Grandparents' Day is on 9th September 2007. We have lots of ideas to help your children to make their grandparents' day special, including crafts, coloring pages and printables!
"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children."Alex Haley
Grandparents Day at Activity Village
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Yoga for Kids
We enjoyed this video on Yoga for Kids - hope you do too. Please remember not to let your kids browse video hosting websites unsupervised.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Movie reviews
If you are ever unsure whether you should let your children watch the latest film at the cinema or on rental, then check out this website:
Kids-In-Mind: Movie Ratings That Actually Work
It includes amazingly detailed reviews of many films, rating them for sex and nudity, violence and gore and profanity. (Check out the Ratings FAQ for detailed explanations of how these are assessed.) This can then help you determine whether the film is suitable for your children to watch. A very useful resource.
Kids-In-Mind: Movie Ratings That Actually Work
It includes amazingly detailed reviews of many films, rating them for sex and nudity, violence and gore and profanity. (Check out the Ratings FAQ for detailed explanations of how these are assessed.) This can then help you determine whether the film is suitable for your children to watch. A very useful resource.
On-line drawing lessons
We just came across these wonderful on-line drawing videos by the well-known author and artist, Jan Brett. They are very detailed and may provide great inspiration for an older child. My 9 year old especially loved the Dolphin video.
Jan Brett's videos
Jan Brett's videos
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Beanbag Games And Activities - fun ideas!
We have compiled a collection of ideas for keeping the kids busy with beanbags - from make your own games to tests of skill and challenges. Brilliant for a bored afternoon!
Monday, August 6, 2007
Fuzzy penguin craft
This is more of a winter craft, I suppose, but they are so cute we are definitely going to have a go making some of these tomorrow!
Fuzzy Penguins
Fuzzy Penguins
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Fisher-Price recalls Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer toys
From The Telegraph this morning:
Toymaker Fisher-Price is recalling nearly a million products because of concerns their paint contains too much lead.
Sesame Street's Big Bird and Dora the Explorer
Mattel Inc, which owns Fisher-Price, said 83 types of toy were affected, including figurines of Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Dora the Explorer.
The recall relates to 967,000 Chinese-made toys which have been on sale in the US since May. Some of the products may also have found their way to Britain.
Read the rest of this article here
Toymaker Fisher-Price is recalling nearly a million products because of concerns their paint contains too much lead.
Sesame Street's Big Bird and Dora the Explorer
Mattel Inc, which owns Fisher-Price, said 83 types of toy were affected, including figurines of Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Dora the Explorer.
The recall relates to 967,000 Chinese-made toys which have been on sale in the US since May. Some of the products may also have found their way to Britain.
Read the rest of this article here
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