Tag: children
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Elderflower season is here once again and the eldest and I are kicking off our elderflower cordial production line!
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Danny Daycare
This isn't how I behave when I'm out cycling with one of our little 'uns in tow. But sometimes, just sometimes, when I see a solid-looking jump...
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Oranges and Lemons
Our eldest sings a classic song.
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Our youngest, aged 2, may have just came up with his first joke.
Yellow duck: Quack quack quack. Quack quack quack quack.
Blue duck: Shut up. I hate quacking. -
TRRTL - Logo on Coffee
TRRTL.COM: CoffeeScript-powered Logo-like turtle graphics. On the Web.
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How did our parents cope with just I-spy and 99 green bottles on -hour journeys? This is definitely the way to hypnotise kids in the car! -
If your kid stops believing in Santa this year...
by Imgur **********************************
"In our family, we have a special way of transitioning the kids from receiving from Santa, to becoming a Santa. This way, the Santa construct is not a lie that gets discovered, but an unfolding series of good deeds and Christmas spirit.
When they are 6 or 7, whenever you see that dawning suspicion … -
Poly Parents Evening
Ruth, JTA and Dan went to a school parents' evening as a trio. And everything was fine.
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This teacher had to tell her deaf students that people can hear farts. Their reaction was hilarious.
Anna Trupiano is a first-grade teacher at a school that serves deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students from birth through eighth grade.
In addition to teaching the usual subjects, Trupiano is charged with helping her students thrive in a society that doesn’t do enough to cater to the needs of the hard-of-hearing.
Recently, Trupiano had to teach her … -
Stranger Danger: Still the right message for children?
Many parents remember the "Stranger Danger" message given to children during the 1970s and 80s. Government videos warned children not to talk to people they didn't know. But a new message is being trialled in the UK, which its creators think is better at keeping children safe.
"I tried to get the [old] Stranger … -
Linda Liukas, Hello Ruby and the magic of coding
Linda Liukas's best-selling Hello Ruby books teach children that computers are fun and coding can be a magical experience.
BBC News
See the original article to watch a great video interview with Linda Liukas. Linda is the founder of Rails Girls and author of a number of books encouraging children to learn computer programming (which … -
Oat the Goat
Oat the Goat (oatthegoat.co.nz) Oh my Goat! We just finished reading this awesome pick-a-path story that helps children learn the power of kindness. Have a go… #OatTheGoat
Oat the Goat
Discovered this fun interactive storybook; it tells the tale of a goat called Oat who endeavours to climb a mountain (making friends along the … -
AC/DC's littlest fan?
1¾ year-old is Thunderstruck.
Also available on YouTube. -
Bonky bonk bonk!
Bonk! Bonky bonky bonk bonk.
Also available on YouTube. -
The Better Bundo Book
Dan reads A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo to a four year-old as a vehicle to talking about difference, diversity, and discrimination.