Yesterday afternoon Nicky was quite adamant. He wanted a rocket ship so that he could go to the moon. Nicky has two books about the moon. One is "On the Moon". I really like this book because it is factual. It tells you it takes four whole days to get to the moon. The other is "Edward Built a … [Read more...]
Playing Pooh Sticks
Last time we went to the library we took out two Winnie the Pooh books and both of them featured one of the bear's favourite games, playing pooh sticks. To quote the book: "Poohsticks is an easy game to play. After all, it was invented by Pooh, who isn't a very complicated bear. Pooh and … [Read more...]
Little pig, little pig, let me come in…
Nicky was playing with some cars near my bookshelf and he found some of my old childhood books. One of those was "The Three Little Pigs" and he has been somewhat obsessed with this book the past few days. We have read it.. oh.. maybe about five or six times? I have lost count. He really gets a … [Read more...]
Seven Reasons to Subscribe to Kid’s Book Club
Our Kid’s book club books arrived and I have to say I’m even more impressed this month. Last month we enjoyed the banana themed stories. This month they definitely have more of an educational focus. I enjoy reading these books with Nicky and teaching him at the same time. If you’re sitting on the … [Read more...]
Kid’s Book Club Giveaway
Reading books with your child is not only good for their education, it's a good way to connect with them and calm them down. Case in point: Nicky was throwing a tantrum the other night. It was bath time and I was tearing him away from his iPad. He had a huge meltdown. No amount of cars in the … [Read more...]
Energy Management for Kids
We are all aware that the resources of this planet are limited and we need to manage what we have as best we can. Everything is energy and these principles can be applied across the board, but I think the one form of energy that we are all very aware of that needs to be managed is electricity. Load … [Read more...]