Your 50 Favourite Nursery Rhymes And Songs - St. Joseph's School Choir & Sarah Blanchard

Advantages: Teaches babies nursery rhymes; bright and colourful
Disadvantages: Temperamental

..."Twinkle twinkle little star This is the most tedious toy by far?" Well, ok, I would never make a living out of writing nursery rhymes, but this has got to be the most irritating piece of kit in my son's toy box. It's not a toy, as such, but a nursery rhyme book designed for babies over six months old. I had been looking for a suitable book for my six month old son for a while but nothing really caught my attention. He had been given a few very simple books as presents, which were great, but I was looking for something a little different. Then one Sunday morning, I was doing the weekly Tesco shop (as you do) and took my usual detour through the baby and toy department. I spotted the Vtech Nursery Rhymes Book and decided to show it to my son who seemed to love it straight away. So that was it. Decision made - we were... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty of rhyming and counting
Disadvantages: The look is a little old fashioned

...always have beaming smiles, and we see blue-spotted white horses, stripy bees and cats, and stern policemen bowing to each other as they meet in a lane. There is plenty for a young child who is being read to to look at here. If you want ideas for rhymes and songs, especially those involving numbers, this is an excellent book to use. Unfortunately it seems to be a little hard to get hold of now; I borrowed a paperback edition from the library, but there is a hardback edition available on Amazon Marketplace. Definitely recommended to enjoy with toddlers up to five-year-olds. Clap Your Hands - Finger Rhymes by Sarah Hayes and Toni Goffe Lothrop Lee and Shepard Hardback, 29 pages ISBN 074451231X Price from £3.68 on Amazon Marketplace This is a printed book, not an audio book.... Read review

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Advantages: Best prom ever
Disadvantages: Franco wasn't there!

...) there were just 30 students, 20 teachers and a priest (the rev kev, our school chaplin, more on him later). We were joined at midnight by a further 7 students who refused to pay the £22 fee and gone to a pub instead to go out with us later. It was a strictly no tux affair, you were allowed a suit but tuxes were banned. Why? Because nobody felt comfortable in a tux, this was meant to be a good night out where we're all comfortable! I think it was far better than our tux and dress Y11 prom. Plus this time we all knew each other. I don't know if you understand a 6th form dynamic. When you put 50 people, with 10 free lessons a week in a common room, they all become friends. We all care about each other, it's like a family, in fact, I will see every single person from 6th form at least once every 6 months, most more frequently. Bet most... Read review

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