Toddle Babes

Easter Crowns

You’ve heard of Easter Bonnets…well here is a fun and fresh alternative. Using card and a little glue and celotape, you could soon be the best dressed at your Easter parade. Age group: 5 years + (younger with lots of adult help) What you need...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 9:56 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, Creativity & Self-expression, Easter crafts, Easter bonnet

Easter Booklets

Easter time means holidays and lots of long days to keep the little ones occupied at home. We have spent some time creating the following 3 booklets which are downloadable free of charge through the following links. Easter recipe download Easter crafts...

Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 9:52 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, easter games, easter recipes, Easter crafts, easter downloads

Dyeing Eggs

Here are some handy hints and tips for dyeing eggs What you need: For each colour of dye desired: 175 ml (3/4 cup) HOT tap water (not boiling water) 5 ml (1 tsp) vinegar 1 ml (1/4 tsp) food colouring – or more depending on the intensity desired...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 9:53 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, easter decorations

St Patrick’s Day for Kids

St Patrick’s Day can be lots of fun for your toddler. Make the most of the rainbow, pot of gold and shamrock images to create some festive decorations and cakes. Saint Patrick’s Day Lá Fhéile Pádraig is an annual holiday celebrated on 17 March...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 7:39 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, Creativity & Self-expression, Yummy Recipes, St Patrick's Day, shamrock crafts

Shamrock decorations

Quick and easy shamrock decorations for St Patrick’s day. Shamrock candle You will need: An empty toilet or kitchen roll (one per child) White paint or paper Yellow paper green paper cut into shamrock shapes or shamrock stickers glue scissor What...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 7:36 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Our World, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, shamrock crafts, St Patrick's day cards, St Patrick's day crafts

Rainbow crafts

Toddler friendly rainbow themed activities to use for weather projects or as St Patrick’s day activities Rainbow streamers You will need: A paper plate per child paper strips (party crepe ribbon works well) or wide ribbons in rainbow colours staples...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 7:34 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Our World, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, St patrick, rainbow ideas

St Patrick’s Day goodies

Rainbows are a great way to teach colours, to reinforce the story of Noah’s ark , to learn about weather or to enjoy around St Patrick’s Day. Here are some rainbow foods for you and your pre schooler to make together. Rainbow jelly What you...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 7:32 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Our World, Special Events, Yummy Recipes, st patrick's day food

Making wrapping paper

Need wrapping paper in a hurry? Here’s how to use paper and paints to make your own unique wrapping paper perfect for any occasion! Age group: 18 months+ What you need: Large sheet of coloured paper (white is fine too, coloured just looks more cheerful...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 12:42 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, Creativity & Self-expression, wrapping paper ideas

Stay at Home Parents

If you are a stay at home parent and spend all day caring for your baby, the days can seem very long and often frustrating for you. There are lots of things you can do to use the time productively and feel like you have accomplished something with your...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 12:49 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: General Info, things to do with baby#, stay at home ideas

St David’s Day- March 1st

Saint David’s Day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. In remembrance of the death of Saint David on that day in 589, March 1st was chosen , and has been celebrated by followers since then....

Published Sun, Feb 28 2010 6:15 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Our World, Special Events

Recommended Books for under 4’s

To give you a hint about what books are available for toddlers, I have searched through recommended lists and asked some mums for their toddlers favourites. This is what we came up with: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson Pants and More Pants by Giles Andreae...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 6:50 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, General Info, Stories, nursery rhymes and music, books for kids, reading lists for toddlers

The Great British Buggy Push-1st June

Parents urged to march for road safety Brake, the national road safety charity, is calling for families across the UK to run a sponsored buggy push on Tuesday 1st June – International Children’s day – to raise awareness about the 2,807 number of children...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 8:55 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Our World, Special Events, Guest Authors, child safety, road safety

Is She Tired?

Your angelic child is suddenly irritable, overactive or demanding. You’ve checked and she’s not hungry, cold/hot, bored or wearing a soiled nappy. So what could it be? Chances are she’s overtired. Small children show that they are tired through...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 2:07 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: General Info, Child Development, is your baby tired?, baby sleeping, sleep requirements, sleep cues

7 Reasons to Read

In modern times, with the invention of television, DVDs, games consoles, computers and other visual media, books have taken a less prominant role in our lives. So why is it still necessary to read with children? Take a look at these reasons for reading...

Published Sun, Feb 21 2010 1:21 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Child Development, Communication, tips for reading with toddlers, reading with kids

How to Encourage Reading in Children

How do you know what types of books to choose for your baby or toddler? What can you do to encourage and foster a love of reading? What should you be looking for? Following these suggestions can help when choosing appropriate books for your child. Try...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 1:16 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Food for Thought, General Info, Communication, early reading with babies and toddlers, tips for reading with toddlers, reading with kids

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