A programme for children under five
Nursery rhymes, stories, and music
'Bless you all ' wrote a mother, in amused exasperation, after last year's broadcast of Elizabeth Coleman 's story in which Nicholas, after helping with the washing up, plays with the wooden spoon as a boat. and then attaches his own boat to it as a tug. This mother had had a hard morning and ' now, here I am, ready to settle down to hear " Woman's Hour " and finish some Christmas presents, but my son is already kneeling on a chair at the sink, spoon in hand, shouting for a boat to " fasten on," and the door is wide open between us! I have blessed you all once or twice before,' she adds, ' but it's all in a good cause! ' And, indeed, in such a case it was, for water-plays form a fundamental activity for small children, setting free both emotions and imaginations in a very valuable way. Ought we, however, to hint to mothers with ' helpful ' children that we shall hear more of Nicholas next week? For this week's remaining stories we have, tomorrow, ' Trouser Ted ' by Eileen Colt-man; on Wednesday and Thursday two ' Baby B;ar ' stories by M E. Allan , and on Friday, My Friend Robin ' by Elsie Wood Elizabeth A. Taylor