Wendy's house

This week is National Storytelling Week, a lovely reminder of just how powerful stories and books are for children. 💛

Did you know?

1. Reading to children helps build strong language and communication skills from an early age.
2. Sharing stories supports imagination and creativity, helping children explore new ideas and worlds.
3. Regular storytime helps improve listening and attention skills.
4. Reading together supports emotional development, helping children understand feelings and relationships.

Storytelling ideas to try at home:
- Read together every day – even 5–10 minutes makes a big difference.
- Use toys or teddies to act out favourite stories.
- Change your voice for different characters (silly voices encouraged!).
- Let your child choose the book – rereading favourites is great for learning.
- Follow up stories with drawing, painting, or small-world play.

We are on Holiday at Happy Hearts this week, we will continue to share stories through books, play, library visits and more once we are back together!

I hope you have had a wonderful weekend.

Collette 💛

Cosy Cabin is all set up for Winter with our wee Wendy's House Wonders 😍 I think we have managed to still keep some warmth with our twinkly lights, to get us through the rest of these dark nights! ❄️🥰

We said bye bye to our Cosy Christmas Cabin last week 🎄 I love when the cabin is all festive. I always feel sad taking it all down, but that's it all packed away up the loft for another year 😍

In 2026, we vote borrowing a little wisdom from the smallest people...what else would you add? 😂

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Children develop their sense of self in the early years. Join Maggie’s online webinar on 19 November ‘Giving Young Girls & Boys The Best Start’ link in bio or https://commonsenseparenting.com.au/p/best-start