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African animals continued

My kids have really been enjoying our African animal theme so we have continued a bit longer than I had initially planned. All of our discussions about which animals are carnivores and which are herbivores seemed to naturally lead us … Continue reading

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Stick man Oh Stick man we love you

Yes we love the Julia Donaldson books in our house and Stick Man is currently my son’s favourite.  And yes a favourite book means an excuse to do some “activities” around the book.  We have already done some crafty type … Continue reading

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One Christmas Night painting

One of our favourite Christmas books to read is One Christmas Night by Christina Butler.  The kids love little hedgehog and her friends and I like the fact that the story is about giving and friendship.  The graphics in the … Continue reading

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Stick Man activities

We love reading Stick Man by Julia Donaldson.  It is definitely one of my kids top 10 favourite books.  We read it all year round but I do have to admit I love reading it in the build up to … Continue reading

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Making a My body Lapbook

Pink has never been that interested in learning about bodies or anything related but a few months ago we bought this lovely book  Usborne Flip-Flap Body Book (affiliate link)      She loves it, she often just sits on the couch … Continue reading

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