachers alike. Play some games The countryside provides a wealth of free entertainment. Even if…
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Alunna of the World!
By Alice Griffin – Officially, my five-year-old daughter should start school today… but instead she has gone for a swimming lesson with her dad. You see I believe education is something that does not necessarily happen solely within the confines of a traditional classroom, but also out here, in this great world we have on…
For the Love of Cavallos
By Alice Griffin – In my opinion, the main requirement for any kind of learning for children is that they are engaged and want to learn. So I have to admit I was sceptical at first that the Rosetta Stone language software would be the right approach for my five-year-old daughter as I thought it…
What is Hello in Spanish mummy?
By Alice Griffin – Walking hurriedly along the towpath with my daughter to meet friends we haven’t seen since we all lived near each other in Spain back in 2008, my daughter stops in her tracks: “Oh Mummy, wait a minute… how do I say hello to them?” she queries tentatively, “is it Hola?” I…
Learning Languages Together
By Alice Griffin – My memories of learning a second language are confined to the four walls of a dull secondary school classroom where I spent most of my time daydreaming of faraway places, rather than equipping myself with the tools necessary to enjoy them fully. Sadly I think it was my age (13) that…
Fun and learning with your toddler!
Holidays can prove a challenge for parents and children alike. Whilst your toddler may be looking forward to having a week off, parents can be left bewildered trying to keep them entertained, whilst keeping their brains active and prepared for the new term. So Explore Learning, who run engaging extra-curricular educational activities all year round,…
Benefits of attending a Toddler Sense class
Toddlers need to learn social and physical skills. Attending Toddler Sense classes can give your child many benefits. Question What are the benefits of attending a Toddler Sense class? Answer Toddlers need to be with other children in order to learn important social skills such as negotiation, turn-taking and cooperation, which form the foundations for…
