April 2010

TV Day

April 19, 2010

On Mondays, I usually have children’s television on for longer periods (I LOVE ABC 2). And you know what? I don’t feel at all guilty! It’s an intentional decision I’ve made and I feel comfortable with it. Understand, I don’t endorse watching television all day, every day, and my young children rarely sit for more than 20 [...]

Be A Fun Mum

April 19, 2010

Hurry! Finding the Play Button

April 17, 2010

I tend to run in Fast Forward or Stop (and nowhere in-between). This means, I’m either running around madly or unable to move. I’m missing the play button. The consequence of this is I often run into furniture and trip over things. I drop boxes on my feet and cut myself in the kitchen. Being in fast forward [...]

Siblings: Friends for Life

April 15, 2010

I have three sisters. They are my best friends. Everywhere we go, people comment on our relationship and want to be part of it. We’ve ‘adopted’ many sisters along the way. This sort of relationship doesn’t just happen by chance, it take a lot of work (mostly by our Mother). Our mother died (just six month after the above picture was [...]

Button Craft

April 13, 2010

I love buttons. They are so cute and colourful so are a wonderful material for craft and decoration. I purchased the buttons (shown above) from Spotlight. Second hand shops often sell buttons in bulk or use the ones that have been sitting in the sewing drawer for 5 years. I designed two simple outlines for the children to fill in with [...]

Dare to Paint

April 10, 2010

Painting can be messy, I know. The wonderful thing about watercolours is mess is kept to a minimum, compared to regular children’s paints. Children from as little as 12 months can enjoy painting with supervision. My daughter enjoyed helping me with this post. Set up A cup of water Paper towel (for absorbing excess [...]

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