When it comes to toys, my rule is The Less The Better. I want my daughter’s room minimalistic and peaceful, rather than full of stuff, colours, sounds and chaotic. Therefore, I choose new toys very carefully but I was eyeing the balance board for a very long time. Balance board is a toy which grows together…
“Creativity is as important as literacy” Playdough is one of my daughter’s favourite activities! She is making food, various shapes, animals, as a base for the farm, fairies village and other random things. When I tried to make playdough myself, I couldn’t believe I bought it so many times! Because it’s not only super simple…
When I think about Halloween, lot’s of plastic junk, waste and tasteless decorations springs to my mind. No wonder I have never been a fan of this celebration. While in Lithuania Halloween isn’t a cultural celebration, here in the UK it appears more widely celebrated and kids are always very excited about it. My daughter…
I’ve always believed that simple toys and a simple environment make brighter kids. Simple toys, such as blocks, balls, crayons etc, have sustained themselves through the years for one very important reason – because they work. The more a toy does, the less a child does – both physically and mentally. Simple toys are kid-powered rather than battery operated,…
“Learning is an experience. Everything else is just an information” My daughter is obsessed with fossils! She has a collection of stones and minerals and asked me to buy some fossils from the museum’s shop quite a few times as she wanted to add them to her collection. I promised to take her on a…