Subscribe With Books2Door! With my third baby starting school this year I’ve was reminded of the magic learning to read gifts. I remember it well from the big two but had forgotten how beautiful an experience it is to be watching them pick up quite literally a new language with the ability to see through a window into another world. To be able to read, to sit and entertain yourself with words is something perhaps we take for granted once […]
May Half Term 2023! We kicked off half term with an impromptu extra day off when a water main burst in our village and the school had to close. I remember those days from when I was little, the bonus days off! I was super happy for the boys to have one of them and super happy to gain an extra day off with them myself! With only a couple of really firm plans in the offing we headed into […]
How to Raise an Academically Minded Child Being academically minded means you are more inclined to take on lots of different parts of learning and new experiences. In helping children be more academically inclined you are helping them become better at appreciating their studies both in and out of school. The leading independent schools foster an approach that helps children learn to appreciate all that they pick up each week, which is why parents will recommend tips to keep them […]
Activities to Enhance Your Child’s Spelling & Grammar Children will be developing their language skills all of the time, but it can become tiring or a struggle for them to keep up with all the words and grammar they need to learn at once. To help them along the way, word games and grammar activities can make things more fun and exciting for them. Here are some activities you could try that this Sixth Form College in London recommends. Spelling […]
How to Boost Your Child’s Imagination Imagination is what makes everyone think and see things in a creative way, and we should all be encouraging our children to have fun while developing their core skills. Here are some ways you can help your child to boost their imagination – from the conversational to more hands-on approaches. Have open conversations with your child Talking openly about all sorts of things – from the way your child feels to what food they’ve […]
The Benefits of Coding Lessons for Children Coding is a hugely beneficial skill for children to have. There’s a lot to teach children in the art of coding that can help with solving problems, thinking more logically and learning about different strands of creativity. Here are some key benefits to coding lessons. Teaches your child to be creative While many areas of the coding world feel rather logical and straightforward with only one purpose, it can actually be very creative. […]
Activity Tracker For Kids Kids are exposed to technology at a way younger age today than a decade ago. But for all the drawbacks people like to bring up, are there any benefits to using technology in the raising of children? One thing that seems to have some health benefits for children are activity trackers. What can an activity tracker do? Activity trackers are similar to smartwatches. Their main focus is, as the name suggests, tracking activity. Things like steps […]
Interior Bedroom Trends For Spring 2023 Spring cleaning feels like a physical need at this time of year. The nights have begun to get shorter and with sunshine bursting in through the windows as day breaks it shows up all the aged parts of a bedroom which could use a little TLC, spurring us on to move the room, clean every whistle and more than that, make changes to freshen up and bring on a new season of summer. They […]
Teddy Eva Scents! I would say I’m more a lick and a spit kind of gal when it comes to the cleaning, Mrs Hinch I am not. I’ve got four children and really the focus is doing what I can so that we don’t drown in the mountains of laundry, making sure everyone has clean clothes, clean bedding, that the floors are vacuumed and the sides are clean. I rarely have time for more than a flick of the Pledge […]
Pettitts Animal Adventure Park – Norfolk! I remember visiting (and enjoying) Pettitts Animal Adventure Park as a child myself and then absolutely year’s ago taking Florence with a new born Jimmy for their first and only trip there. I’m not sure why we never went back but for whatever reason it simply wasn’t on my radar and whenever people have mentioned it the idea hasn’t stuck. Until now… Friends were going this week and Posie and I joined them in […]
