Category: Pre-School (3-5)

  • Ipad Apps for Kids: Magic Ink Books

    I stumbled across this app, Magic Ink:  Tinkerbell and Friends,  the other night and I think it’s great. Kids have the opportunity to either read the story themselves or have it read to them. But this is where the magic begins, with a simple swipe of your finger you go from this….. To this, revealing…

  • It was only a matter of time…

    I haven’t stopped scratching my head since we found our first case of lice/nits in our house! I bet you’re scratching now just at the mere mention of the little buggers! I probably shouldn’t have told her I could hear them screaming followed by sound effects!

  • Driving with undue care and attention…

    As an IT consultant I’ve done a lot of driving over the last 12 years and I suffer from a bit of road rage from time to time.  Sadly, the majority of bad manoeuvres I see are from woman;  I can see them having full on conversations with their kids in the review mirror, turning…

  • Don’t tell your mum….

    On the face of it this is a pretty harmless statement.  My husband often says this to our daughter when he’s taken her for a cheeky McDonalds, given her ice-cream before dinner or sloped off for a sneaky pint at the pub.  I’ve also been know to say ‘don’t tell your father’ if I’ve bought…

  • I never win anything *stamps my feet*

    How little did I know? Happiest Place in the World Earlier in the week we were at an event hosted by VisitDenmark, encouraging tourism to Denmark.  To be honest, I’ve been to Copenhagen years ago and it wouldn’t take a lot to get me to go back.  It’s full of happy gorgeous people who know…