Sunday 29 November 2009
A friend of ours has a game my daughter never tires of: a marble run. It’s the first thing she asks for whenever we visit. She loves putting the pieces together, dropping the marbles into the hole at the top and watching them make their way down through the tubes.
This week in the backyard we seemed to have an abundance of bark, so I suggested we make our own marble run using macadamia nuts. I showed Little Miss 3 how the nut would roll down if she propped one end of the bark against a tree, and that was all the encouragement she needed. She found extra bark to add at the bottom to...
Thursday 26 November 2009 -
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I’m playing Toddler Translation again with Childhood 101 and this week’s word is trust.
trust [truhst] –noun
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
– dictionary.com
Families are built on trust.
My son trusts Daddy to hold him tight.
I trust my husband too.
There is no fear in this photo.
There is freedom in trust.
As a family
we trust each...
Tuesday 24 November 2009 -
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Complete toilet training is a longer process than I thought. I’m sharing my thoughts on the whole process over at Parenting Australia today. Head over there to read the rest of this post, and find out what’s involved in, ahem, ATT.
Before I had my own children, I thought toilet training was a period of a few weeks whereby a child transitioned from wearing nappies to wearing pants. Sure there would be accidents,...
Monday 23 November 2009 -
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On the weekend my kids and I went to a wild rumpus in the park hosted by Cradle Fables. We roared our terrible roars and gnashed our terrible teeth and rolled our terrible eyes and showed our terrible claws.
The wild rumpus was of course inspired by Maurice Sendak’s classic picture book Where The Wild Things Are. The story which has enchanted generations of children is about to be released as a feature film,...
Sunday 22 November 2009 -
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The Boys Are Back is a beautiful film shot in South Australia, starring Clive Owen and directed by Scott Hicks, director of Shine. Inspired by a true story, it is the touching tale of a father who finds himself raising two sons alone while grieving the loss of his wife. As he transitions from part time parent to full on father he learns a lot about his children, and perhaps even more about himself.
Would you like...
Friday 20 November 2009 -
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Our wonderful builders have been here this week, fixing up some dodgy areas on our home. We do a lot of renovating ourselves, but we know that some jobs are completely beyond us! Little Miss 3 was fascinated with the builders’ tool belts so we had a go at making one ourselves.
I’m sure if you google it you can find patterns for sewing proper child sized toolbelts, but toddlers aren’t great with...
Thursday 19 November 2009 -
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I’m playing Toddler Translation with Childhood 101 this week, and today’s word is innovation. Has your child come up with a creative innovation you’d like to share too?
n innovation [inəˈveiʃən]
(the act of making) a change or a new arrangement.
-The Web Dictionary
Washing Basket + Cardboard = AEROPLANE
Step 1 – ask Mum for two cardboard triangles
Step 2 – attach with copious...
Wednesday 18 November 2009 -
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Recently my son received these gorgeous home made beanie bags as a gift from a friend. It was such a delightful present that I just had to share. We have had so much fun with these together. Here are ten of our favourite games to play with beanie bags:
In and Out – very young ones enjoy the simple pleasure of putting things in and out of boxes and containers. My 13mth old put the beanie bags in and out...
Tuesday 17 November 2009 -
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I thought I’d revisit this old post from January, since it is featured in the current edition of Footprints Magazine. You can become a fan of Footprints on facebook or read their blog here.
I had the most fabulous facial on the weekend. An hour to myself, uninterrupted by a needy baby or a demanding toddler. An hour of quiet bliss. I had not one, not two, but three exfoliations to get my skin glowing. As each...
Monday 16 November 2009 -
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Yes, this is me the second time around. (And no, I can’t believe I’m posting this photo either…) In comparison to my first pregnancy, the second time I was much bigger, much more tired, and much less fussed over! Spending time with some of my special mummy friends this week has reminded me of the challenges of second time pregnancy. (And looking at this photo has reminded me of why twelve months...
