We are going on a Bear Hunt

I love this book it is so magical so many can be bought to life with this book it is unbelievable. I use this with with  autistic , SEN sessions and it is brilliant.


The family  are going on a Bear Hunt full of bravado and over flowing with confidence!


"We are going on a Bear Hunt,
We're going to Catch a big one
What a Beautiful day !
We're not scared !"


 The repartition is wonderful repetition of the "We can't go over it. / We can't go under it. / Oh no! / We've got to go through it" kind, and frequent onomatopoeia ("Swishy Swashy … Splash Splosh … Hoooo Woooo") will maintain interest for even the youngest of listeners. And the poetic language en thralls even the youngest of readers its pure delight.

and also how it encourages the preposition of language ie "We can't go under it"


 The ability to be able adapt your surroundings this to this book are  only limited by your imaginations from having a bear cave play corner to going throw  some " Swish Swashy ' long grass.


To going outside when its wet and going through the mud " Suelch Squerch"




To even making  a Bear with two "googly eyes" and a "Wet shiny nose "


Your only limit is your imagination or your childs with is unlimited of course !

Happy Birthday card for a girl ( handmade )

 I have just got into making cards I am a bit sparodic to me honest but I do try my best.

This is one card I made for my nieces in July she will be 8 years old. I have just made the purchase of some titanium crafting scissors and believe me they make all the differance.

so did you all think I am going in the right direction ?

Wordless Wednesday

The dreaded call from call .. your child has had a bad accident...

 Its the phone call you all dread  when you child has gone on a school trip / holiday . I will be honest I was apprehensive about my son going skiing especially as  he was going  with the same  Ski company and he is the same age as that fatal coach crash and its the exactly the same route. But we had assurances that all would be well as they company is extremely  good at what they do and   and I as a parent had every faith in them and in the school.

So it comes to yesterday  I receive a phone call   starting with the words  your son . ... has had an accident.. So  I got emotional as is natural .. ( I wasn't sobbing down the phone ) practicly takes over as I was very calm. It appears my son had stumbled on the ski slopes and had hurt his collar bone. he was airlifted  off the slopes ( He was in Courmayeur,Italy so it is right on the slopes of  Mount Blanc )

Courmayeur, snuggled at the end of Italy's Aosta Valley next to the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Chamonix, is a ski holiday, dream destination.

He has had three x rays and his arm is in a sling and he cannot move it at all. We have got to get this checked out on Monday as this will be four days since the accident. So I will update more as I know the medical details.


Would such an incident put you sending your child on holiday again.. 


It hasn't for me .. it is my sons personal choice if he goes skiing again after all Life is for living and for risks though sometimes the risk is a little to close to home!.

Much loved toys ...

My son when he was younger  was very much that pragmatic child such as when asked what his teddy was called he simply replied " Teddy " And when he got an Easter  Bunny  yes you guessed it it was called" Bunny "

My son moonlighting as Doctor Who outside his  Tardis.

My son also used "Bunny " as a pillow when we travelled but as you can see from the picture  this " Bunny " is quite bulky.

So this Christmas I was intrigued to see my niece with a soft toy Unicorn, she showed me her toy but it was also a pillow  a ' Pillow pet' !

 My son when he was younger would have loved this sort of toy/pillow and I would have bought him the Easter Bunny 'Pillow pet' and yes he still would have called it " Bunny '

Children love stuffed animals based on the way they look.  The Cream Bunny My Pillow Pet has a great cream colour that makes up the body.  It also has two long ears like you would want to see on a bunny stuffed animal.  It has a puffy tail, a smiling face, and two big eyes.  It also has a nice pink nose.  For some extra colour there are multicolored spots on the bottom of the ears.  The soft plush materials that these stuffed animals are made out of look excellent as well.  Overall, I would say that the White Bunny Pillow Pets look cute and are a stuffed toy kids will enjoy , and many a parent will be happy at the sound of a snoring child.