Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Book inspired stitches

Books and love are the motivation behind a lot of what we do at Playing by the book. Clearly we’re not alone in this.
Photo by Mara from Kleio’s Belly
Inspired by her all time favourite book, Mara from Kleio’s Belly made this wonderful present for her sister’s birthday. What a lucky sister! I too want to [...]

Going to the library

We go to our local library pretty much every week, and sometimes more often than that. It’s a lovely place to spend some time, with great staff, comfy seats and a very welcoming space for the kids, with toys interspersed amongst the books. It’s a perfect place for meeting up with other parents and kids, [...]

Toy ER

My husband reads M her bedtime stories every night and last night one of them was about a doll and bear doctor who repairs broken toys. It clearly caught M’s imagination as her very first words this morning were “Mummy, today we’re going to mend some of my toys. We need a hospital for them.”
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