Thank you for your kind words from my last blog post and I am excited to see that you liked the idea of learning to spell your little ones name in sign language!
So I have started a list and we will be working our way through them over the next couple of weeks – feel [...]

It was lovely hearing all your signing stories from over the summer, it really sounds as though you are all doing really well. Well done and keep up the good work.
I think it is a really good idea to chose a small number of signs for you to concentrate on – chose signs that [...]

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…. This special set comes with an Old Lady doll, 7 bean-filled animals (with which you can feed the Old Lady) and the Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly “book with holes” – each page of the book has a hole through to the next, allowing your [...]

Wow, we have covered so many signs since we started! I thought it might be time to have a little look back and think about how far we have come!
We have covered some great basic signs that are really useful in establishing understanding between you and you little one as well as just having several [...]

To end our Summer special I have the sign for Thunder & Lightening. I thought we should cover this signs as the summer-time is when we are more likely to suffer with thunderstorms and as they are noisy and scary it is nice to be able to explain to our babies what the noise is!
So [...]

This sign is great for the slightly older baby, especially when you are starting to encourage the use of two or more signs together as you can talk about the birds in the tree. We will cover the sign for bird in the coming weeks. A common variation is just the right hand and arm [...]

This is a more complex sign for little ones, and you are likely to see your little one pointing to the grass, or pointing that they want to go outside as they know they can play on the grass in the sunshine, but be consistent and encourage the sign and you may start to see [...]

This sign can be used for fly, wasp or bee, and is an easy one for your little one to copy. Most hands do define the individual fingers but remember any attempt at the sign should be encouraged.
So here is the sign for BUMBLE BEE

Index and thumb touching and make a round fly like motion [...]

Most babies and toddlers love seeing boats, and there are plenty to see at the seaside! It is a easy sign for most little ones to pick up quickly, and is really a all year round sign, but it reminds me of the summer!
So here is the sign for BOAT

Hands in a point and move [...]

Here is the sign for BEACH

To define ‘going to the beach’ for example use two signs together, the sign for sea, right hand moving left with fingers wriggling and then the sand sign, rubbing your thumb against your fingers but say the word ‘beach’
This is a complex sign and I would not expect many little [...]