Category: Stories, Songs, Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies (Sweet Dreams)

M favourite chapter books to spin some wonderful tales are as follows (these are all real gems!): If your children are young and you find any of these in Op shops, eBay and bookstores, keep them in your treasure chest, they will be a gift one day! I do not know who enjoys the following books…

Classic Tales are wonderful gifts for children. Tell ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ to your child/ren this winter and then make porridge for breakfast! Place around three different sized bowls on your table and invite teddy bears. This game helps children to eat porridge! “Quick we better try some while the bears are taking their…

This is a wonderful humorous tale, while cooking porridge with your child remember to say “Stop, little pot, stop!” Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived alone with her mother in a small house near a big forest. They were poor and had nothing left to eat. One day the little…

Start a family tradition of ‘storytelling’; it is a precious gift for your children! First choose your family character, ours is ‘Bingo’ the dog, it could be ‘Fluffy’ the rabbit or ‘Arnold’ the Owl etc Start to tell a tale at bedtime, or other times of the day/week. Start a story and off you go…

This summer, take many opportunities to play boat rides on laps, holding hands and rowing down the stream together (what fun!). Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream!