Best age appropriate Toys 1 to 6. What is play?

WHAT IS PLAY? Play is one of the main ways in which children learn and develop. It helps to build self worth by giving a child a sense of their own abilities and to feel good about themselves It’s fun, children often become very absorbed in what they are doing Important to a child's development,...

The Deep / Days out UK / Aquarium Education

ABOUT THE DEEP The Shaws visited The Deep which is an Aquarium - that's the short version. It's so much more than just an Aquarium! They have an amazing ethos - basically look after our world! Here is a blog post on how great it is and my families experience. It plays home to over 5,000 animals! Yes, five thousand!...

Eat, Sleep, Doodle – how drawing can help education and motor skills.

Is a brand that has expanded into a wide range of stationary and textile products - their latest being the colour and learn series, which inspires playful and imaginative learning through colouring in. Everything comes with a set of wash out fabric pens so you can colour, draw, doodle, design and personalise your very own...

Back to school 10 Challenges

The back-to-school season is upon us in a month! From classroom set up and what to do on the first day of school to routines that you will want to establish during your first few weeks back and if you’re like me, the end of August and return to school is bittersweet. You might mourn the...

Mc2 Ultimate Makeover Bag!

Mc2 in simple terms means: energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. On the most basic level, the equation says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable; they are different forms of the same thing. Under the right conditions, energy can become mass and vice versa. All this essentially means is that a...