Activities

It’s sometimes hard to find the balance between healthy food and tempting treats during holidays and celebration season. We might not realize but our lives change with holidays, visitors and many temptations during festive season. We might seem busy yet inactive, with lots of festive indulgences. 

Nonetheless, you and your family can always enjoy a healthy and active holiday with proper choice of activities and food for the kids and the whole family.

Bedtime stories, heroic characters, adventure, exploration and magic…

Childhood is the perfect time to discover all these magical elements. And children’s books have all of them.

It’s never too early for your child to be introduced to the fabulous world of books. There are so many developmental benefits of reading to and with your child from an early age. Some of them include cognitive, speech and social skills.

Winter can become a challenging season when it comes to finding new fun play ideas for your child. Those cold and chilly days may present a creativity block for parents.

But there is no such thing as getting bored on a winter’s day, as long as you are armed with play ideas, you and your child will still have lots of fun.

Here are some fun play ideas to revive your winter routine.

Children love stories!

They are drawn to heroic characters, adventure, exploration and magic. It’s childhood in a nutshell.

Once children become immersed in a story they will transpose it to their play. This type of play is called imaginative play, also referred to as “pretend play” or “role play”.

Catherine Sewell, Play Thinker in Residence at Playgroup NSW offers a few great ideas you can try to include stories in your child’s imaginative play.

There is no such thing as a “right age” to potty train your child. Whether you decide to go nappy-free at 18 months or four years, the best decision is whatever suits you and your child. Postponing it for too long, however, can limit your child’s independence. When you decide to turn nappies into history, these tips may come in handy.