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Thanks giving is on Thursday the 28th if November this year. I’m going to make my Nanny children a thanksgiving feast. Does England even sell pumpkin pie? We do baking Thursdays so I might check out a recipe for us to make. I’m not American but I’ve always loved the friends episodes of Thanksgiving. I […]

There really is more to books than reading with this next blog. While speaking at the Childcare Expo in Coventry last month, I met so many wonderful people. Chico is a cheeky dog who goes on adventures on a narrow boat and his owner, Janet Roberts has shared them all in her books. I “interviewed” […]

This weekend, I went to the National Gallery. I’d really encourage you to take your children to an art gallery and let them lead the way. Let them be curious and find the paintings that they are most interested in. The most wonderful thing is the the stories they can make up from looking at […]

Guy FawkesYou wouldn’t want to be Guy Fawkes by Fiona MacDonald and David Amtram (photo credit: Amazon.co.uk) For our older learners, I love these sets of books, it’s like a colourful version of Horrible Histories. And that says singed as in burnt by fire, instead of singed, la la la (as it’s not a word) […]

Witches Pongwiffy books by Kaye Umansky (photo credit: amazon.co.uk) Pongwiffy was one of my favourite book series when I was in lower key stage two. I even made a fancy dress outfit, entirely by myself for a dress up day. I won an award for it. It was probably the only non-bought outfit. I probably […]

I love books. You know that already about me! And some children need a little encouragement to love books. One thing I know for sure; is if they are in the book, they love it more. So today I will take you on a little tour of books that I have actually bought and personalised. […]

I finally went to see the new Lion King. At first, it was slow and felt more like a wildlife documentary (which I do love, but there’s a time and a place) What I loved about the movie was the introduction of so many more African Animals, and how it showed children how they move, […]

Welcome to my regular readers and to anyone who has come here because of the workshop at the Childcare Expo! This blog will take you in a tour of the content from the workshop! Drama The kiss that missed by David Melling Using puppets or little soft toy animals or even just props really brings […]

As it was Roald Dahl day last Friday, I thought it was only fitting to share my favourite Roald Dahl books and share activities that I’ve done with children over time. Matilda This is my favourite book and film of all time. And the musical is also awesome. (The songs so resonate with me) Obviously […]

I’m not actually vegan, but with more and more of my beautiful friends turning vegan, I do support them when we are together by eating vegan or even cooking vegan when they come to visit. In my personal life, I do eat meat at work or out at restaurants but when cooking for myself, I […]