When I think of developing a child's creativity my first thought is always art and do they have access to suitable equipment for painting and drawing? Continue reading
educational toys
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Healthy Eating Week
A survey by the British Nutrition Foundation* to coincide with Healthy Eating Week has highlighted the need to educate our children about food and nutrition from an early age. While many of us live lives that are far removed from the origins of the food we eat, it should come as no surprise that a significant proportion of children do not know where the food on their plates or in their play kitchens comes from.
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Play Food – a Perfect Mix of Education and Fun
Food and eating can be a thorny issue for parents of young children. Some kids will eat everything put in front of them, whereas others (and hands up, I was one of these) don’t seem to like anything at all. How my mum and dad put up with me pushing every little bit of food to the edge of my plate and crying “can’t swallow it†I will never know. If only I was so circumspect with my diet nowadays. Apart from maybe a joke fried egg, I can’t remember if we had play food as children, but it occurred to me recently that this could have been a great help to my parents. Continue reading
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Fun and Games during Half Term
Even though it feels like Christmas was only last week and the New Year hangover has just subsided (have we officially stopped wishing each other Happy New Year yet?) children have been back at school for over a month now and half term is upon us once more. Mums and Dads who have yet to don their thinking caps to plan how to keep their little angels amused for a week may be grateful for the following suggestions from the team at WoodenToyShop. Continue reading