My youngest has a lovie. She’s (yes, we’ve established Lovie is a girl) is an old, blue faded baby blanket. He treats her like she’s a second me. He will cry out for her when he’s upset, and he can’t calm down until he has her to soak up his tears, even if I am cuddling him. He […]
Remember how nuts everyone went for Kmart’s brilliant wooden kitchens for kids? And then the Kmart cubby houses were the must have o’ the day? Well they’re well and truly doubled-down on this role play genre, adding a bunch of lovely new things to their range!
“Sorry, the house is a mess.” We’ve all said it. If you have kids, chances are you’ll be able to give any of these excuses as to why (often all in the same day). Life moves pretty quickly when you have kids. In between daycare runs, school pick-ups, play dates, sporting commitments and weekend birthday parties and […]
As the product of Montessori education myself, I can categorically say that this philosophy provides a brilliant – and fun – start to early learning. Fond memories of adventures abound! What’s Montessori all about? Maria Montessori’s popular Montessori approach to education sees children being supported to follow their natural developmental path. Children are encouraged to explore and become confident, independent […]