At school Esther and William are learning about The Cold We are extending that learning at home Through a range of art and craft activities Through fiction and non fiction books And through play We began our home play by … Continue reading
For one week of the year David works away He does a big exhibition in London I have always drafted in help when he is away Help and company David works from home a lot of the time When he … Continue reading
As a busy mummy I often crave a hot cup of tea
And five minutes with my favourite magazine
Recently I have found that the best way to enjoy that coveted hot cup of tea
Is to give the magazine, or a catalogue, to Bea!
Bea loves to browse the pages of a periodical
She loves to flick the leaves of a glossy magazine
She likes to coo and gurgle at other babies’ faces
She likes to turn booklets round and round
She looks at the pictures from every angle
Concentrates with focus as though she is reading words
She grips and flips and turns and pulls and rips apart the pages
She loves what she is looking at
And loves to make a noise
Crunching, scrunching, rustling sounds
What a wonderful sensory experience a magazine can be
A feast for the eyes and ears
A place of exploration for the hands
And, of course, at five months old, the mouth!
Something in common for Bea and me
Me and Bea love magazines!
Do you?
The beautiful pink mat in these photos is a CosyPlay mat which we think is rather fabulous. Read our review here!
David and I have started 2015 as we mean to go on Eating a healthier diet Getting outside more to exercise David and I love walking Before children we used to do lots of long walks together And we still … Continue reading
From birth babies can play Babies love interaction From birth babies need space to move To kick and wriggle To lay and gaze From birth babies love to be held To be cuddled To be talked to and sung to … Continue reading
One of our most used baby products with Beatrice Hope Is our CosyPlay memory foam mat The CosyPlay Baby Play mat is large 1 metre by 1.5m It is big enough for all the family to play on together And … Continue reading
David and I are struggling at the moment We will be alright I know that we will We love each other more than we ever say In the 8 years we have been together We have been through more than … Continue reading
I read an advert on Facebook today It said that if physical activity was a pill doctors would be rushing to prescribe it to everyone Physical activity is good for us It gets our hearts racing and our blood pumping … Continue reading
The festive season is now behind us for another year Last Christmas I hated Christmas This year it was rather wonderful It was slow and gentle Full of love Made of meaning And littered with memories Laced with hope The … Continue reading