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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Jul 13, 2020
- 7 min
The development of children’s drawing
Drawing is a go-to activity for many parents. But have you ever looked at your child’s drawing and wondered if they are the next Picasso?
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- May 3, 2020
- 4 min
Introducing the concept of telling the time
If you’ve got school-aged children, and even if you don’t, I’d really encourage you to help your kids understand how to tell the time.
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
Simple ways to support your toddler’s language development.
Between 18-24 months children's language development often begins accelerating but what can you do to support this development?
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Apr 11, 2020
- 6 min
Cutesy Craft Projects – Love Them or Loathe Them?
I'm sure you've seen craft projects online and thought about trying them out but did you know some people call them 'craptivities'?
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Mar 12, 2020
- 8 min
Helping siblings to get on
Sibling bond. One minute they love each other, the next they argue over everything! My top tips for helping them get along.
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
'Healthy' Chocolate Cake Recipe
Looking for a simple, chocolate cake recipe to cook with your child? This one uses maple syrup and sweet potato instead of refined sugar.
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Jan 17, 2020
- 12 min
Why can't my baby just let me sleep?
A guide for sleep-deprived parents of babies over a year old, written by a mum who has been there.
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Dec 17, 2019
- 5 min
Perfect Christmas?
The pressure to create magical memories for our children can be intense at this time of year. Do you feel it?
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Dec 10, 2019
- 7 min
Multi-tasking
Multi-tasking, or plate-spinning, is something that we all do, but, at this time of year, I feel like the plates speed up.
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Dec 3, 2019
- 7 min
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
It’s that time of year again when the house starts to fill up with parcels and the delivery man knocks on the door every five minutes!
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
The power of independence
This quote got me thinking – how much do I do for my children and how much do I expect them to do for themselves?
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
Do your children like messy play?
Why should we encourage, even seemingly unwilling children, to participate in messy play activities?
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min
What do one-year-old babies crave?
Attention.
Watch how motivated this baby is to try to communicate her needs.
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BusyBrainsActivityPacks
- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
How do we learn to ‘read’ emotions?
Facial expressions are only part of the clues we use to understand how someone is feeling.
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