Silent Sunday 1st June 2014
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Bunny Loves to Learn
It’s always a good sign for me if a book leads to an outbreak of creativity and that has certainly happened with our latest book from Parragon.
Bunny Loves to Learn, by Peter Bently, is an appealing story about bunny and friends who are learning about various topics from knights to Ancient Egypt. The younger children in particular enjoyed the story, but all four of them had fun using some of the ideas in the book to do some learning and creating of their own.
Monkey made a pyramid out of chairs and blankets, while the other three made shields (I don’t seem to have a picture of Owl’s for some reason.)
The next day some of our home educated friends came round and we had a history morning together. We read some books about Ancient Egypt, and the children mummified soft toys and made death masks for them.
Thank you Parragon for sending us this book which gave us the inspiration for a lot of creative fun.
We have been sent a free copy of the book for the purpose of this review.
Bunny Loves to Learn, written by Peter Bently, illustrated by Emma Foster and Deborah Melmon, Parragon, £5.99, paperback.
Some News
Picture by Owl. You might have to look quite closely, but you can probably get the idea 🙂
Mile in Memory of Matilda Mae 2014
On Saturday 17th May, we joined with Jennie and friends to walk a mile in memory of Matilda Mae and raise money for the Lullaby Trust. The little ones chose to spend the day with Granny, so Paul and I travelled up to Warrington with the two big boys. The venue, Walton Gardens, was lovely, and the weather was perfect.
We gathered in the courtyard and blew bubbles for Tilda while we waited for everyone to be ready to set off.
Pink and purple balloons marked the route.
Thomas made an appearance and we were sorry that the little ones had missed him, but even the big boys were quite pleased to see him.
Beautiful pink and purple flowers reminded us why we were there.
After the walk, there was time to play in the playground, have lunch and explore the park.
We walked around the mini zoo, and spent quite a while trying to get a good peacock photo but they weren’t really in the mood for performing!
The boys had a go at bungee trampolining.
Then they went on the bouncy slide. By this time it was very hot and they needed an ice cream to cool down before finishing with a ride on Thomas.
Thank you Jennie for letting us be a part of your day to remember Matilda Mae.
Silent Sunday 18th May 2014
Hold That Thought Milton!
Hold That Thought Milton! is a humorous picture book written by award winning author Linda Ravin Lodding.
It is fun to read aloud to children of all ages, and the enjoyment of the comical story is enhanced by Ross Collins’ quirky illustrations.
Milton is a young boy who has many things on his mind and a lot to say. But everyone in his family is too busy to listen to him, and they just keep telling him to “Hold that thought!” So he tries, but it’s not easy, and his thoughts begin to have a strange effect on him. The story reaches a hilarious climax on his Aunt Lulu’s wedding day.
All the children liked the story and Tiddler asked for it again straight away. Rabbit wanted to pose with the book, while Monkey had fun taking pictures of the illustrations – I am sure he and Owl will have their own blogs before too long!
We have been sent a free copy of the book for the purpose of this review.
Hold That Thought Milton!, Linda Raven Lodding and Ross Collins, Parragon, £5.99, paperback.
Self Care Saturday – New Hair
I love the idea of the new linky, #SelfCareSaturday, hosted by Not Even a Bag of Sugar. I am going to try and make sure I do one thing (at least) for myself each week, and this week it was a trip to the hairdressers followed by a night out in London with a friend.
Last year when I turned forty, I decided it was time to tackle my phobia of hairdressers! After a year of having my hair cut regularly at the same place I have gone from dreading it to enjoying it, and on Thursday I was finally feeling brave enough to have it coloured for the first time. Apparently it’s lowlights or something. Whatever that means.
I’m pleased with the results, though I wish I’d taken a photo before my hair got rained on! Anyway, this is me filling in the time on the train to London by taking selfies.
And I had a brilliant evening with my lovely friend Poppy. A Lebanese meal…
…followed by seeing Billy Bragg live. The perfect evening!
Lionboy
This post is written by Owl.
Lionboy is written by Zizou Corder. (Zizou Corder is a name made up by the authors Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakah Young.)
Charlie Ashanti is a boy who can speak to cats. When his parents are kidnapped, he goes after them and picks up six circus lions on the way. I think it is very well written. It has believable characters and a good plot. I like the way they included sheet music so you can know how the songs sound. Mummy and I think it deserves a 5/5 rating. The Lionboy story does not end here. It continues in two more books – Lionboy: The Chase, and Lionboy: The Truth. I will review them when I have read them.
I very highly recommend this book.
Birthday Interview with Tiddler 2014
Tiddler is four. This is his very belated birthday interview. You can read last year’s interview here.
What would you like to be when you grow up?
A daddy
What kind of job would you like to do when you are a grown-up?
Everything
What’s your favourite colour?
Red
What’s your favourite book?
I know that – every book
What are your favourite toys?
Kipper and Seddon teddy
What is your favourite food?
Pasta and pizza and peas and ketchup
What is your favourite thing to wear?
Smart shirts and pyjamas
What do you like doing with mummy?
Cuddling and doing the washing up
What do you like doing with daddy?
Helping him tidy up the playroom
What makes you happy?
A cuddle
Tell me a joke
What does an apple say when a window goes to his house? Oh it’s not a joke, just let me in!
Silent Sunday 27th April 2014
