Homeschoolingmama

We received a copy of the Anorak magazine to review. Upon opening the magazine, I couldn't help but giggle at the following in the editorial: ' They are mysterious, mythical beings that have filled our imaginations for millennia. Sometimes they are heroes. Other times they are mean and terrifying. What are these fearsome creatures? Politicians? No, DRAGONS of course?' - you thought politicians too right?! The first piece in the magazine is all about having fun. Some good old fun, the kind of fun people had before iPads, phones and PS4s. The piece is full of excellent ideas, such as sailing the world (use the sofa in your lounge as a boat), a game of spot - choose a letter and write down everything you spot with that letter in the house. It's great to see two pages dedicated to get those imaginations jogging - from jumping to flying.  'Nature is Fun' has been an absolute eye opener for me! Little person was surprised to find that I was not aware clow...

We received dot. magazine to review. Dot. magazine is 'The happy mag for preschoolers'. We received issue 14, the theme of issue 14 is friendships. The magazine has been well received by my 3 year old. She has had ever so much flicking through pages, colouring and reading with me. We've completed a maze, did some counting, spotted the odd one out and did dome alphabet work. Alongside that, the magazine is full of simple stories, stories with great morals. Three year old loved listening to 'Let's all be friends', a wonderful piece describing best friends, and ending with a space to draw your best friend. She also thoroughly enjoyed 'Fun with friends', which is full of excellent ideas for what to do with friends, things like 'play a card game, share an ice cream' and 'splash in puddles'. Each section ends with a lovely space to draw something relevant, such as a favourite thing to share with a friend, favourite game...