My Discovery Pack: Adventures in Learning [Hardcover]

How did I manage without it?

The Achievement Album included in this pack is well thought out and acts as a record so each child can see all the exciting things they have discovered and look back and remember all the things they have done as well which gives a real sense of achievement especially to children perhaps of a younger age range. Older children can use it as a record keeping book and use the stickers to award point values for things they have particularly enjoyed.

The Parents' Guidebook is especially useful covering everything you need to know to make each adventure with your child a fun and exciting one for both of you. Including parent's notes for each card with further ideas and tips for you to use with your child. My oldest children read this guidebook and found it helped them get back to basics and actually play alongside their younger brother and sister, actually experiencing new things for themselves on a different level to the younger ones. It reminded them of simple things and how essential learning through play discovery is for them. They learnt a lot about themselves using this guide and how much they actually do know and what great things the world holds for them to discover in the future.

The Cards represent aspects of nature and our world which can be explored using the method ideas on the cards or by using each as a springboard for expanding ideas which do flow naturally upon just looking at them. Bright, colourful and easy to understand, each card does stimulate the imagination and exploration by each child in an individual way. It is very exciting to watch children discover the little things about the world around them that normally pass by without much acknowledgement.

My nine year old daughter made a Moon Book. The excitement oozing from her was magical when she had completed it. My youngest two who are 4 and 6 years old have enjoyed the Mapping A Lost City Card the most. They made a map of their front garden imagining the world underneath it. Which exciting creatures live there. What life cycles have taken place in the earth. It is worth noting that the ideas on the cards are laid out in a way that incorporates easy to find materials for minimal cost to achieve great results.

Overall, I would highly recommend the Discovery Pack as a valuable resource and fun packed practical guide. It does not live on the shelf in our house gathering dust and forms part of our coffee table in the center of the main family room. It has never been left alone for long and even if they are not actually making something, the kids enjoy looking at all the amazing ideas for themselves. If you are like me, and are always on the look out for fresh innovative things to stimulate your children and over the years you have spent a small fortune on material only to be left with an expanding bookshelf, look no further. This has everything you could dream of and I am sure you will not be disappointed and neither will your child.