August 2011

Beautiful Blogs for Blog Day

August 31, 2011

Apparently it’s Blog Day…. and nuffnang has given me the perfect excuse to sit here and browse beautiful blogs while the small boy sleeps and the big one draws. So here’s a few I’m sharing as part of the celebration. A Foothill Home Companion – the blog is beautiful in both words and pictures. Geninne’s [...]

Easy Art for Kids – Painting on Foil

August 30, 2011

We haven’t had our painting easel out for a long time. It takes up a lot of space, and we don’t have much of that at the moment. But Morgan was keen to do ‘something special’… ‘not just boring old painting’ so I dragged the easel in and surprised him by setting up something really special!

Burning Question – What Would You Have in your Dream Kitchen?

August 29, 2011

It both amuses me and frustrates me that I’ve blogged this very question before, 3 years before! Yes, it was three years ago that we first spoke to an architect and took the first, very tentative, steps towards our renovation. If I knew then that we would still not be even close to finished three [...]

Lovely Links – House Inspiration

August 27, 2011

If you’ve not read my blog recently, say in the last 6 months, you might not know that we are renovating, BIG time. Currently it is all outside work that is going on, but it won’t be long until we start on the inside stuff and I am facing the daunting task of making final [...]

Things I Really Know – Show and Tell Sucks!

August 26, 2011

I hate show and tell. I hate it with a passion. Sure, as a teacher, I know it is important for children to practice standing up in front of a group and speaking clearly and intelligently about a subject. I know that it is important for children to practice listening to their peers. I know [...]

Changing the Weather.

August 25, 2011

I refuse to look at the weather forecast and I am choosing to ignore the clouds being blown across the blue sky by the increasing winds. If I don’t see them then I can assume that this sunny weather will go on for another day. Just one more day.

Jump Start Virtual World for Kids – Review

August 24, 2011

Someone (who shall remain nameless), gave my girls some small pieces of expensive plastic rubbish, and along with these tiny creatures came an invitation to play in an online world. The game was fun in the very beginning, but it quickly became apparent to me that it was all about sucking in my children. The [...]

Playing with More Sticks!

August 23, 2011

Last week I put my big girl undies on and let my kids have a fabulous time playing with sticks outside. I learnt a lot from the experience of letting go and allowing my kids to take reasonable risks and it seems lots of you feel the same way (thanks for all the lovely comments). [...]

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Printable Love or Lunch Box Notes.
February 3, 2012

I am back making school lunches and next week my big boy will need lunch for kinder (preschool) too, thankfully only once a week, but all of them want to know when I will start leaving notes in their lunch boxes! So I think it’s time for some new lunch box notes. I am not [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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