Toddle Babes

Chatting, copying and your 2 year old

At each stage in a child’s development, your role as a parent changes. The support, encouragement and type of interaction your child needs from you is constantly adapting as he grows. Things that were important at 1 may loose significance when he...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2013 6:10 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Parenting, My Emotions & Behaviour, My Relationships

Snowy days Activities

Things to do with your toddlers on snowy days. This article includes activities to do indoors and out! Make a Snowstorm in a jar Make a paper plate snowman Make a snow day book Mix food colouring and water and put into squirty bottles, spray pictures...

Published Thu, Jan 03 2013 8:39 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Creative Activities, BizzyBabes Activities, snow activities

Making the joy of Christmas last

After the excitement of unwrapping all those gifts on Christmas morning, how can you make the thrill of all those new items last? This article explores the different ways in which you can organise your child’s toys so that they never get bored of...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2013 8:36 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Special Events, Organisation Tips and Ideas, how to organise your kids toys and gifts so that they get the most out of them.

15 Uses for Wrapping Paper scraps

Do you have a stash of leftover bits from wrapping paper? Don’t like to throw them out but have no idea what to do with them? In this article we have some fabulous ideas to help you make use of leftover scraps of paper after Christmas.Here are some...

Published Wed, Dec 26 2012 11:34 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Homemade Gift Ideas, Creative Activities, reuse warpping paper, using scrap paper, using wrapping paper scraps

Fruit Cocktail Christmas Cake

Now this one really is made for an emergency at Christmas – when all your guests have gobbled up the other cakes and biscuits. You may also prefer this as it has a much lighter texture than a traditional Christmas Cake.Ingredients: 2 cups of flour...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 3:01 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Special Events, Yummy Mummy Recipes and Food Advice

The meaning of Christmas…

Ever wondered what all the decorations mean and why we use them to decorate our homes at Christmas? Here are some of the more common symbols of Christmas and why they are used… Star: A heavenly signs of prophecy fulfilled long, long ago. From the...

Published Fri, Dec 07 2012 3:36 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Special Events

Create a poster All About Me

This is a great way for you to help your child to celebrate themselves. With a few simple materials you can create a lovely visual reminder for your child to encourage a healthy self esteem. It would be especially nice to do this at least annually and...

Published Fri, Nov 09 2012 3:42 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: My Emotions & Behaviour, See me Grow

Writing and toddlers

Help your child to learn the significance of writing. What it represents and means. Writing is a series of symbols. Children are able to memorise and recognise letters as they do with pictures and objects. There are many ways in which this can be made...

Published Wed, Nov 07 2012 6:21 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Talking and Reading, teaching toddlers about writing, Communication Language and literacy

Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake

Nursery Rhymes series Part 4: We have decided to do a series of activity and crafts articles to help you and your toddler make the most of the Nursery Rhymes we all know and love. Here we are looking at Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake. “Pat-a-cake, pat-a...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:17 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Talking and Reading, Creative Activities, baking theme crafts, pat a cake activities

Creating a solid early Literacy foundation for ages 4+

Have you been wondering how to create or provide the opportunity for literacy development? Do you know that there are really simple and effective ways to do this in your own home? This article gives you tips and ideas which will enable you to do this...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 8:59 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: reading with kids, early literacy, Talking and Reading, helping children to read

Reindeer Food

Are you tired of the usual carrot left for the reindeer? Tired of answering the “Do the reindeer come inside to eat the carrots?” question. The “why do we only leave one or two carrots when there are so many reindeer?” Well this...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 4:58 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Special Events, BizzyBabes Activities

Family Christmas Traditions

A friend recently had a facebook status asking for ideas about starting Christmas traditions with her 2 year old son. So I literally spewed all my family traditions into her post and then thought that it was a good idea to write them in a post for all...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 4:48 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Special Events, Parenting, christmas traditions for kids

Moving to a new house with children

Read here to find out how to move home successfully with toddlers, how to prepare them for the move and getting them to help.Moving is a stressful experience for all family members. Children can show this stress in a variety of ways. This article deals...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 11:57 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: My Emotions & Behaviour, making moving easier with pre schoolers, See me Grow, toddlers coping with change

Teaching a Child to Read at an Early Age

By: ChildrenLearningReading.com Did you know that 38% of grade four students have reading abilities below the lowest basic level as determined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)? The NAEP is the only ongoing survey of what students...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 1:20 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Talking and Reading

Make a Boat

Here’s how to make a cute and easy boat for all your little sailors. What you’ll need: Small milk or juice carton- the cardboard sort Popsicle/lolly stick Paint Paint brush Stickers Tape (we used coloured electrical tape) Construction paper...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 4:46 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Creative Activities, make a boat

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