As we continue on with our companion reading lists for the Magic Tree House Series Books we have reached the fourth book Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne and have a fun list of Buccaneering, Swashbuckling Fun with our Fiction Pirate Books for School Kids. Pirate Books for School Kids There are so many fantastic books to choose from…
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We love activities for nursery rhymes and songs here on Rainy Day Mum. They are a great way to link playing, learning and creating together. One of our favourite songs to sing with our babies, toddlers and preschoolers is Incy Wincy Spider. Today we’re sharing with you some Nursery Rhyme Props to use with your tots to sing along to…
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My kids love family meals that involve pasta. Given a choice I think that they would eat pasta every day if they could. For a long time, we stuck with the same dish but as we’ve worked on getting our fussy eater to eat more and more things we’ve expanded. This Beef Cannelloni Recipe is one of our favourites. Beef…
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Incy Wincy Spider is a classic nursery rhyme that kids just love to sing and do the motions for. Extending the nursery rhyme with activities is a fun way to incorporate the rhymes and songs that your toddlers and older babies love with learning. This Incy Wincy Sensory Bin is easy to put together and fun to use with your…
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Many years ago I visited Egypt travelling around and exploring the country. I was always fascinated by the engravings and papyrus paper that I saw in the ruins and the museums. With the third book in the Magic Tree House Series Mummies in the Morning, we head to Ancient Egypt with Annie and Jack and here on Rainy Day Mum,…
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Weekends away exploring the UK are one of the ways that we are ensuring that we are spending family time together which is one of our family goals. But, finding family-friendly hotels to stay at where we can all feel comfortable, rested and happy has been a challenge. We’ve stayed at some nice ones, but also some that we wouldn’t…
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One of my favourite periods of history is Ancient Egypt. I was so enthralled with it as a child that when I started to travel it was the first place I visited on my own. For our 3rd book in the Magic Tree House Series Mummies in the Morning, we are visiting Ancient Egypt with Jack and Annie so to…
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