Author Archives: lifeatthezoo

What Do Your Kids Eat At School?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet After breakfast, lunch is arguably one of the most important meals for children. When they are at school, this is what keeps their energy up and sustains them until they come home – but it’s also the one time … Continue reading →

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Making Sugar Crystals – Science at Home

Posted on May 10, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Welcome back to another Science at Home post… this post was encouraged by Trisha from Inspiration Laboratory – she challenged me to get sciency in the kitchen! The obvious and most fun craft for kids in the science are … Continue reading →

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Twinkle, twinkle little neurons…

Posted on May 9, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet As we become parents we are usually bombarded with so many different activities that we should ‘take up’ with our young babies and children, that sometimes it can be quite overwhelming – according to Caroline Crabbe, general manager at … Continue reading →

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Science At Home: Acoustics – Vibrations make Sound

Posted on May 4, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Well.. you may have seen that we have been busy playing the homemade guitar over on Red Ted Art. It was lots of fun to make and the kids loved decorating it. But there was another “motif” for making … Continue reading →

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Little Poppet’s Board Books

Posted on April 30, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Well.. you know how I LOVE picture books, don’t you? Our house is literally overflowing with kids’ books and I can’t wait for mine to be able to read for themselves too. So when this adorable little book – … Continue reading →

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