As I mentioned in Fridays post, we went to Anglesey for our main holiday this year. We are very lucky that my in-laws have a fantastic static caravan there and we usually manage to visit a couple of times a year. For the last few years we have been incredibly lucky and had fantastic weather […]
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Jul
Jul
I’ve missed a couple of these little loves posts as we went on holiday to Anglesey. This post will be a mixture of the things we have done over the last few weeks. Read I found a bit of time to read whilst we were away and finally finished reading The Rosie effect by Graeme […]
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Jul
Jul
After the success of rice sensory play, I decided to try another sensory activity with F. This time we did rainbow spaghetti sensory play. This activity was inspired by rainbow alphabet spaghetti from one of my favourite blogs, The imagination tree. If you want to read more about ways to expand this activity for older […]
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Jul
Jul
The ladybird is fascinated by airplanes at the moment. We are about 20 minutes from Manchester airport, so not surprisingly we spot a good number flying over our house when we are in the garden. The ladybird always points them out and shouts aeroplane excitedly. We also pretend to be aeroplanes, running round the garden […]
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Jul
Jul
I love doing sensory play and creative things with the ladybird so expect this to be the first of many posts of activities for toddlers. I would love a tuff spot but so far I’ve been using this under bed storage box. I’ve used it mostly for water play as the ladybird has always been […]
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Jul
Jul
Read I don’t think I’ve read a single story all the way through to my daughter this week. I’m lucky if I’ve read 2 sentences before she turns the page or most likely shuts the book and hands me another declaring “this one”. The photo below is a very common sight at the end of […]
02
Jul
Jul
This morning we picked and ate in the garden or first home grown strawberries. They were delicious. Even F thought so. She kept going back to the baskets, pointing to them and shout more. As I mentioned previously, this is our first proper garden. I would love to grow lots of fruit and veg in […]
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Jul
Jul
A few weeks back I went fabric shopping looking for some fabric to make a knot cushion (from Mollie makes mag) for my daughter’s room. I spotted this beautiful fabric by Rose and Hubble and knew I had to buy a meter. It was not suited to the knot cushion and at the time I […]
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Jun
Jun
I’ve recently taken up sewing again. My great aunt taught me to sew as a teenager and I also took classes at school. Apart from making a cushion for the ladybird’s nursery, 2 and a half years ago, I’ve not used a sewing machine in at least 15 years. Now that we have a bit […]
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Jun
Jun
Read Both myself and my husbands enjoy reading and we hope to pass this love of books on to our daughter. I try to read to her at least before nap and bedtime each day. We also keep a few book downstairs so that she can pick them out during the day if she wants. […]