Elsie has been a water baby from day one. We knew it the moment we gave her her first bath. She was just a few days old squealing her little head off as we’d just woken her up and taken her out of her nice warm clothes. We lowered her gently into the water and she instantly stopped crying. She was so calm and content – until we lifted her back out again she then resumed screaming the house down again. Elsie wasn’t the easiest of babies but I always knew one sure fire way to calm her down was…

Occasionally in our usually ram packed schedule we find ourselves with a quiet day. No plans, no rushing just peace… Well peace until around mid-morning when the ‘I’m bored’ starts. What do we do when the chorus begins? We dig out some arts and crafts! I must admit arts and crafts don’t exactly come naturally to me, I would describe myself as a more abstract artist! I do miss the days of messy play and sensory activates with my big girls when nothing needed to look like anything it was all about making mess and having fun. However now when…