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🚸 Are Our Kids Too Busy for Play? 🎭🎨

From early mornings at before-school care to evenings filled with music lessons 🎵 to sports ⚽ and tutoring 📚, kids today have packed schedules—but when do they get to just be kids?

📚 But in the rush to build their skills and futures, are we forgetting something vital?

🌟 Unstructured play isn’t just fun—it’s essential for creativity and confidence – it’s where creativity sparks, confidence grows, and real problem-solving happens. 💡🏃‍♂️

Let’s rethink the balance and bring back the magic of childhood! ✨🌿

👉 Discover why free play matters more than ever and how we can bring it back into our children’s lives.

Parent Educator and mum of four, Gen Muir shares four tips to help prepare your little one for the beginning of their school journey.   All around the country parents and kids are gearing up for the start of a… Continue Reading >

Do you ever feel the pressure to turn your child’s day into an adventure? You know the drill: You step into a toy store, and it’s as if you’ve walked into a wonderland of overpriced gadgets that promise to engage… Continue Reading >

As parents, we all want the best for our little ones, especially regarding their growth and development. Early childhood is a time of incredible growth and discovery, particularly for children under the age of three. Did you know that up… Continue Reading >

Parents constantly ask themselves what is best for their children. In the modern, competitive world, they want to see their children grow up and experience success and happiness. But how do we prepare our children for success? One answer is… Continue Reading >

Gross motor skills are important for your child’s overall development. These are skills that involve the movement and coordination of large muscles. These skills are important for your child’s daily activities like walking, standing, sitting upright, running and so on…. Continue Reading >

Toddlers lose all day long! They’re weaker, slower, shorter, less verbal, and clumsier than almost everybody they know. They just want to win a few! You can’t protect your child from all the losses he’ll suffer while he’s growing up…. Continue Reading >

Media kindly brought to you by Jellystone Designs   You’ve probably marvelled at babies’ and toddlers’ insatiable desire to touch, bite or otherwise interact with most things you put in front of them. It’s through these sensory explorations or ‘sensory… Continue Reading >

In our post-pandemic world, the well-being of our children has taken on even greater importance. As parents, we all want the very best for our kids. We want them to grow up happy, healthy and prepared to tackle life’s challenges… Continue Reading >

With holidays around the corner teachers everywhere are excited to breathe, relax and take a break. Reports are written, half of the year is gone and the second half is already planned out. It’s an exciting time. Holidays mean family… Continue Reading >