Top Tips for easy travelling... Plan ahead
• allow plenty of time and try to be relaxed.
• if you are stressed or trying to get somewhere in a hurry, your child will pick up on this and is likely to become stressed too, as a result!
Be prepared Whatever the length of the journey, always take:
• a Journey Bag – a small bag to include spare nappies, wipes, kitchen towel, antiseptic cream, Calpol, plasters and a couple of spare plastic bags (always come in handy!).
• plenty of drinks & snacks – helpful if your journey is delayed.
Audio books are a lovely
Top 10 Audio Books for toddlers & young children 1) The Gruffalo and Friends - Julia Donaldson 2) Charlie & Lola collection - Lauren Child 3) The Enormous Crocodile - Roald Dahl 4) A Basketful of Kipper - Mick Inkpen
5) There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly - Pam Adams
6) The Big Mog collection - Judith Kerr 7) Hairy Maclary collection - Lynley Dodd 8) Nursery Tales: Six favourites read by Victoria Wood - Jonathan Langley
9) The Paddington Treasury for the Very Young - Michael Bond
10) Winnie-the-Pooh - A.A. Milne
See Small Steps online for more information
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way for your little ones to relax. An interesting story will stimulate their imaginations and is useful when you need to entertain them on car journeys or if you just want them to wind down from a busy day at school or nursery.
• essential changes of clothing – there’s nothing worse than if your little one has a little accident and you can’t change them!
• portable potty.
• for longer journeys, take a blanket - for your child to snuggle into.
Take entertainment & activities
• For short trips - small cuddly and other toys (cars, dolls etc); books, including puzzle books; colouring pads, crayons and stickers.
• For longer journeys - travel games, snap cards, connect etc; music or story CDs; electronic games and DVD players – with spare batteries and car chargers! Your children may also enjoy playing traditional travel games with you like “I Spy.”
Favourite Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales...
The top 5 nursery rhymes and fairy tales as voted by Small Steps members are:
1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 2. Incey Wincey Spider 3. Row Row Row your Boat 4. The Wheels on the Bus 5. Round and Round the Garden
1. Three Little Pigs 2. Cinderella 3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4. Jack and the Beanstalk 5. Beauty and the Beast
The words & lyrics of 25 of the all time favourite rhymes are online at:
www.smallstepsonline.co.uk Have fun! The Small Steps Team
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