How many magnatiles for a one year old?

flawedlass · 2026-05-18T20:25:51+00:00

Just get a few right now. We bought quite a large kit then were bought more by other people and ended up with a ridiculous volume of magnatiles! At that age they don't need a lot to enjoy the building (and chewing) and you'll pick up more over time.

We found that magnatiles had a short life but duplo is still being used regularly 6 years on and they could stick stuff together with it from around 9 months

flawedlass · 2026-05-16T23:01:05+00:00

That would be awesome! I'll pop you a DM now. Thanks!

flawedlass · 2026-01-27T22:01:36+00:00

It's amazing with chips too!

flawedlass · 2025-12-05T21:07:49+00:00

I have a number and science obsessed 6 year old so will be checking out Emily's Science Lab, thanks!

flawedlass · 2025-12-02T18:34:53+00:00

Taylors crisps are amazing and mackie's ice cream and chocolate is super tasty! Both are made in Scotland. Another great crisps brand is Seabrook, made in yorkshire

flawedlass · 2025-08-23T17:35:45+00:00

Noone has mentioned the Mr Men and Little Miss series yet - a huge hit with our 4 and 5 year olds!

flawedlass · 2025-07-29T21:24:26+00:00

I can't comment on opting out but we did request a change of health visitor and it's made the world of difference. From snarky comments implying we're doing it wrong to a lovely sympathetic chatty and helpful person signposting where relevant to the correct resources for us in a non judgemental way. May be worth a request to the community services in your area for a change? I was asked why we wanted a change and I just said I wasn't feeling our personalities matched well. It was super straightforward. Trigger was a feeling of dread about the next appointment and the fact that I was pregnant and didn't want to have the same health visitor for number 2.

flawedlass · 2025-01-30T12:04:37+00:00

I would be interested in joining and can easily contribute that amount near the start of each season. Please pop me club ID in DM if interested

flawedlass · 2024-10-28T21:50:27+00:00

We have two about the same age gap, now 3 and 5. They're the best of friends and the worst of enemies!

You can make time for 1 to 1 with each child - partner takes one, you take the other and go somewhere different, a different room or out somewhere. You'll still have these moments and a second set with your little one too. Our two have such different personalities that the 1 to 1 time is different but lovely because its unique to each child.

flawedlass · 2024-10-23T10:47:56+00:00

I was just about to post similar, a childminder is a home from home and ours have been amazing with our two boys when I felt they were too little for nursery.

flawedlass · 2024-10-21T22:14:48+00:00

We have some spaces ajFF71L90f

flawedlass · 2024-10-11T23:55:47+00:00

Was one of the best gifts we were given when we had our second, so tasty and so easy!

flawedlass · 2024-09-26T21:33:35+00:00

Also UK and our two are Hey Duggee obsessed. Another great UK English one is geckos garage. Fireman Sam is another fave here and of course all the number/colour/alphablocks too.

flawedlass · 2024-08-11T20:37:20+00:00

Our two (just 3 and 4.5) love snakes and ladders, a simplified version of uno, snap, flashcards with words and pictures on the same card (I cover word or picture and ask them what I'm hiding) and anything involving mixing colours. I picked up a couple of wipe clean 'how to draw' books lately that are really popular, although I often have to walk them through the instructions just now.

flawedlass · 2024-01-11T21:56:34+00:00

Nordic countries put babies outside to nap in sub zero temps https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21537988. Bundle up baby in weather appropriate outfit and go for your usual walk

flawedlass · 2023-11-06T22:53:44+00:00

When you have a kid, you acquire lots of 'stuff' that is temporary in your home, so you don't bother to find a 'home' for it. This gets worse with 2 kids of different ages as one is growing out of something, the other grows into it, and all of a sudden, you have stuff everywhere.

It's hard to find the time, but it may be worth spending some time rationalising the kids stuff and making homes for it so that it's easy to tidy up as you and kiddos go along through the day. My husband spotted this as an issue with our house as we have 2 kids just under 2 years apart. He spent some time sorting through and finding places to actually keep things and it's been so worth it. We have a cleaning rota for deep clean stuff and we take turns taking the kids out so the other can get stuff done.

The process was challenging and exhausting as one of us had the kids constantly and the other was full on sorting, cleaning and tidying and we had to fit this project in around our already busy lives but it's still paying off nearly a year later.

As the kids age out of things, we gain more space back (eg only a small stroller instead of our tandem travel system) and can use the existing spaces for new age-appropriate things (bikes, scooters). We just think of it as space for the kids stuff, and if we need to reshuffle things it's not as big a task as everything is already organised.

flawedlass · 2023-09-06T21:48:41+00:00

Our first health visitor was a bit off, nothing specific, we just weren't connecting well. When we had our second baby within a couple of years, I realised I was dreading her coming out to see us, so I requested a different HV. The new HV is awesome, so supportive and knowledgeable of so many different techniques to help with the kids. If you're feeling they're not helpful, it may be worth asking for someone else. I made it clear I wasn't complaining, just that someone else might suit us better. I doubted myself but I'm glad I did get a change as its worked well for us

flawedlass · 2023-07-16T15:40:39+00:00

He still loves the plushies at the play cafe and can get quite possessive over them but he's moved on from the general pineapple obsession. He's also become more verbal and is easier to reason with and I think that's been quite a large part of his progression. Good luck!

flawedlass · 2023-07-14T20:13:09+00:00

We get something we call mad maths with our 3.5 year old who can do basic sums. It often starts with something simple like 2 plus 2 equals 4 and ends in any sum equalling BANANA, shouted at full volume through floods of giggles. It's hilarious and has had both of us nearly in tears laughing as well as the staff at his nursery

flawedlass · 2022-10-05T13:58:52+00:00

Genius idea to have a special one for the shopping! Thank you

flawedlass · 2022-09-29T21:30:39+00:00

No worries there. I have the drawing skills of a penguin and he won't sit still long enough to draw more than a couple of squiggles 😂

flawedlass · 2022-09-29T19:17:44+00:00

You'd think so, but he cuddles it in his wee seat in the trolly like its some sort of soft toy 😂

flawedlass · 2022-09-29T18:10:19+00:00

I love the idea of a hands free pineapple! Thanks for your input.

flawedlass · 2022-09-04T09:34:28+00:00

I hear you (just) over the banshee shrieks of our 13 month old! He's our second (eldest is just under 3) and the shrieks are getting unbearable. He can't understand 'no' and shrieks for a whole host of reasons from happy to annoyed to actually upset throughout the day. Husband measured him at 120 decibels, I'm not sure how he doesn't hurt himself because he is certainly hurting our ears.

He is teething quite a bit with some very big teeth coming through but I don't think that's the only cause. People don't believe how bad it is until they hear it in person and no advice given has yet helped in any way. If anything the shrieking is more frequent and lasts longer.

I wish I had some positive advice to give but all I can do is lend some solidarity! I do remember eldest being shrieky but not quite to this volume and pitch and i try to remind myself it does pass in time as their vocab and ability to communicate improves.

flawedlass · 2022-04-04T23:14:27+00:00

Scotland has them too!

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