My daughter T is musically inclined. Maybe she got it from her dad or it's maybe because of the Kindermusik classes that she attended for almost seven years... two of which I was her teacher, ahem! Starting when she was just four, we would come home to her playing music on her harmonica, glockenspiel, dulcimer and recorder (all instruments from Kindermusik), including the … [Read more...]
Let’s Raise Readers Together – An Invitation to Work With Us
If you've been following us for a while, then you already know how much Mariel and I believe in the power of reading to our children from Day One. In fact, it is from this belief that The Learning Basket Shop was born. An online bookshop with children's books only by the best authors and illustrators, we offer pre-loved and new books at affordable prices to help you build … [Read more...]
5 Ways We’re Battling Entitlement In Our Children
My Facebook feed was recently awash with links to articles about entitlement in children, such as this one by We Are That Family. Based on such articles, it seems that a lot of children these days have the “I want”, “Give me” or “Buy me” mentality that concerned parents must address. Contentment, where art thou? Whether the assertion is true or not, the thought scared me … [Read more...]
7 Toys Worth Keeping This Year and Beyond
The end of the year is always a difficult time for me... only because my bad housekeeping always catches up with me during the time! The biggest source of my stress are, you guessed it, my kids' toys, toys, toys. Come November, I just want to curl up in a ball, close my eyes and wish for a magic genie to do the cleaning for me. Space is precious, no matter how big or small … [Read more...]
A farm-themed children’s party at a real farm
Our children's parties are always simple and intimate (even the supposedly "big" 7th birthday of our eldest) and have the same guest list year in, year out - their cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. (Click here for what I mean by simple, intimate children's birthday parties.) For Little Sir's recent birthday, I convinced my husband to abandon our usual backyard … [Read more...]
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