It seems we have come to that point in time when I can avoid it no longer. The only pair of pink sneakers in a size big enough to fit Izzy have shoe laces. Yes, laces… not velcro, not stretchy elastic things, but real, need to be tied, laces. Now I have to teach Izzy […]
Playdough Alien Monsters!
We didn’t play yesterday…. Actually we did, it’s just that I was too busy to take any photos or blog about it. But we played today. We played and made Mr Potato Head plastic cup alien playdough monsters…. A day late, and a little short on details, but joining in Childhood101’s We Play link up… […]
Babies Love Books.
All of the pickle kids adore books. Our kids have a good combination of book loving genes from both sides of the family, but I suspect their solid love of reading also has a lot to do with the fact that they’ve been read to from a very young age. The girls were given gifts […]
Simple Water Play – Washing Dishes.
Try this simple water play idea with your kids, get them to wash the dishes! This easy sensory play idea is quick to set up, low mess, and lots of fun! Sometimes I go all out and set up elaborate play spaces and activities for my kids. But some days I am all about making […]
We Play Puzzles and Games and Everything!
I had grand plans for what the Middle Boy and I would play today. Grand plans for getting out the puppet theatre and puppets and putting on a show… But sometimes grand plans get scuttled by a morning full of tantrums and tears and just needing five minutes peace to regroup… and before you know […]
Online resources for kids.
My kids generally have very limited access to the internet, both through circumstances (crappy country net access) and my personal views on kids and technology and boundaries we’ve set. But with the school holidays almost upon us, winter weather keeping us inside more and the uncertainty of exactly when this baby will arrive making big […]
We Play – Cotton Bud Painting.
I’m putting my money where my mouth is today… or my blog where my mouth is, so to speak. For the past two Teach and Learn Carnivals I’ve blogged on about art and how important it is for little kids…. and today we actually did some! Nothing flash. Just a big sheet of paper, some […]
Why Art is Important for Little People.
I have a thing about art and little kids…. I think they should do lots of it. Even though I often don’t want to face a potential mess, or I can’t really be bothered getting out the supplies, or I just don’t feel like supervising my small people when they create…. despite all those things […]