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  • 102 of 102 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 Autarkis

    Member since 04/12/2008

    Reviews written: 225

    5 Stars How much Fun can we Have!? Review with images 01/01/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Children learn to express themselves freely through creative play

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You will have to help clean up

    Children learn through playChildren of all ages get bored quickly. Creative play allows them to use their imagination and express themselves freely. You don't need to fill your house with expensive toys to entertain your children. Especially since children's toys seem to be getting more expensive. Children often have more fun with household items, as these are interesting and new to them. Here are some ideas for inexpensive activities: Here are a few things that he likes to do: • Look in the mirror • Play boo • Play with cardboard tubes • Different textured materials • Drawing with wax crayons ... more
  • 55 of 55 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 ilusvm

    Member since 08/09/2004

    Reviews written: 250

    4 Stars MESSY PLAY, PHYSICAL PLAY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY 20/09/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages fun, messy, cheap, educational

    Disadvantages Disadvantages messy

    Having just planned and managed a six week holiday club for children aged 4-11 years old I thought now would be a good time to record and share the activities which are simplest to prepare and implement and provide some very good entertainment!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ SLIME ~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~*~ The following is a recipe to make a washing up bowl full of "slime". Children love it although for some it can take a bit of reassurance to get them to put their hands in it at first as it does look pretty gross!! I have made this for children aged 3 to 14 and they have all loved playing ... more
  • 71 of 71 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Kukana

    Member since 12/08/2003

    Reviews written: 271

    5 Stars Making Music 16/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Life-long enjoyment, opens so many doors socially, creative, constructive

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Cost, discomfort when parents have headaches!

    Neither my husband or I are musical. Neither of us were accepted into our school choirs. We both gave up learning the piano after a year or so in our teens, when younger brothers were clearly more talented. We enjoy listening to music, but that's about as far as it goes. When our two children were small, and I talked to parents of musical teenagers, I tended to assume their children showed clear musicality when they were toddlers; hearing about their concerts and practices seemed more like an episode from a soap than a reality we might one day appreciate ourselves. • Our personal experience • ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dizzymonkey

    5 Stars Fun for all Review with images 23/04/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages happy baby, happy parents

    Disadvantages Disadvantages some activities may be a bit messy

    Just over a year ago I filled my days with work and not much else, then our much awaited daughter arrived and changed our lives completely. From the day she was born my life was filled with nappies, food and baby sick, now she has reached a year old and is toddling everywhere, so what do we do with our days now? I am lucky enough to be a full time mum, on the flipside I have plenty of hours to fill with activities that are fun and stimulating, here are some ideas that are great for filling those waking hours, most of them are practically free so you won't be bankrupted! Singing, Dancing, Music ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 sandemp

    Member since 21/10/2002

    Reviews written: 582

    5 Stars This is gonna get messy..... 06/11/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Creative fun for your budding artists | Recycle some of that packaging

    Disadvantages Disadvantages This WILL get messy

    As winter is drawing in and we finding ourselves stuck indoors more and more often as the rain falls outside, my family finds itself partaking in more and more creative activities. And I thought I'd share a few of our favourite projects with you, some of the activities can be produced by the children on their own, others will need lots of adult help. Some of them take a little preparation, some a lot, most use common items you'll find in your kitchen cupboards, but what they all have in common is that they are fun, messy and you child may even be learning something. Before you start any of ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    latitia

    5 Stars Find something you both enjoy 16/07/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages fun for me too

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none I love spending time with my daughter

    So many people (not all) spend the early years of parenthood doing the normal things such as the shopping and the odd coffee with friends then spend so much time in the house, but times have now changed. When pregnant with my daughter I made a vow not to be stuck in the house day in day out and spent my pregnancy looking for places that I could go with my little one. I did not start college until my daughter was four months old so needed something to keep me sane away from the four walls of the house. Some of the mother and toddler groups prefer the children to be at least 1 before taking them ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bibby29

    5 Stars No more bored kids 21/06/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Keeps children entertained.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    Look out summer holidays ahead and there is nothing worse than bored children, regardless of how many christmas presents they had they still say "I'm bored" being a mum of four children i have an endless task of entertaining my children, i live in a little estate, so it is quite safe for my children to play, but if it's raining then i am pulling my hair out as you can imagine. So here is a few ideas to keep your kids entertained this summer. Play dough... Any child likes play dough - even adults, so here is a recipe to make it. 1 cup flour 1 cup warm water 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 ... more
  • 58 of 58 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 wulise

    Member since 11/07/2000

    Reviews written: 372

    5 Stars My Play Doh Challenge. 20/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The smell from the shop brought variety!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No nice smell from the home-made dough, but at least it is cheap!

    Sunday saw me in Oxford eating a late lunch of Pizza with other members of the Friendly Opinion Writers. Viki (Karenuk’s daughter) was given a Play-Doh kit (play dough). Well, being a big kid at heart, I too asked for some. I really did not expect to get given any, but Andy (our waiter) took pity on me and hay presto a pack arrived. Now, challenges are the order of the day, when you are in a group like this and not to be left out Wigggly Pufff set me the challenge to write an opinion on Play-Doh. There is no specific category for this product on Ciao, but I feel that it ideal in the ... more
  • 46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 mattygroves

    Member since 23/04/2001

    Reviews written: 159

    5 Stars Great summer camp. Doozy of a commute... 09/08/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages For children who like to ride, equestrian camp is fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Your child may pester you for a pony

    My daughter is at summer camp - that traditional American dumping ground for children during the long summer holidays. But she's not at any old camp. She's at an equestrian summer camp in Pennsylvania. Not bad, considering we live in England. Yes, England - as in across that big bit of water. OK, OK, the commute only had to be done once - my daughter flew out to the US in July as an unaccompanied minor (and yes, I've written about that too); we join her in the States next week. This is the fourth year she's been. Every year, they have an end-of-camp horse (well...what else?) show. Boy, did I ... more
  • 48 of 48 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    AnitaM

    5 Stars Out and About - Entertaining the Under 5s 16/03/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages It should give you loads of ideas

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Doing everything could cost a fortune!

    This is an article I’ve written for a parenting magazine. It hasn’t yet been published so I’d be interested in your comments, and any advice would be gratefully received. You’ve done it! You’ve given birth and your baby is thriving in his home environment. Your days are settling down and now you want to help your child’s social and physical development. If you are a first time mum it is also important that you build up a support network of other mums with young children. It is very easy to become isolated as your partner and friends continue with their ... more
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