Each year we make a poetry box for the boys’ birthdays. A recently turned 6 and had a bunny themed birthday. Here is the bunny poetry box we made him. A link to how we created them can be found here.
Hunting for eggs
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…
“Thanking the Moon” – an outdoor picnic inspired by this book by Grace Lin.
“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….
Building a puppet show stage from blocks
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…
Colouring mixing bunnies
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…