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April 2008 Newsletter
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Spring Madness!
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We hope you enjoyed our special newsletter with 10 free (or almost free!) things to do during the Spring school holidays.
This month we have a fantastic competition in association with the NCT and also a chance to win a signed copy of signed copy of We Love Bunk Beds! As well our regular features including our book club, local focus and Mums in Business where this month we catch up with Gayle who we featured 6 months ago when she first started her classes - how's she been getting on?
Read on to find out and don't forget to send on to your friends and family!
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| Win tickets to a family day out! |
Swing on down to the NCT Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park & Gardens in Hythe, Kent on Sunday 11 May 2008.
Parents and children 0-5 can enjoy visiting the wild animals; monkeying around on the bouncy castle; joining in the singing and signing sessions or getting their faces painted in the arts and crafts area and getting messy in the colouring competition! For the less active monkeys enjoy a picnic in the beautiful gardens, meet new friends and just relax at story time!
Be there at 10:30 am for our grand opening by Alison Hammond from ITV1's This Morning daytime television show and enter the draw to win £500 worth of baby & toddler shopping vouchers kindly donatedby www.nctsales.co.uk. Also, don't miss your chance to win our grand prize of a holiday in the Loire Valley, France and lots of goodies in our raffle bonanza.
Call the ticket hotline today on 01303 264 647 and quote NCT0508, or visit www.nct.org.uk/cheekymonkeys for further information.
Come to this wonderful event and help the NCT to continue our work in supporting expectant and new parents. If you can't make it to Port Lympne, why not attend one of the hundreds of local parties around the UK. Or, ask your nursery or toddler group to host a party, or find some cheeky monkeys in your local area and host your own! - We will provide you with all the information and support.
Visit www.nct.org.uk/cheekymonkeys/local-parties for further information on all local parties. |
| Local Focus... parenting news from around the UK |
| We've introduced a new regular feature picking up parenting stories from across the UK. If you have a story from your region that would be interesting for other parents please contact us.
And we've now introduced a Local Focus area to our forum so you can meet Mums local to you. Share your top tips on your town, places to eat, great shopping and things to do.
This month Sprouts magazine have been hearing the pitter patter of tiny feet!
At some point, your toddler is going to utter the dreaded words - 'Mummy, can I have a pet please?' When it happens, you have two choices: you can either give them a beetle in a matchbox and hope the novelty wears off or, you can start thinking about the pitter-patter of four tiny paws.
Over half of UK households now keep pets and there's much research indicating pets have particular benefits for children, including:
- Children learn to interpret their pet's body language which can help develop social skills and make them more adept at reading human body language.
- By caring for and playing with a pet, children can build on their spoken language.
- Pets capture the attention of children with special needs such as ADHT and Down's syndrome, which in turn helps develop their ability to concentrate.
- Pets can also encourage expression in withdrawn children, lower stress levels, improve self-esteem and help children to empathise in human relationships.
There are many animals which make good pets for little ones - from goldfish to rabbits, cats to dogs. Before choosing, you need to give careful consideration as to what best suits your lifestyle and what level of commitment you can give to a pet.
This month (April 5-May 5), is National Pet Month so there's no better time to explore the options and benefits - visit www.nationalpetmonth.org.uk for more info.
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| And the winner is ... La Jolie Ronde |
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Each month we feature one of our 2008 Award winners.
Languages in demand for 3 - 5 year olds
Tens of thousands of children enjoy La Jolie Ronde language classes each week in out of school centers and in nurseries across the UK.
La Jolie Ronde has been successfully offering language classes to nursery and primary aged children throughout the UK for over 25 years with fantastic results. All teachers use finger rhymes, songs and counting games in their lessons as well as the sound La Jolie Ronde methodology of language teaching which includes: immersion in French at the start of each lesson in le bain français, lots of repetition from week to week, introducing the target language through a game or activity, a counting game, reminding the group what they have learned today.
La Jolie Ronde lessons for nursery aged children last for about 20 minutes. This is long enough to include several different activities, and short enough to keep the children's attention.
Colette Hallam, Founder and Director of La Jolie Ronde says "Learning languages comes easy to young children. They have a keen ear and are very receptive. At this very young age, the strategies and language learning skills, which they use for developing their own language, are very active. It is the ideal time to familiarise them with sounds and patterns of a new language."
Parents are often amazed how much young children take in and how quickly they learn. Once children have started learning another language at this age, parents are keen for them to continue with La Jolie Ronde's structured programme so that they can be guided step by step continually revising vocabulary, learning new words and building their confidence in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
On winning the best language class award from www.whatson4littleones.co.uk, Colette says, "We are delighted to win such an award especially because it is parents who have voted for us. It is extra special for us as this year sees us celebrate our silver jubilee and I feel very proud on behalf of all our licensees who have made La Jolie Ronde the company it is today."
