Here you will find all of my five minute posts on tips, tricks and advice, from things I’ve learned along the way.

From topics such as how to encourage water safe play to how to make baking or crafting quick and easy (and slightly less messy!More time to drink mulled wine and crack into the tin of Roses we had bought to save for Christmas Day. So this year my way is fun, easy, and educational (I mean that’s what Christmas is all about right, education? When my baby boy was born I felt completely and utterly overwhelmed (like MANY Mums) and I couldn’t even summon the energy to brush my teeth, let alone the loo. Then after a while he wanted to join them up himself and took the pen so we got some pen grip/fine motor skills practise in too.

So when you posted up the photo of you sharing the scan photo I did what I always do when I hear good news like that, and welled up with joy. It’s filled with ideas to keep toddlers and pre-schoolers busy, to introduce some quick and fun ways to start introducing letters and numbers into play and has a tab system to let you know which key skill each activity is focusing on to support your child’s development.

This is a very simple game for number recognition that I used to play with the kids I taught at nursery years ago.