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Welcome to Head of the Hive

Head of the Hive is a blog by an ex -teacher, and mother to a four and three-year-old.

Sharing a variety of ideas from activities and crafting to experiences for the family, in the hope that it will be helpful to other families.

Happy reading!

10+ Easter Activities and Crafts

With it now being spring and Easter just around the corner, here are a handful of Easter activity and craft ideas to enjoy in the lead up...

MAKING AN EASTER GARDEN

With Easter just around the corner, we have started preparations and talking about why we celebrate it in our household. Making an Easter...

POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS FOR CHILDREN

Research suggests that saying positive statements about yourself causes the reward centres in our brains to light up. Affirmations are...

1ST DECEMBER SACKS

Christmas songs have started on the radio, shops are smelling of cinnamon, the supermarket Christmas ad competition has officially...

AUTUMN CONKER ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

I'm still here! How is it November already, and how is the big 'C' just around the corner? Needless to say, Big Bee's first half-term of...

IDEAS TO HELP THE NURSERY TO PRIMARY SCHOOL TRANSITION

For those of you who also have a little one starting primary school in September you may have already got their school uniform and...

FUN BEACH GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILY

With Summer having arrived with a 'bang' recently I thought a post on beach games and activities to do with the kids was rather apt....

5 FUN KITCHEN PAPER TOWEL ACTIVITIES

Kitchen roll - readily available at home and reasonably affordable, so what could be more perfect than to use it for a science...

20+ ROAD TRIP ENTERTAINMENT IDEAS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Over the holidays we did a long car journey down to the south-west. It ended up being considerably longer due to traffic delays, and felt...