Entries by Lene Perkin

Little Ankle Biters Awards – Classes in Basingstoke!

I’m super excited to have reached the finals of Little Ankle Biters Hampshire Awards. A huge thank you to everyone who nominated Little Learner Basingstoke. It means so much. We are in Best Children’s Party Entertainer category (number 3). I absolutely LOVE hosting parties. We have been running Classes in Basingstoke for a while now […]

More Pudsey Fun!

This week is Children in Need and up and down the country Little Learners are busy hosting themed classes. Pudsey loves his spots and this linked perfectly to Swirlo Week. Our Swirlo mark is all about circles and swirls. Here are a few of the activities Little Learners Basingstoke got up to this week. Pom […]

Games to play on family walks

Over the past year, we’ve been on lots of family walks. Sometimes we’ve been in the mood and other times it has been a real struggle to get motivated and get the children out of the door. I found it helps if we have an activity or game to play on the way. It can […]

Little Ankle Biters Hampshire 2021 Awards

I’m super excited to have reached the finals of Little Ankle Biters Hampshire Awards. A huge thank you to everyone who nominated Little Learner Basingstoke. It means so much. The top 5 businesses nominated in each category have reached the finals. Now it’s time to vote but hurry as the deadline is 11.50pm on the […]

Spreading a little love on Valentine’s

With a pretty much blank calendar hanging on my wall at the moment, I decided we needed a little project. In ‘normal’ years, we’ve never done much for Valentine’s; the day sort of just creeps up and then is a rush to get a last minute card or gift. But Valentines Day doesn’t have to […]

Christmas Mark Making Activities

EEEEKKKK It’s December and that means Christmas! At Little Learners we love this time of year and theming our classes and events. I have lots of activities planned and my own children helped me test out a few at home, so I thought we would share some Christmas crafts for kids this blog. Please do […]

Halloween Mark Making!

It’s that time of year when the evenings become darker, the leaves change colour and it’s Halloween! I absolutely love this time of year. Half term is upon us and what better time to get creative at home. Over the past few days I have prepped and tested out a few ideas which I will […]

Taking one step at a time…

If you asked me eight weeks ago if I would reopen in September, the answer would have been NO! Lockdown and this new norm did scare me a lot. I had so many questions, so many moments of ‘I can’t do this!’, a lot of self doubt, worrying about getting it right and a lot […]

Fun with Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard boxes can provide so many fantastic activities and create many mark making opportunities. With most of us being at home with our little ones a LOT more during this strange and weird time, I thought I would share a few with you. Firstly a cardboard box can be any size and shape, and we […]