September 2009

Fun Baby Present

September 18, 2009

On the occasion of my son’s birth, a friend gave me a fun and unique present I absolutely LOVED. As I unwrapped the paper, sitting on the top were personalised stickers with my new baby’s name on it. I thought it so special and fun! The stickers can be used on bottles, containers, bags, books and lunch boxes. [...]

Collage Canvas Wall Decoration

September 16, 2009

Need to decorate the walls of your child’s bedroom? I made this cute canvas that hangs in my daughter’s bedroom. This is what you need: Canvas String (for long hair) Wooden blocks (for skirt) Textured paper (for bodice) Glue on Jewels (for crown/tiara) Pipe cleaners (for arms, legs and neck) Mirror Shape (for face) Paint [...]

Easy Gift Tags

September 15, 2009

Every Father’s Day, my children make a card for their Daddy. As I was doing two Father’s Day crafts for children’s groups, I decided to couple this in with our normal card making. The items I found are easily used for any occasion. What you need: Wooden Mini Scrapbook/Tag albums Pack of wooden cut-outs (there are [...]

Body Paint Fun

September 15, 2009

Were you hesitant to click on this link? To a Mother, body paint + child = TOO MUCH MESS! BUT…… it is a very fun activity to do occasionally. I plan to do body painting once every school holidays with my toddlers. 1. Buy Non-Toxic Paint 2. Put the paint in plastic containers 3. Provide large paint brushes [...]

Toilet Training: NOOOOOOOOOOO!

September 9, 2009

If your reaction to toilet training is NOOOOOOO, then let me share some tips. I am on my fourth round of toilet training. In my experience, there is no magical system or secret to toilet training. Every child is different and thus, toilet training needs to be catered for each particular child. However, there are [...]

A Grateful Heart

September 8, 2009

How can parents encourage their children to have grateful hearts when we have so much? I was moved to tears watching this video clip from Village 2 Village about Sam, Esther and their sister Jane. I decided to share this video with my children (8 years and 6 years), especially as it has an [...]

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