Having spent ten years living in France, I always wanted my children to find languages easy. Now I’m back in the UK, with a talkative two-year-old, I’m finding that children do find language easy – so easy in fact, that it barely matters what language you’re using.So what does it take to bring up bilingual children? Is it an extra burden on the family or does the child take on the extra language with ease?Rule number one: don’t be afraidWe used to believe that children wouldn’t be … [Read more...]
Kids and Dental Appointments
It may seem strange if you, as an adult and a parent, have been to the dentist for your whole life – but it is a simple fact that a large percentage of children fear trips to the dentist. This is true for a number of reasons, but at a very basic level, kids just aren’t often comfortable with allowing strangers to root around in their mouths with metal tools! If you think about it from a child’s point of view, it is actually a rather troubling concept. However, it is also necessary to alleviate … [Read more...]
Kids Obstacle Course Adventure
In celebration of the biggest sports event of 2012 I thought it would be fun to create an obstacle course for the kids so they can feel closer to the action and give the professional athletes a run for their money. Creating such a course is great fun, especially if you’re all into crafts and creating to begin with, and the course itself can be run by your own kids, their friends, and the neighbours kids, with you taking the time of each child. This way it can be turned into a large sports event … [Read more...]
Top 10 Valentine Crafts
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays so I have assembled this list of some of my favorite crafts. Here is my Top 10 Valentine Crafts.Skip To My Lou is a very cute blog! It has lots of fun craft ideas, recipes, party idea, free downloads and MUCH more! They have some cute printable flowers and butterflies lollipop Valentine papers. Very cute! The best part is you can print and cut, and leave your kids to the lollipop stuffing!At Tablespoon there are TONS of delish recipes and … [Read more...]
