8 Sure Fire Strategies To Support and Motivate A Reluctant Writer
Writing is a complex task. It requires the author to draw on several skills such as spelling, syntax, vocabulary and fine motor skills and use them at once. As if simply having to remember if it’s to, too, or two or affect or effect isn’t bad enough. Seriously, the English [...]
5 Sure-fire Ways To Teach Kids High Frequency Words When They Just Won’t Stick
Being able to read high frequency words at first glance is a vital reading skill for kids. High frequency words, or sight words make up over 50% of the literary world. Automatic recall allows the reader to build speed and fluency and aids comprehension of the text. So it’s easy to see how [...]
13 Fun Ways To Use Therapy Putty – The Latest Craze is Here!
Oh the joys of therapy putty. Once you get that stuff in your hands there’s no turning back. It’s fun, it’s sensory, it’s open-ended, it helps relieve anxiety, builds hand strength and maintains concentration. What’s not to love? Here’s a handful of activities you can do so that you, the [...]
Traveling With Kids Activities
Traveling with kids can be like... I’m hungry. I’m bored. Can we listen to Frozen again? He’s 1cm away from touching me! I’m wet. I’m tired. Eeeww, who did that? Open the windows! Fresh. Air! How much longer? Are we theeeeerre yet? Yep we have all been there. Traveling with [...]
Easter Nest Fillers – Chocolate-free Easter Gifts the Kids will Love!
At Sweet Elephants there’s nothing we love better than celebrating new beginnings and new life, especially at Easter time. Your precious little ones love to wake up to goodies on Easter morning, but whether it’s treats from the Easter Bunny or Easter Gifts from Mum and Dad, it doesn't always [...]
Sumblox Maths Blocks for Block Play
It doesn’t matter how old you get, wooden blocks are always fun. Toy blocks are powerful construction toys that can take kids on exciting adventures of discovery, stimulating creativity and enhancing important life-long skills. Sumblox maths blocks are built to last and our absolute favourite. The number of activities you [...]
Hi there! I’m Krystal. A former Primary Teacher who is now teaching my three little ones.
The phrase Sweet Elephants has always been dear to my heart. My grandfather would gently whisper it to me as a child as he wished me goodnight. He understood the astounding lifelong bonds between elephants that have transcended time and distance and hoped for the same in our family. We aim to bring a little bit of magic into your home though our unique baby gifts and furniture and kid’s educational toys and hope that your herd develop long lasting relationships with our products and will be cherished for generations to come.
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