Play area do’s and don’ts
Whether your child’s play area is part of their bedroom, your living area or a separate room, it’s likely to be one of the most well-used areas of your home! This also means that it’s probably one of the areas that need tidying and sorting most often. There are so many great ideas on play ...
Camping with Groovy Adventurers
We are off on another camping trip over the long weekend and the preparations and packing have begun! Camping with little ones can seem like a daunting task, but it really can be loads of fun. If you are unsure about packing up your family and driving off into the sunset, why not try camping ...
Book Corner Fun!
Have you considered creating a Book Corner for your Groovy Adventurer? We all know how important reading is for our precious little ones, but is there a special place in their room/playroom or your living area for their books? A book corner can be created in a very small space with just a little creativity! ...
Happy Friendship Day, everyone!
Next week Tuesday (30 July) is the International Day of Friendship! We found a lovely project for little friends to create together, check out http://www.crayonfreckles.com/2011/11/days-of-creation-sensory-activities.html?m=1 for some detailed instructions. The activity is a lovely sensory bin that your little groovy adventurers can create themselves and at the same time it tells the Creation story. Using ...
How to pick the right playschool for your Groovy Adventurer
*How do you know which school will be a good fit?* While it may be tempting to send your groovy adventurer to the same school at the same time as his closest friends, (or the children of your closest friends!) it is vital to choose a playschool best suited to his temperament and developmental stage. ...
Groovy Lunchbox Surprises for the new term!
Some days it seems as though I am making snacks and meals every 5 minutes….and that’s because I am! With 2 growing boys, a snack-all-day mom and a “yes please!” dad a lot of our day is spent in and around the kitchen when we are at home. Being holidays, and seen as we have ...
A Holiday “Bucket List” for Kids
We made a holiday “bucket list” for these winter holidays so that we could think about what we wanted to do, let everyone have a chance to add an activity (or five!) and then see what the weather would allow and which friends could join in when! Recently a friend told me about a ...
Winning the Socks and Shoes Battle
If your little one is anything like my little Shiloh, then keeping warm this winter can be a test of patience at times! Shiloh would fit well on a nudist colony for sure and she definitely has a warped sense of temperature because when I am freezing, she seems hot?! It feels like every time ...
Wait, Watch and Wonder
If you have ever sat back, as I am sure most of you have, and watched your little Groovy Adventurers playing, haven’t you been awed by just how amazing their play is, even from such a young age. I just love watching children’s play skills mature and develop. It gives me such a kick to ...
Happy Father’s Day!
I grew up in a small household, my mom raised me as a single parent so she was my mom, my dad, my aunt, uncle, granny and grandpa! She must have been very good at this because I didn’t seem to miss having extra family members or seem to realise something was missing! Now however ...
Let’s be silly!
After hearing Carly chat on *567 Cape Talk AM radio* this morning, we thought this activity might be a nice way of playing with everyday, household items. As moms, dads, grannies, grandpas etc. we would pay anything to help grow and nurture our Groovy Adventurers. Sometimes people go to extreme lengths spending thousands of rands ...
Happy World Play Day
Carly and I made a *Play Date* for our 4 Groovy Adventurers…an ACTUAL play date! There were no computers, no cell phones, no iPads, no talk of what needs to be done or what work we still need to complete to meet our deadlines! We just PLAYED:) Sometimes we played with and other times we ...
