Join us for our daily walk. Most days I head out of the house with Immy for a walk around our neighbourhood block. It is just one square suburban block but when walking with a sixteen month old child it can take quite a while. Especially with all of her rituals, none of which can […]
Dramatic Play: The Story of a Cardboard Box
The Story of a Cardboard Box The story begins. A doorway…it opens…it shuts… A window… Another window… Or maybe a peephole…or a letterbox… The story continues in the imagination and play of a little girl. Young children are easily enthralled by the limitless potential of a simple cardboard box but why is this type of […]
‘Reading’ with Toddlers
We are reading…catalogues…junk mail… and magazines! Immy loves books. She will sit and peruse their pages all by herself. She will accost visitors with her current favourite read and a sweet smile so that they will read to her (not once but at least five times!) She will not miss her books in Mum and […]
The Simple Things: How Toddlers Learn About the World
It finally rained! We have been waiting for rain for quite some time. I can’t remember it raining for about 4 months now – which is a long time in the life of a little person. So this past week it finally rained and Immy loved it. She is just the right height to peek […]
The Simple Things – Part 1
Too often we forget that the simplest things can cause great excitement and joy for young children. Like baking paper… late yesterday afternoon I was talking on the phone to a friend when Immy started raiding the kitchen drawers. She has a drawer of her own, full of utensils and mini pots and pans and […]
