August 2009

Spot the Difference

August 27, 2009

I still play with Barbie Dolls. Miss 3 asked me to play with her the other day. After bringing me two dolls, she asked if we could swap dresses. I was shocked! The current Barbie was much thinner than the already thin Barbie stereotype. There is pressure on young girls to conform to a certain [...]

Recycling Craft

August 26, 2009

It never ceases to amaze me how creative children are. In addition to our craft box, (you can read about it here) I like to collect recycling in interesting shapes. For example: Sultana Boxes Paper Towel Rolls Milk Bottle Lids Vitamin Containers Soft Drink Bottles One afternoon Miss 8 came up with this Garbage Truck. [...]

Father’s Day Present

August 26, 2009

I thought it would be fun to make a personalised T-Shirt for the Husband this Father’s Day. I used Zazzle to do this. I am excited to see what the T-Shirt looks like on the man I love. Zazzle have a Father Day special at the moment – Free Shipping on Fathers Day Orders. Below [...]

Colourful Splash Play

August 26, 2009

September 2009 School holidays are just around the corner. I will share some great ideas you may like to use. Colourful Splash Play All you need is: • Bowls (different sizes is fun) • Food Colouring (Basic Colours) • Water • Cup NOTE: For all those Mothers freaking out because of the food colouring…. don’t [...]

Chronic Multi-tasker Woman vs One-task-at-a-time Man

August 25, 2009

VS I’m a chronic muli-tasker. Seriously, I’m at my happiest when I have 100 different things going on at once. I am goal orientated and I juggle everything (and plough through anything in my way) to get to my goal. On the other hand, I happened to be married to a task oriented, one-task-at-a-time man. This [...]

Making Moments Count

August 23, 2009

I often have to remind myself to take a breath *breathe*. Life is busy and before you realise, time flies by and you wonder where it has gone. I have learnt to try and make the most of every moment. Recently, I had the opportunity to do just that with my eldest daughter (Miss 8). [...]

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