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Hunting for eggs

April 15, 2017 by zuzuart Leave a Comment

The boys enjoy the story “We’re Going on an Egg Hunt” by Laura Hughes (ISBN 978-1408870112) throughout the year but they have been particularly excited about it in the run up to Easter. This coupled, with a Lindt Bunny hunt the boys did at the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge, has inspired the boys to make their own clues and hunts at…

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Filed Under: books, bunnies, colours, Easter, paint, Spring, stories Tagged With: books, Colour mixing, Easter, Paint, Spring, stories

“Thanking the Moon” – an outdoor picnic inspired by this book by Grace Lin.

October 10, 2016 by zuzuart Leave a Comment

“Thanking the Moon” by Grace Lin (ISBN 978-0375861017) continues to be a favourite book, particularly for A who enjoys it any time of the year. The words are simple but the pictures are full of preparation and excitement as a family gather together to share in feasting and giving thanks to the Mid Autumn Moon….

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Filed Under: Autumn, books, bunnies, Celebrations, colours, Lanterns, Light, paint, stories Tagged With: books, Celebrations, Dark, Food, Lanterns, Light, stories

Building a puppet show stage from blocks

April 28, 2016 by zuzuart Leave a Comment

We recently purchased some beautiful wooden branch blocks and a beautiful stacking archway. The boys have used them for so many things – building racing tracks, knights’ arenas, fairy houses and seeing who could balance the most. The picture below is one of the most elaborate attempts. The blocks also became a stage, with some…

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Filed Under: bunnies, Puppets, Reenacting, Sculpture, stories, Theatre Tagged With: Puppets, stories

Colouring mixing bunnies

August 26, 2015 by zuzuart Leave a Comment

What better way to start our blog than with a book about mixing primary colours. Both S and A have adorable toy bunnies which live in their beds and are firm favourites at night time, so the book “White Rabbit’s Colour Book” by Alan Baker  (ISBN 1-85697-399-9) was an instant hit. We shared this book…

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Filed Under: books, bunnies, Colour mixing

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