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Home Play Ideas For 2-Year-Olds

Posted on March 29, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Being stuck at home with a 2-year-old can be tough at times but you really can’t go out every single day and it is good for children to learn that home can be a fun place too, it is good to allow them to learn and play on their own and it is important for you to be at home to get jobs done. It is also crucial for them to learn from you and play with you too so, I am going to share with you some of the play ideas we do at home with our 2-year-old which is a mix of both independent and assisted play.

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13 Things To Help Your Mental Health During The Isolation Period

Posted on March 26, 2020May 7, 2025 by Emma Reed

Ok, so we are now into day… I have no idea! The days have run away with me, I can’t remember what it’s like to talk to other adults and my kids are feral!! I cannot take it much more… Oh, crap, I have to though don’t I? I have weeks of this so I need to carry on, I need to focus and I need to ignore my mind that is slowly starting to scream from being stuck in isolation. I mean, that’s natural, isn’t it?

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How To Make Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

Posted on March 25, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

When it comes to home learning, having fun always works the best for us and if I can find an activity that can be done by both a 6 year old and a 2 year old then it is a winner in my book! Today we decided that the theme for our homeschooling session would be dinosaur focused and fossils sprung to mind. It’s one thing trying to explain to a child what a fossil is but it is quite another being able to show them (in a way). This is such a quick and simple activity and if I can do it (and get it right!) anyone can. Here is how to make salt dough dinosaur fossils…

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Make This Summer A Summer Of Family Adventure

Posted on March 25, 2020October 15, 2024 by Emma Reed

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We might be in coronavirus lockdown mode right now, but it’s not as if life is going to be this way forever. Indeed, we’re living an abnormal existence now so that we can live normally again in the future. So instead of becoming all doom and gloom about the current state of the world while you’re trapped indoors, think ahead to the summer, when you’ll be able to have fun again. After weeks spent inside, you’ll be excited to have as many adventures as possible! Below, we take a look at a few tips that’ll help you to have a family summer full of adventure to remember.

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15 Perfectly Positive Things To Do Whilst In Isolation

Posted on March 21, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

With so much worry and anxiety from the billions of posts, articles, fake news, images and confusing information that is flying around online right now I want to focus on the positive. I mean, we cannot control what is happening right now out in the real world BUT we can control how we use this time. You will never get time like this again so use it to your advantage. Forget about what’s going on around the world and channel your energy into enjoying something. I have 15 positive things to do whilst in isolation to give you a little inspiration and to help change your current mindset.

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The Best Homeschool Online Resources

Posted on March 20, 2020December 2, 2024 by Emma Reed

I thought I would compile a quick and easy click list of the best homeschool online resources for you to refer to during the period that we will be teaching our children from home:

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Ideas For Setting Up Your House For Homeschooling

Posted on March 19, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

With schools shutting due to Coronavirus parents are now facing the prospect of becoming their children’s educators and as the majority of us have no idea how to go about this there is a lot of anxiety flying around– me included! But because I don’t deal well with stressful situations my mind goes into an ‘I must be pro-active’ mode and organising things in my life really helps to settle my worries which is precisely how my house has ended up looking like a homeschool within one morning!! I am no expert, I am an ordinary parent like you but by taking the basics into mind

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