Did you know that one of the most popular English children’s books nowadays was completed using only fifty words? Dr Seuss did just that in creating Green Eggs and Ham, as a result of a bet with his publisher. Here is the list: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be,...
At the Early Year Centre, I first saw Budster play with a water table. The basin is deep, and in many activities children are encouraged to use fishing rods, measuring cups or spoons to play with the toys at the bottom. It is also just possible to reach with...
There are few defined hopes I have for Budster’s future. I would like him to be happy. I would like him to be healthy. I would like him to adore books. I believe that if you are a passionate reader, the world is a much more pleasant place. Bigger, too. In the...
Books by Julia Donaldson are among our favourite on the shelf. The plots are invariably interesting and understandable for Budster, and I enjoy the lively rhythm, humour and dialogues which invite the possibility of turning reading into performing. Many of her stories...
Painting and drawing have always been a big part of my life. At times they comforted me, other times they helped me to visualize my ideas. So I could not wait to share this passion with my son, and I first offered him food-based paints when he was seven months old. He...
