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Encouraging my little builder

The toddler has become obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and I don’t use the word obsessed lightly. His whole day seems to revolve around the little blue engine which means mine does too. His first words in the morning … Continue reading

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Fisher-Price toys for pre-schoolers

Last week I had one of those emails which I had to re-read several times because I couldn’t believe what it contained. It asked if the children would like to test some of the latest Fisher-Price toys. I may have … Continue reading

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Collecting the classics: favourite toys

Children love to create imaginary towns and villages, assemble buildings and vehicles and act out scenarios and stories in their miniature worlds. Yet whilst using iPhone apps and virtual-reality games is becoming second nature to technologically-aware pre-schoolers, many classic toys … Continue reading

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