I must admit I am not a breakfast eater. I know, I know, it’s the most important meal of the day, but in the midst of the morning rush, I often simply forget to have breakfast.   Breakfast in our … Continue reading →

For the last few years I have been green with envy.  Envious of the United States who seem to get all the AMAZING stores!  Finally Williams Sonoma has opened shop HERE IN AUSTRALIA!   So Why Australia?  Their first stores … Continue reading →

I have written a lot about meal planning.  It is the single biggest saver of money, time and sanity in our house.  So as I update our latest Meal Planning template I thought it might be worth establishing a single … Continue reading →

Although I run a blog and work online I am not the most tech savvy mumma.  I can navigate a website, pump out a blog post but do not ask me how to get skylanders working on the x-box or … Continue reading →

Ok Tot School peeps, here it is an “Eater – Bunny Lacing” card.   Lacing (or threading) encourages pincer grip, finger control and hand eye coordination, all of which are essential pre-school and school skills.   There are many ways … Continue reading →

The next activity in our Easter “Tot School” is sequencing according to size.  Although size is generally a maths concept, sequencing itself is a cross curricular skill required in Maths, English, Science and History.  When you are teaching this activity … Continue reading →

An often over looked, but perhaps one of the most important “educational” skills children acquire is patterning. Learning how to recognise, create and extend patterns is not only an integral maths skill but helps your child acquire language, process words … Continue reading →

Over the coming weeks our “Tot School” will have an Easter theme.   The first activity I have created is a “Cute Chick Counting”    My Pigeon Pair – Cute Chick Counting Simply Download Print Cut each card Laminate and … Continue reading →

So how did you go with Tot school lesson 1?  Today it is all about learning the difference between letters and numbers.  This lesson will require some assistance for children under 3 and a little prctice for older children but … Continue reading →

Welcome to Tot School.  Each week I hope to provide you with some lesson inspiration! The popularity of Tot School has kind of hit me by surprise and yesterday we spent the morning at the beach and afternoon at Zumba … Continue reading →