Believe it or not, in this era of computer games and toys with so many colorful buttons and artificial stimuli that leave almost no room at all for our children to interact with them in a plentiful or imaginative way, wooden toys are back and there are many children who are fascinated by them. Read More→
Why do you need to teach kids maths? Well math is everywhere, it’s inescapable, so you’d better prepare your child for the oncoming world of numbers that will hit them when they reach school. So how do you teach kids maths? You could charge right in and start writing numbers down, get them to recognize these numbers, then attempt to relate these numbers to other numbers. You may have to tie your kid up whilst doing it though, as their body will try to wander away, much the same as their mind will be doing. Read More→
I had a set of building blocks when I was a child. So did my sister and brother. So did the kids next door whose names I can’t remember. We had lots of free play and spent hours building forts, castles, jails and fabulous structures where our imaginations could run free. Our building blocks didn’t come with batteries. They made no noise. They didn’t have fancy letters or brands. They were quite simply, building blocks. Read More→