Dealing with frenemies was hard enough the first time around, but here we are, going through it all over again with our kids. There’s something so confronting about a mean friend and it’s certainly one of life’s more treacherous waters to have to learn to navigate. As I guide my own kids to healthy friendships …
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Video games tend to get a bad rap from media, parents and society as a whole as the world laments the impact they’ve had on a nostalgic world of books, board games and outside play. Yes, they can while away many hours from a child’s day, promote violent play and misogynistic themes and prevent children …
The trio behind Your Kids Next Read – award-winning children’s authors Allison Tait and Allison Rushby, and popular teacher-librarian and blogger Megan Daley – bring us the definitive list of books that make great gifts for reluctant readers. ‘Reluctant readers’ is a term bandied about by parents, teachers, and the media, but what does it mean? …
I’m feeling a little bit proud. I just taught 27 Year 3 students how to do a running stitch so that they could DIY felt Christmas baubles for home. I love encouraging my class to get creative and sewing is next-level for many of them. These felt Christmas baubles would make a lovely afternoon craft …
My kids spend a lot of time outside, even now that they are older. Sending them out for a play is something I’ve done since they were small and we just never really stopped. But I get that coming up with outdoor activities for older kids can be problematic. My girls (age 10 and 12) …
The great thing about recycled craft is that you don’t need money and you don’t need to muck around organising things. You just pull out the recycling bin and let the kids go for it. Our recycling boxes get raided on almost a daily basis. Before we put our cardboard boxes, empty containers or tin …