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Zero to Two – the Book of Play

Posted on February 12, 2014 3 Comments

Zero to Two - the book of play - get your copy

After a stressful few days worrying about bush fires in our area, it was time for my smallest child and I to do something fun and positive. So we got out the bee hive and little bee puppets I created for a wonderful ebook called Zero to Two. And while Noah was playing with the […]

How to Make a Box Tunnel

Posted on February 14, 2012 7 Comments

make a box tunnel

This simple box tunnel is easy to make and lots of fun to play with! The next time you have a large box you need to make this easy box tunnel for your kids. One bonus of never ending renovations is that there is a never ending supply of big boxes! We’ve had quite a […]

Baby Play – Peek-a-boo!

Posted on August 3, 2011 13 Comments

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that are the most fun. Noey still thinks a game of peek-a-boo is the most hysterical thing ever. And we all think his funny little laugh is the most hysterical thing ever. So we spend a lot of time saying this little rhyme… “Peek-a, Peek-a, Peek-a-boo! Peek-a, Peek-a, […]

Activities for Babies – Sparkle Bottle.

Posted on May 3, 2011 14 Comments

It’s important for a child’s development that they crawl before they walk. Not only for physical development but the cross patterning action (opposite hand to foot) used in traditional crawling is important for brain development. If a child skips crawling and goes straight to walking, or if they crawl in a non-traditional way (bottom scooting […]

Home Made Baby Toy – Bottle Top Bell

Posted on November 2, 2010 12 Comments

bottle top bell home made baby toy

Last week I rabbited on about our lovely ‘Bobo-made’ baby gym. (Bobo is what everyone, and I mean everyone, calls my Dad) Since then the Big Kids and I have been working on a special, ‘for Quatro only’ project, making our own baby gym toys! This week we created the one of a kind, never […]

Baby Play

Posted on October 26, 2010 8 Comments

hand made wooden baby gym

Quatro is four months old. We have moved from the time when we count his age in weeks to the time when we count in months. He is no longer a newborn. These days he is awake more and interacts with joy and intensity. Despite being the fourth child, we never tire of making him […]

Ten Groovy Lullabies to Sing to Your Kids

Posted on February 19, 2008 18 Comments

Ten Groovy Lullabies to sing to your kids

A while back I posted asking everyone to suggest some ‘suitably cool and hip lullabies‘ and I got some really great ideas. Now I can share our updated list of ten groovy lullabies to sing to your kids. I have linked to you-tube videos of the songs where I could find them, some of the […]

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