One of our favourite children’s books about dinosaurs is Mungo and the Dinosaur Island. Why? There are baddies in it – and that’s not the dinosaurs, not even T-Rex. No, they’re Scarface Sam and his gang hunting for the ‘Utterly Flutterly Butterfly.’ The book comes alive. The dinosaurs come running out of the book into […]
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What did my kids need for their adventure as young naturalists? A backpack provided and filled by Hamptons’ own Nature Museum (SOFO) with a pair of binoculars, magnifiers, a compass, sample containers, scavenger hunt cards, sketch pads, bottles of water, a spade and nature guides! And an enthusiastic expert from SOFO – Crystal – to
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I’ve always been curious how pop-up books are designed, more so when my daughter received as a gift the stunning Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland adaptation by Robert Sabuda. Now I’m one step closer since my kids have learnt how to make pop-up cards. I uncovered over 40 different free templates for pop-up cards with detailed instructions. And
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We’re going on a salamander hunt. We’re going to catch a Spotted one. We’re going to catch an Eastern Tiger one. What a beautiful night! We’re not scared. During the day trees reflect quietly in this vernal pool in the midst of the woods. In the summer it dries and disappears. But after a winter of
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We had a call in the Spring of 2012 that was unexpected. I soon moved with my twins from the UK to the US and became a Mom rather than a Mum. I spent a summer walking while my kids scooted in national parks. My children fell in love with their older cousins. That was expected.
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There’s something about Mary’s Hair…that makes kids laugh. And, when I say laugh, I mean rolling with laughter and tears in their eyes. I was actually quite taken aback by the raucous reaction to this comic children’s novel by Eoin Colfer. Simply because I had never seen my children giggle so much throughout a story
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