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The Best Children’s Books About Hospital.

Posted on February 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

children's book about hospital

Whether your child needs to go to hospital, or they are visiting someone in hospital, or perhaps they are simple really interested in hospitals, these children’s books about hospital are a great way for kids of all ages to learn more about what happens when you go to hospital. When my kids were small they […]

Adventure Series for Tween Readers

Posted on September 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

text - adventure book series for tween readers and book covers

One our favourite Aussie authors, A. L. Tait, has taken some time out of her busy schedule to share this list of some favourite adventure series for tween readers by Australian authors. Adventure stories come in many guises. Some are fast-paced, heart-in-mouth contemporary thrillers. Some are full of magic and mayhem. Some have mystery at […]

Polar Habitat Imaginative Play – Plus Book list and Craft ideas.

Posted on May 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

Polar Habitat Imaginative play - plus lots of books and craft ideas for the Arctic and Antarctic

“Are there penguins in the Arctic?” “Do polar bears eat penguins?” “Is Antarctica a polar habitat?” I wasn’t sure where my son’s sudden interest in polar habitats had come from, and I wasn’t sure about my answers to all of his questions either! But with a bit of help from google and some lovely library […]

A House for a Tiger – Imaginative Play

Posted on September 7, 2017 7 Comments

A House for a Tiger - easy imaginative play plus extension ideas

You can go all out setting up an amazing small world play scene, or you can keep it simple and whip up an easy imaginative play activity in a few minutes. For this big cat invitation to play, we went with simple. Imaginative play can be a great sanity saver. You can set up a […]

20 Kid’s Books That are Also Great Movies.

Posted on August 9, 2017 1 Comment

20 kids books that are also great movies

Are you looking for something to read? Or maybe something to watch? There is nothing better than when a good book is made into a great movie, and there are so many good kid’s books that have been made into great family movies! From picture books, to chapter books, there are so many great book […]

Awesome Adventure Books for 9-12 Year Olds

Posted on May 30, 2016 7 Comments

Awesome adventure books for 9-12 year olds!

It was Harry Potter that started the obsession with fantastical adventurous stories at our house. And my boy just came in and plonked down the fifth book on my desk, finished! We are trying to pace him a little, since he’s not quite nine, and we’d like him to grow up and mature as the […]

Map Drawing Prompt: Free Printable.

Posted on October 24, 2014

Mapmaker Drawing Prompt - make your own maps with this free printable drawing prompt

Recently a fellow blogger and author, Allison Tait, sent me a copy of her new book – The Mapmaker Chronicles, Race to the End of The World. My kids couldn’t agree on who should get to read it first, so I settled the argument by reading it aloud to them all, one chapter a night. […]

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