For more information and to find your nearest centre please visit our website at www.lajolieronde.co.uk |
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Brighton Baby Expo - FREE ENTRY! |
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Brighton Baby Expo - the premium parenting event for the South
Sunday June 8 2008 10.30am - 5.30pm,
The Brighton Centre - FREE ENTRY !
Looking for a FREE fabulous family day out ? Then join headline sponsors Jo Jo Maman Bebe, Gymboree, Little Dish and over 140 companies showcasing a fabulous range of products and services for the pregnancy to primary market.
Visitors will enjoy a packed programme of children's entertainment, informal parenting seminars on subjects from paediatric first aid and surviving the 'terrible two's' to becoming a 'mumpreneur', the very latest product demonstrations, free fresh natural food for little ones, an interactive buggy zone, Fisher Price and WOW Play areas, a walk-through nursery, an FQ Dad's Zone, bouncy castles, face-painters, competitions and much much more.
Visit www.brightonbabyexpo.co.uk for full event information and pre-register to win fabulous prizes including a spa day for 2, a night at the stylish Brighton Hilton Metropole, a Trevor Sorbie Yummy Mummy makeover and a cbabiesafe 4d ultrasound scan. |
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Under 5s Book Club ... Spring Madness! |
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You could call it Spring madness as this month Poppy's Books is offering WO4LO subscribers a half price lift-the-flap book bundle and a pot luck sale and a chance to win a signed copy of Paula Metcalf's book We Love Bunk Beds!
Thanks to Pat for her generous offers for our Under 5s Book Club!
LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK BUNDLE
Letters, Numbers and Colours
Vibrant, interactive lift the flap books.
Children love this colourful set of books.
RRP £3.99 each
HALF PRICE OFFER!
£5.99 for all 3! Plus only £1.50 p&p
POT LUCK SALE!!!!
You will receive 4 picture books, all from excellent publishers and authors.
The price of the books will be between £21.96 and £23.96.
OUR PRICE £12! Plus only £1 p&p
Please note, books may vary from those shown. We are unable to show images of all books available because of space constraints.
WIN A SIGNED COPY OF PAULA METCALF'S "We love Bunk Beds"!
Paula's visit to Norwich was arranged by Pat Saunders of Poppy's Books. Paula read her stories and drew pictures for the children of Little Sparks Pre School and Caston Primary School, as well as signing books.
To win the signed copy of We Love Bunk Beds please click the link below and send your answers to these questions along with your name and address.
1. Who is the founder of Poppy's Books?
The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries at 5pm on 31st May 2008. |
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Mums in Business |
 You might remember we featured Gayle from Basingstoke as she started her Gymboree classes in September 2007.
We've now caught up with Gayle again as she is about to start her 3rd term of classes to find out how things have been.
"Well, Gymboree Basingstoke has been going for 6 months now and no-one said it would be easy!
We now have over 100 customers and are about to expand bringing our classes to a new venue with extra days and times. It does feel a bit like starting over but if we can make Gymboree accessible to lots more families, it is worth it.
We have met some fantastic children and parents and the smiles on the children's faces make the 18 hour days worth it! There have been lots of tears of frustration & hard lessons learnt along the way but the reason I took this on keeps me going - to provide a quality developmental activity for children that will really make a difference. And Gymboree does make a difference - seeing how far the children come on in a short space of time is proof of that!"
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| Save 5% with Cottages4you |
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 Escape from it all with your very own holiday retreat! Cottages4you are offering What's On For Little Ones customers a 5% discount off your next cottage holiday.
Cottages4you offer a range of over 13,000 holiday properties across the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Choose from cottages with a pool and games room, to converted farmhouses with acres of land to play in. You can even take the little ones to a cottage situation on a working farm, where they are free to watch and feed the animals!
Book your cottage with us and your holiday could turn out to be one long, leisurely escape where you are free to relax, eat, shop and enjoy the space that is your very own holiday retreat. The instant you arrive, you can follow your own plans at a pace that's all yours doing exactly what you want when you want. Choose to take a relaxing short break of 2, 3 or 4 nights or stay for 7 nights or longer.
Customers can search online for their ideal holiday let with properties ranging from coastal cottages for the smaller family, superb castles and manor houses in the Highlands for the larger groups and fabulous villas with pools in the Cote D'Azur!
Search and book online here www.cottages-4-you.co.uk/whatson4littleones or call us on 0870 192 1121 quoting WHAT5 to receive your discount. |
| Class Discount Directory |
We're starting to build a directory of discounts and offers from many of the classes running across the UK and some will be exclusive to WO4LO. Just quote WO4LO to receive your discount. Have fun!
Molly Moocow's Moosic are offering 10% off your first term's fee. For more details visit www.mollymoocow.com
Swim Stars and Dolphins are offering a FREE trial swim for every new starter until 8th May for more details visit www.swimstarsanddolphins.com
You can also view these discounts and more as we receive them on our new discounts page. |
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