24th October 2014
Got a letter from the preschool today about the upcoming events after half term and I am really excited!!
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Friday, 24 October 2014
School Walks ... Trying To Keep It Fun!
24th October 2014
Hellooo! I am now at the end of my first school term and I have to say I am looking forward to a whole week of not having to do that school walk! (my bad for choosing a preschool the other side of town!)
It takes a whole 45 minutes to get there and then another 35 to walk back so a lot of exercise for me and I am knackered by the time I get home but I do try to make it fun to take my mind of the walk.
Being Autumn and having soo many leaves on the ground Keira likes to pick them up on the walk and pretend they are paintbrushes and she paints the walls and the traffic light buttons etc .. The other day when the sun was finally out she was holding up her leaf and talking about the shadow it made on the ground and she explained that it was there when the sun came out and then disappeared when the sun went in which made me smile as she remembered what I had told her about the sun and shadows :)
Aiden gets bored in the pushchair so I try and find some interesting leaves for him to hold which he usually starts picking apart after 5 minutes until its just the stem left.
Hellooo! I am now at the end of my first school term and I have to say I am looking forward to a whole week of not having to do that school walk! (my bad for choosing a preschool the other side of town!)
It takes a whole 45 minutes to get there and then another 35 to walk back so a lot of exercise for me and I am knackered by the time I get home but I do try to make it fun to take my mind of the walk.
Being Autumn and having soo many leaves on the ground Keira likes to pick them up on the walk and pretend they are paintbrushes and she paints the walls and the traffic light buttons etc .. The other day when the sun was finally out she was holding up her leaf and talking about the shadow it made on the ground and she explained that it was there when the sun came out and then disappeared when the sun went in which made me smile as she remembered what I had told her about the sun and shadows :)
Aiden gets bored in the pushchair so I try and find some interesting leaves for him to hold which he usually starts picking apart after 5 minutes until its just the stem left.
Autumn Treasure Hunt .. Princess And Mummy Time!
19th October 2014
Not posted for a couple of weeks, still getting used to the new preschool routine and the walk kills me everyday! Its now half term which means I have a break from that killer walk everyday .. Woohoo! Got a quick chance to post what we have been doing over the past week before I go to bed.
Last weekend we had a bit of a lazy one, but on the Sunday Aiden went off with daddy for a walk along the river which gave me and Keira a chance for some 'mother, daughter time' which is always nice :)
Wanted to do some more Autumn related stuff before Halloween so I printed off some work sheets I had found on Netmums and we ventured off to the park.
Not posted for a couple of weeks, still getting used to the new preschool routine and the walk kills me everyday! Its now half term which means I have a break from that killer walk everyday .. Woohoo! Got a quick chance to post what we have been doing over the past week before I go to bed.
Last weekend we had a bit of a lazy one, but on the Sunday Aiden went off with daddy for a walk along the river which gave me and Keira a chance for some 'mother, daughter time' which is always nice :)
Wanted to do some more Autumn related stuff before Halloween so I printed off some work sheets I had found on Netmums and we ventured off to the park.
Monday, 13 October 2014
Our First Pumpkin Picking Experience
13th October 2014
In preparation for Halloween this year I decided instead of going off to Asda as we usually do to get our pumpkins (usually last minute) to go and pick them. I had told Keira about this a couple of weeks ago and she was soo excited, especially when I told her there would be pink ones!
So we decided to go opening weekend rather then later so we had a nice selection to pick from. It had been raining literally all week so we expected ALOT of mud and were ready with the wellies!!
We got there like half hour before they were due to close so went straight in with the wheelbarrow, Keira looking to find the perfect pink one and me wanting the biggest one I could find.
In preparation for Halloween this year I decided instead of going off to Asda as we usually do to get our pumpkins (usually last minute) to go and pick them. I had told Keira about this a couple of weeks ago and she was soo excited, especially when I told her there would be pink ones!
So we decided to go opening weekend rather then later so we had a nice selection to pick from. It had been raining literally all week so we expected ALOT of mud and were ready with the wellies!!
We got there like half hour before they were due to close so went straight in with the wheelbarrow, Keira looking to find the perfect pink one and me wanting the biggest one I could find.
Saturday, 11 October 2014
Racing Jellyfish!!
11th October 2014
During last week our free trial Toucan Box arrived. Toucan Box is a company that sends boxes of creative activities for children aged 3-8 years old by post. You can get the petite box which is the free one I have received which contains one activity or you can upgrade to two bigger boxes which contain a few more activities costing a little more then the petite and are sent out monthly. I thought I would give it a go as have heard some good reviews about it.
Decided to keep it to one side until Saturday during the time Aiden has his nap as he is too young for these activities. Was nice to have this time in which me and Keira could do something fun together.
During last week our free trial Toucan Box arrived. Toucan Box is a company that sends boxes of creative activities for children aged 3-8 years old by post. You can get the petite box which is the free one I have received which contains one activity or you can upgrade to two bigger boxes which contain a few more activities costing a little more then the petite and are sent out monthly. I thought I would give it a go as have heard some good reviews about it.
Decided to keep it to one side until Saturday during the time Aiden has his nap as he is too young for these activities. Was nice to have this time in which me and Keira could do something fun together.
Simple Sensory Activity
10th October 2014
So while Keira enjoyed fairyland Aiden wasn't too bothered so I quickly put together a few things from the kitchen (safe things) and placed them in a bowl.
I included things of different colours, sizes and textures and he loved it! Had his attention for the last 45 minutes before bed.
So while Keira enjoyed fairyland Aiden wasn't too bothered so I quickly put together a few things from the kitchen (safe things) and placed them in a bowl.
I included things of different colours, sizes and textures and he loved it! Had his attention for the last 45 minutes before bed.
Friday, 10 October 2014
Autumn Sensory Table/Autumn Time In Fairyland
10th October 2014
Following on from my first post in which we went out and enjoyed the rain whilst collecting some autumn bits from the park .. today whilst Keira was at preschool and Aiden was taking his nap I put out all the things they had collected and decided to add Keira's fairy happyland set to make it a bit more interesting.
Following on from my first post in which we went out and enjoyed the rain whilst collecting some autumn bits from the park .. today whilst Keira was at preschool and Aiden was taking his nap I put out all the things they had collected and decided to add Keira's fairy happyland set to make it a bit more interesting.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Puddles And Pinecones!
Thursday 9th October 2014
My first post YAY!!
Soo it seems autumn is finally here and the
weather has suddenly got a lot colder and wetter over the past week! It has to
be known .. I am not a fan of winter or cold or rain and because of that
regrettably I have never let Keira or Aiden play out in it which I now feel
kinda bad about! Yesterday was a miserable day and Keira had her
injections that morning so we had to go out in the horrible rain
anyway so I decided to try and enjoy it and let the kids experience it
properly for the first time!
Keira did great at the doctors, only cried a
little and got a lovely sticker for being brave. We then walked up to the park,
I had brought along a tub so they could collect sticks, leaves, pinecones and
anything they could find so we could bring home and make an autumn sensory
tray.
I let Aiden out of
the pushchair once we got there and he walked about and did his own thing ..
wondering off as usual, picking up a few sticks along the way. Keira got stuck
in straight away and collected lots of leaves of all colours and shapes!
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