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Archives for: October 2010

Not Sandwiches Again!

Permalink 31/10/10 09:35, by Tikal, Categories: Health, Food, Drink and Eating , Tags: eating, food, ideas, lunch, rolls

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If you are looking for inspiration to tempt your little ones at lunch time, here are a few ideas to make lunch time less boring!  Whether lunch is normally at home, or at nursery or school, there are lots of easy ways you can make lunch more exciting and… more »
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What to do with Used Baby Clothing

Permalink 30/10/10 07:07, by Tikal, Categories: Babies, Parenting , Tags: clothing, nearly new, sales, second hand, toys

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What do you do with all the baby clothes and equipment once your baby grows out of them? So often, babies grow so quickly that their clothes are hardly worn. If you are like most families, the clothes will clog up drawers and wardrobes and get mixed up… more »
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Investing in Play

Permalink 29/10/10 07:52, by Tikal, Categories: Learning Play, Child Development , Tags: after school clubs, key stages, play england, playgrounds

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A recent study commissioned by Play England suggests that there are huge benefits in children using playgrounds and attending after school clubs, with benefits far outweighing the cost to provide both facilities.  The research looked at studies published… more »
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Sound Games

Permalink 28/10/10 07:51, by Tikal, Categories: Toddlers, Learning Play , Tags: animals, games, phonetics, sounds, word games, words

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Toddlers may be too young to be able to play word games, but as soon as they start talking, you can play sound games based on word games that older children enjoy!  Here are some fun ideas:- I-Spy: Rather than playing I-Spy for words beginning with le… more »
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Use It or Lose It: Visit Your Library!

Permalink 27/10/10 08:02, by Tikal, Categories: Toddlers, Preschool Children, Days out , Tags: books, cafe, library, reading

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Local libraries offer a fabulous resource, but at a time of severe funding cuts, there's every danger that your local library may be targeted for closure.  When evaluating the value of local services, local authorities will look at how well utilised thei… more »
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Stay Informed with ToucanLearn

Permalink 26/10/10 07:01, by Tikal, Categories: ToucanLearn, Parenting, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Childminders and Childminding , Tags: childminder, daily diary, early years foundation stage, eyfs, feedback, progress, record, toucanlearn

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We've progressed a long way from the Victorian days when children were best kept our of sight and out of mind, but the sad truth is that modern living often means that your children spend more time with a childminder than they do with you. Are you kept… more »
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Soups for Children

Permalink 25/10/10 07:45, by Tikal, Categories: Health, Food, Drink and Eating , Tags: chowder, cooking, healthy eating, onion, soup, stock

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Soups make for a nutritional and filling meal for adults and children and a good home made soup is easy and quick to make.  You can use the same basic steps to make almost any soup, here are those steps:- Dice your main ingredients Precook the ingred… more »
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Adopt A Word!

Permalink 24/10/10 07:26, by Tikal, Categories: Toddlers, Learning Play, Preschool Children , Tags: adopt a word, communication, i can, speech, words

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You can adopt a word; own a piece of our language for a whole year. Parents, grandparents, celebrities and people from all walks of life have chosen to adopt a word in order to support the charity I CAN the children’s communication charity. Some cele… more »
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Parliamentary Nursery White Elephant!

Permalink 23/10/10 07:39, by Tikal, Categories: Parenting , Tags: child care, commons nursery, house of commons, mp

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The House of Commons nursery is the most expensive in the country and should be opened to local families according to a Labour MP.  Only one child has enrolled allegedly and the nursery has cost over £500,000 to refurbish and set up the facility.  Contro… more »
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Communication Problems

Permalink 22/10/10 06:35, by Tikal, Categories: Toddlers, Learning Play, Preschool Children, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Childminders and Childminding , Tags: activities, communication, i can, interaction, listening, talking

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Research suggests that of all the children in reception classes in UK schools, nearly half of them have poor language skills. This is an astounding figure and Early Years Practitioners are doing so much to attempt to help those children with their langua… more »
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Tell Us A Story!

Permalink 21/10/10 06:30, by Tikal, Categories: Learning Play, Parenting , Tags: books, characters, fun, learning, reading, stories, story, voices, words

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There are lots of ways to liven up story time, both for you and your little one!  Try some of these tips! Do the voices!  You may think you sound silly, but children LOVE it when you do the funny voices for different characters in the story you are re… more »
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Moon Walking!

Permalink 20/10/10 06:43, by Tikal, Categories: Child Development , Tags: alexander bell, buzz lightyear, celebrity, children, dalek, dr who, history, knowledge, mona lisa, moon, toy story, wallchart, world events

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It has been suggested in recent research that one in every five children in the UK thinks that the spaceman from the Toy Story films, Buzz Lightyear, was the first person to ever get to the moon and walk on it! The study revealed in fact that twice as… more »
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Let's Go Driving!

Permalink 19/10/10 06:23, by Tikal, Categories: Toddlers, Learning Play, Child Development , Tags: brands hatch, control, dexterity, driving, rory the racing car, skills, spacial awareness, speed

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An interesting study was carried out by the makers of "Rory The Racing Car" children's programme to find out whether girls or boys are naturally the better driviers.  Over 70 children from local nurseries traveled to Brands Hatch to take the the wheel an… more »
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Equal Weighting in EYFS areas may change!

Permalink 18/10/10 06:27, by Tikal, Categories: Learning Play, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Childminders and Childminding , Tags: areas of learning, changes, eyfs, talking, weighting

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It has been suggested by Jean Gross, Communications expert and adviser to the EYFS Review, that the equal weighting given to the areas of the EYFS may do better if it were changed. Currently the six areas of learning and development are given equal weigh… more »
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Waking In The Night

Permalink 16/10/10 07:06, by Tikal, Categories: Parenting, Health , Tags: nightlight, nightmares, sleep, tiredness, waking in the night

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Why do children who have slept well for months or even years, suddenly start waking in the night?  There are many reasons why this could happen and many things you can do to help them. How to avoid waking in the night:Wear them out!  It works for m… more »
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Hi! I'm Tikal the Toucan, the mascot for ToucanLearn. Follow my blog to find out interesting things relating to babies, toddlers and preschool children!

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