It’s cold wet and muddy at our house right now, and we are about to start two weeks of winter holidays here. I love having all the kids home, I love not having to make lunches or drag people out of bed in the morning, but two weeks stuck inside at home can be a […]
Easy Art Ideas
In case you haven’t noticed, we do quite a few art activities at The Pickle Farm. I love doing arty things as much as my kids do, which is probably the biggest reason why we do so much of it, but I also believe that art for kids should be easy! I am busy enough, […]
Six for Saturday
It always seems doable when you can look at it from a distance. It is only when all the things you have committed to, get all up close and personal, that you realise you might have bitten off more than you can chew. I’ve got a lot of things getting right up in my personal […]
Six For Saturday
This week has been all rain, fog, mud and crazy wind. I am always cold and it seems to take me forever to warm up. It feels like winter is seeping into my bones. But I don’t have time to worry about any of that because June is a crazy month and if I don’t […]
Making Maths Real – Spielgaben Toy Review
This is a review post. See my disclosure page for more information, or check the end of this post. I suck at maths. Hang on, let me rephrase that… My attitude and confidence regarding maths sucks. Maths and number and physics type things have never been my thing. I have always regarded myself as having […]
Knowing When To Leave – Being Fire Ready.
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. As soon as we drove up and over the little hill, out of suburbia and towards home, I saw it: a big column of brown and grey smoke rising from the far side of the mountain. I caught my breath as I tried to continue making conversation with my […]
Car Seat Tetris – A Safe-N-Sound Encore 10 Booster Seat Review and Give Away
This is a review post see here for more information. For years now we’ve been playing ‘Car Seat Tetris’ It started way back when the twins were born, when we had to fit two reversed baby seats into my little red car and still be able to fit behind the steering wheel in order to […]
Cool Stuff Give Away!
This give away is now closed -congratulations to the winners : Vicki, Amelia, Jane, Jennifer B and Del. It’s officially the first day of spring here! To celebrate I have some cool stuff to give away!! Papermate InkJoy Pens I have a bit of a weakness for stationary. Give me a nice pen and a […]
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