make your own baby legwarmers for less than $2/pair. I used these with onesies when Spice was a baby, but now they make great toddler legwarmers under skirts or dresses, or over tights for extra warmth/kneepads. :-)

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An old family friend got Spice two books for Christmas, this one and My Daddy & Me. I can’t tell you how much I love this book for the elegant drawings and the sweet, calm storyline.

When we sit down to read it, I don’t read the written words, but tell the story in our own words: “See, Mummy and Baby are talking a walk - look, they’re holding hands”. In the story, the mother and baby mouse play, dance, take a bath, look out at the sunset, and finally curl up adorably together to sleep. I tell their story using the same same words I use for our family routine, as in “it’s bathtime” or “Mummy and Baby say ‘good night, everyone!’”.

Truly a simple classic among all the “modern” toddler books out there today.