by Maria Tumolo | Mar 31, 2017 | Early Years Foundation Stage, Education, Family Recreation, London
Earlier this year the kids and I visited Kidzania. We were invited to a birthday play date at the facility. We went with the flow of our birthday host and had a wonderful time! However I knew I had to visit again to explore the facilities better with my blogger hat...
by Maria Tumolo | Mar 22, 2017 | Arts and Crafts, Early Years Foundation Stage, Product Review
In the run up to the London Toy Fair 2017, I received an invitation to visit Little Brian at Stand B95. Little Brian had a new product that was receiving rave reviews. It’s a Paint Stick. I attended the London Toy Fair on the last day and I visited Little Brian. You...
by Maria Tumolo | Sep 26, 2016 | Early Years Foundation Stage, Family Recreation, Lifestyle, Outdoor Activities
Today my family and I visited Cass Sculpture Foundation Park. It was our second visit with Angelo, and Valentina’s first. We visited when Angelo was about 3 months old. It was a bleak when I walked around the park, back in 2011. Nonetheless, that visit stayed with me...
by Maria Tumolo | Jul 3, 2015 | Child Development, Early Years Foundation Stage
This year is going by at warp-speed, along with the development of my children. Mind you I’m complaining, when it comes to their development. I continue to be amazed at how quickly they mature after any brief encounter with older children. My heart melts when I...
by Maria Tumolo | May 28, 2015 | Book Review, Children's Literature, Early Years Foundation Stage, Picture Books
Back in April, I attended the London Book Fair. It was an amazing experience attending wearing two hats: blogger and aspiring writer. I spent most of my time in the Children’s Hub. I wanted to learn as much as I could about children’s publishing. While there I...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 2, 2015 | Book Review, Early Years Foundation Stage, Product Review- books
So the children are home on Easter break. If you feel like a change from craft activities or you want the children to do self-supervised creative play for a while, then a doodle book is a good idea. Personally, I’ve never bought doodle books for my children...
