Challenge & Fun Blog

Charlie Hope releases her eighth album, Goodnight To You All: Traditional  Lullabies from Ireland and the UK, on to her label Little Maple Leaf Productions today! Inspired by her travels the album dives deep into the traditional sleepy tunes native to Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

The majority of crayons on the market are made with the petroleum by-product paraffin wax. Even many popular "beeswax" crayons have only a small percentage of beeswax and have paraffin fillers. Honeysticks is made with 100% beeswax and food grade pigments. They are also a pleasure to use.

Fun with Chelona Wooden Pocket Puzzles I've enjoyed using many of our natural toys with our children over the years. One of my favorite puzzle activities is the wooden Pocket Puzzle by Chelona. These 3x3 wooden puzzles look simple enough, just fit them together in a pattern of three rows and three columns.  Still, if you don't start with the correct middle piece from the start, you could find yourself going around in circles.  They are challenging enough that the age grade is 5+, and they are indeed a good challenge for 5-10 year olds.  Puzzles are also excellent way...