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Bring nature to life for your little ones

The sun has finally arrived and so has our new Outdoor Explorer activity book! Over the past few, mostly rainy, months we’ve been investing a lot o...

A Relaxed Guide to Home Learning

The internet and social media are buzzing right now with excellent activity ideas for homeschooling and we really recommend you take advantage of f...

Free Fun for Feb Half Term

February half term is a toughie.  Unless you’ve got yourselves a nice chalet in the Alps and the kids booked into ski school, the week can seem lik...

Thoughtful Educational Gifts This Christmas

As my children get older it feels as if there’s zero time between birthday presents taking over our house and a new influx of toys come Christmas. ...

Too Much Extra-Curricular?

I'm an extra-curricular addict! Madness took hold over the summer and in order to 'get my kids busy' I signed them up for every club going. As I em...

Taking the Stress Out of the Eleven Plus

If you live in an 11+ area then you will know that it can be an incredibly stressful time preparing and supporting your child through the entrance ...

Great Travel Blogs for Parents

Handy List of Parent Travel Blogs The summer holidays are almost upon us and you’re probably looking ahead to those sun and ice-cream-soaked advent...

What is ‘school readiness?’

We hear that term a lot – is your child school-ready? As a parent of a child starting school in September, I’m suddenly looking at him in a new way...