About Children...

Our children are busy creatures making lots of demands on your time and energy. Here are some ideas for keeping your child occupied, and to help you give them a good start in life.

Remember Playschool?

Here’s a house. Here’s a door. Windows 1. 2, 3, 4.

Have you ever wondered what happened to Jemima? or Big Ted?  Manu, Humpty and Little Ted?

Well Te Papa has been out searching and found them.  Go have a look for yourself at http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2009/08/07/reconstructing-play-school-online/ 

Relive your childhood through the Playschool toys.  Tell us about your Playschool memories.

More lunch box ideas

Here are some more ideas for filling your child’s lunch box with small snacks to encourage healthy eating.  You can use these at home or away.  …Read more

Email addresses for children

Melissa has asked how old a child should be before s/he gets his/her own email address.  The responses relate more to safety of the children and parental supervision rather than any particular age. …Read more

Merino for babies

A new Mum has heard that merino is really good for keeping babies warm without being too heavy or bulky. She asked how other mothers get on if the baby seems to be allergic to wool and gets itchy and red where the wool touches the baby’s skin.

One response is from a mother who says she always put her babies into a cotton vest then put a woollen vest over that before putting on the outer clothes.  This kept the baby warm without too much bulk and no wool next to the skin.

ABC song

Young children love listening to and singing simple songs.  The ABC song is a favourite of the younger set.  This visual and audio version …Read more

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