Blog Articles in 2021
Learning through play
Posted at July 16, 2021
Learning to be the thinker and tinkerer of tomorrow.
Play comes naturally to tamariki - right from our tiniest babies first discovering their hands, to our toddlers pottering about and transporting their ‘treasures’, immersed in their imagination. I…
Imagination can take you anywhere!
Posted at May 21, 2021
Children and imagination are two words that partner beautifully. Playing and imagining are exactly what tamariki are born to do. We did it ourselves, and we delight in the imagination of our wee ones as it is familiar and just ‘feels right’. We also …
Give them time to dine
Posted at April 16, 2021
Don’t Rush, Slow Down. Quality is better than Quick.
It is so tempting to pack our weekends full for our whānau. But after a full week, a full-on weekend can leave everyone feeling rattled rather than revitalised and ready for the week ahead. If we…
Growing their word bank
Posted at March 16, 2021
The words we serve up to our children are the words they soak in. The ‘health’ of their word bank will depend entirely on what they are consuming. If they are surrounded only by simple, uninspired language they will learn to only communicate, and exp…