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Painting Pasta to Thread 27 Aug 2013 | 11:39 am
There are a few ways to colour pasta so that you can play or create with it, but I needed a quick and instant activity so I decided to let my kids colour the pasta themselves and we gave painting past...
Banana Milkshake Muffins 26 Aug 2013 | 07:12 am
Before we do anything else… let me explain how to make the perfect banana milkshake. To make the perfect banana milkshake you chuck a ripe banana, a tiny slurp of banana flavouring and some milk in t...
Six For Saturday 24 Aug 2013 | 07:13 am
Today I will plant cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchinis, and tomatoes. No, I am not insane (well ok I am, but not because of this), I know it is still freezing outside, I am planting them on my windowsill....
A Lesson in Letting Kids Figure it Out on Their Own 22 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
“I want to play a puzzle” he announced. “Ok” I said… “but pack up the playdough first.” He rolled his eyes and huffed and puffed (he might be only three but he has learned well from his older siblin...
Kids and Journaling 20 Aug 2013 | 06:55 am
I broke out the new journals the other day, one for each of my kids. My kids love having journals and the excitement of a brand new, blank journal and a whole lot of art and writing supplies were just...
Fruity Oat Scrolls 19 Aug 2013 | 08:35 am
Sometimes, especially when the weather is miserable, I get a hankering to make something with yeast. I don’ know why yeast calls to me, but it does. And when it calls I am compelled to drop everything...
Six for Saturday 17 Aug 2013 | 08:09 am
The shun was shining here off and on this week. The wattle is in flower and the daffodil farm is selling flowers already. The blossoms are even trying to blossom! I am ignoring the gale force winds an...
Little Things… 16 Aug 2013 | 09:35 am
It’s the little things that make me smile. Things like crappy photos that capture a moment. Things like folding the laundry and having no unmatched socks at the end. Things like watching my big boy...
Helping Kids Deal with Big Feelings 15 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
The other day I wrote about letting my kids simply feel whatever they feel. As a parent I am working not squashing my kid’s big, difficult or negative feelings. I am working on not taking my kids fee...
Someone Else? 14 Aug 2013 | 08:58 am
Why do I always think I should be someone I am not? Do you do that too? Do you often find yourself thinking that you should do something that is really not you, and then wonder if it should be you a...
