Shanay, an Australian mother, living in Berlin, and working as a birth and postpartum doula shares both her personal and professional knowledge on how to prepare for the first 3 months with your baby.
As a graphic designer I always had an interest in paper and printing. I was also fond of old children books and modern design. I came to illustration later. I started drawing characters and then I discovered laser cutting in a collective workshop. The project ''Tricot by Tricot'' began there, the first small series of paper mobiles came out very quickly.
Sandra, Mirko and their two children have been travelling regularly through Europe since 2019 with their amazing self-converted Sprinter camper van. Here Sandra shares some of their experiences of travelling in a camper van with kids and tips for some of their favourite places they've visited.
Open-ended play is a term for play that has no pre-determined limitations. This type of play allows children to simply follow their imagination. To play and go in any direction their creativity takes them. As there are no set outcomes, there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ with open-ended play.
Fine Motor Skills encapsulate movements of the smaller muscle groups in your child’s fingers, wrists and hands.Young children need time to practice using these skills in order to help them develop. As your child grows, these skills will show their importance as they are needed for many everyday tasks.