Daily Archives: July 22, 2010
Construction Equipment, Diggers and Excavators Galore!
My husband and I have taken the first steps towards our joint dream of building our own house. As we speak we are surrounded by construction equipment, diggers and excavators and it truly is a mans world!
Long before I met him, my husband had the foresight to purchase an acre of land. This land has lain fallow for twenty years now and has, to our great delight, recently been granted planning permission to develop on. For some time, we have both been having our own secret thoughts about what we would like from a home that we designed ourselves. We put our heads together to thrash out the details and then took all our plans to an architect who was able to put them into workable drawings.
This stage took longer than we expected and we were soon met with the chill winds of winter thrashing around us as we were about to begin the grafting part of the build. We are fortunate enough to be able to pay contractors to do the dirty stuff but overseeing the project has been at times tough, at other times great fun. There’s nothing quite like seeing the construction equipment coming on-site and cutting swathes through the land knowing that they are setting about making your dreams come true.
Educational Toys
Children are never too young to learn and you can start a programme of teaching your children many lessons through fun play with educational toys.
Even as babies, children are learning about the world around them. They are developing their sense of touch, taste, sounds, smells and sight. They learn all these things through interaction with you. While you think you are buying your baby a cute teddy, your baby is responding with learning about comfort (giving and receiving), textures and colours. Your child will learn recognition techniques with favourite toys too.
As your child gets older, vital skills like hand/eye co-ordination are developed through educational toys. With your help they can learn colours, counting and even develop their speech by playing with their favourite toys and when you interact with them on this level, both parent and child experience a deep bond that will see them through their lives together.
