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Make Your Own Shadow Puppet Theatre

Posted on 04/03/201905/08/2019by beccatooth
Silhouettes of the characters from the gruffly are cut from black paper. The image is overlaid with the post title and brand logo.

In November as part of T’s home education, we spent a couple of weeks exploring and investigating light and shadow. As part of this, we created our own shadow puppet theatre! Here’s how we did it. Choose a story First thing is to pick which story you want to perform at your theatre. This can […]

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Baby Play: Farm Animal Book Basket

Posted on 03/05/201805/08/2019by beccatooth

Recently, A has become so interested in books. If he sees one lying around he’ll often go over and have a look at it – and of course, a good chew on it too. Because we already had a consistent bedtime routine in place for T, A has heard books being read nearly every day […]

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From the Bookshelf: Imagine, by Alison Lester

Posted on 02/04/201811/08/2019by beccatooth

A couple of years ago, we went for a New Years Day walk with some family and stopped off at a little café nearby. It had a lovely area for the children with lots of books for them to read, and it was here that I came across this total gem! I was straight on […]

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From the Bookshelf: Tidy, by Emily Gravett

Posted on 24/03/201811/08/2019by beccatooth

It’s been a while since I did a book review, and I have a GREAT one for you today! I’ve said before that we often visit the library together, and this is a library book which we just keep renewing because it’s such a great read! We do just need to buy it.

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BFG Dream Potions

Posted on 06/02/201805/08/2019by beccatooth

For her last birthday, T had a ‘story’ themed party. The children came dressed as book characters and we had several activities based around some of T’s favourite books. My favourite of all of these was making dream potions, inspired by The BFG! I have to admit that being 4, we haven’t actually read the […]

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Make Your Own Small World Scene

Posted on 13/01/201805/08/2019by beccatooth
title image 'make your own small world scene' with 6 images of various small worlds (jungle, mini beast, bear cave, dinosaur, river huts, woodland rabbits)

When I taught Reception, small world scenes were one of my favourite activities to prepare, and these days I love to do it for T. I think they make such a lovely activity, combining the creativity of fantasy and storytelling with the development of the child’s scientific and geographical understanding of the world around them. […]

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Spring Sensory Bin

Posted on 24/04/201705/08/2019by beccatooth

At Easter, T was sent some little chicks and some table decorations by her Grandparents. One look at them and I thought they’d be perfect for a quick and easy spring sensory bin! In addition to the chicks and decorations, I added: – some dried lentils, – a nest that I found in ASDA’s Easter […]

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8 French Activities for Preschoolers

Posted on 11/04/201705/08/2019by beccatooth
Title image using collage of photos from range of activities

In the past T and I have often themed our week of play as I find it helps me to be a bit more intentional and creative about how we spend our time together. Recently though, I haven’t been great at getting my act together and taking the time to plan ahead. However, after reading […]

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Brilliant Books: There’s a Dinosaur in my Bathtub

Posted on 30/03/201711/08/2019by beccatooth

I’m back with another ‘Brilliant Books’! This time I’m featuring a recent loan from our local library which has really appealed to T’s sense of humour. There’s a Dinosaur in my Bathtub is a whimsical tale about a girl named Amelia and the dinosaur who has come to stay for the summer. The book begins […]

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Brilliant Books: Bears in the Night

Posted on 20/02/201711/08/2019by beccatooth

Hands up if you read this book as a child! My husband and I came across it at a jumble sale and we both had fond memories of enjoying it as kids, so we picked it up for T. A few months later we discovered another copy at my parents house! We really love this book […]

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