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This morning we went for a run and assumed the weather would remain nice for the rest of the day, unfortunately we could not have been more wrong.  The rain came and just would not stop, so in a bid to keep the girls entertained we opened our 80 piece colouring activity set from BIC Kids. 


The kit has everything for wipe-able felt pens to easy to sharpen pencils, including and Alvin and the Chipmunk activity book.  The girls were very excited and could not wait to begin


One of the nice things about the kit is it keeps everything neat and organised.  The girls can easily see the colours and the colours are easy to get out.  It also helped us when tidying up as we could quickly see if any were missing.


The girls spent the afternoon colouring and completing the various activities in their BIC kit.  They both worked together and I had no arguing from them over a colour pencil, which is always a bonus.  


The BIC colouring pack was carefully tidied up after by the girls and has been stored safely for tomorrow.

Thank you to BIC for sending the colouring pack
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I had a favourite pencil case at school. It looked like an ordinary case with a lift up lid, but on the outside there were lots of buttons. Each button made a secret compartment appear. The compartments flipped up, spun out and popped open. There was a hidden pencil sharpener, a special compartment for your ruler and even a hidden magnifying glass.

Can you remember the rulers that folded in half and you flipped them open to use the full 30cm? What about the Oxford maths tins? My husband still has his. I find it interesting how we remember the stationary we used in our school days, how a simple pencil or pen can bring back so many wonderful memories.

A few weeks ago now my daughter and I headed over to Maped Helix headquarters. I must admit to feeling very giddy when I arrived and in slight awe at all the products around me. There was everything you can think of, stationary heaven. My daughter was made to feel at home and given some colouring pencils. They were so easy to use and coloured so smoothly.

rabbit sharpnercolouring in

Maped Helix showed us the latest products, pencil sharpeners that moved, erasers that spin and pop out felt tips where you can never loose the lid. My daughter loved these and her personal favourite was some scissors. These scissors are fantastic, they cut through paper allowing you to do craft activities but they do not cut through clothes, hair, skin or electric cables making them great for a 2 year old to use.

Maped Helix

Something really stayed with me after the event and that is handwriting. It occurred to me that we rarely send handwritten notes anymore and that in some countries handwriting is no longer part of school education. I find this upsetting as handwriting is such an important skill. It also helps with other areas of development. During this National stationary week 27 April - 3 May I think it would be really amazing to promote handwriting. I would love to get a group together and us each send a hand written note to one other member in the group, be it a card, post card or something similar. It would be lovely to receive a little note from someone, what do you think?

National stationary week cakes

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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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