Lunar New Year Activities

Friday marked the start of the Lunar New Year celebrations. I always try to show Luna lots of different cultures and traditions, even if she doesn’t fully understand. The best way we do this is through play. So I set up a couple activities for this. Lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year is…

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

On Saturday, we thought we would add a bit more colour back into our play. I quickly set up this bird themed sensory puzzle hunt in our IKEA flisat table I used feathers and hide the puzzle pieces inside. We then stacked our Lanka Kade bird figures and matched them to some flashcards. We paired…

THE BIG GARDEN BIRD WATCH

Last weekend was the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch. Luna and I had been preparing all week to spot some birds while learning about them too. I set up this sensory tray for her using our Lanka Kade bird toys, our magnifying glass and a printable bird sheet to help us determine what birds we…

Baby Loves: Earth

By Jennifer Eckford, Illustrated by Teresa Bellon Published By: Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublication Date: 4th August 2020 I was given an eARC of this board book in return for an honest review, thanks to the publisher and NetGalley.  Both me and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a great…

A Strangely Wrapped Gift review

By Emily JuniperPublished by Central Avenue Publishing I was given the opportunity to read this collection of poems in return for an honest review, thanks to Central Avenue Publishing on NetGalley. A Strangely Wrapped Gift is a collection of poems, mainly in the Instapoet short form, that is broken into 5 categories: Summer, Autumn, Winter,…

Nineteen review

By: Mackenzie CampbellPublished by: Central Avenue Publishing I received an eARC of this book from Central Avenue Publishing on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I have yet to read any of this author's other work, like ‘2am Thoughts’, but I know how highly recommended it is. Therefore when I saw this book on NetGalley…

David Bowie (Little People, Big Dreams)

By Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraPublished by Quarto Publishing Group This was my first time reading one of the Little People, Big Dreams collection. I’ve seen and heard so many good things about these books, so when I saw this one on Net Gallery I knew I had to request it straight away. I am very…