One of our goals for our kids’ education is to raise each to be a ‘lifelong learner’. Little people who love learning who grow into big people who love learning. When you’re a lifelong learner, you are striving, seeking and refining yourself your whole life. It’s what makes life interesting and satisfying. There’s a…
Splitting the family up was a genius move
Last week we went camping for the whole week. It was me and the kids, only it turned out for most of the week it was just me and two kids: the girls. Max was sent home with his father on Sunday, returning on Thursday. He didn’t want to go and pulling a kid from…
When things get broken
Never, ever become a smug parent. The day after I wrote about winning at parenting (I mean, it was the perfect day, I even said to Bart, “Don’t bother with the 8th of May, today was mother’s day for me”), Cappers broke her fingers. Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in. I…
Things my kids do that irritate the @#%$ out of me
I love my kids and they’re good kids – blah blah blah, insert typical mummy-about-to-slay-the-kids disclaimer here – BUT… man, do they do some incredibly, wildly, profoundly irritating things. To me. At me. Yes, they are doing profoundly irritating things at me. The number one thing my kids do at me is slide their pants off inside…
6 fun things to make with felt for kids
My big girl is a maker through and through. Ever since she was little she has liked to craft things. Lately she has been sewing with fabric and felt. She made the cute little bears above all on her own, cutting out the felt and sewing on the ears and eyes. She drew the rest…
Make some leaf print artworks
Instead of screens today, why not try leaf printing? After the glow party we had a considerable amount of fluro paint about the place (mostly on the walls, floors and ceilings…). Cappers asked if she could use some for art and craft and I said those immortal words that float from a mother’s lips as…
6 things for kids to craft with sticks
Instead of screens today, why not… make something out of sticks? The lovely artwork above has pride of place in the window of our living room. Cappers (our resident maker) made it at school a couple of years ago. It was the moment she discovered her love of weaving and she hasn’t really stopped since. She…
Make some cute pot plant friends
Instead of screens today, why not… make a couple of pot plant friends? We recently spent a goodly amount of time making these gorgeous little pot plant friends to pretty up our front verandah. It’s such a simple (and cheap!) thing to make and it’s fun to change the faces or designs over time. Words are always…
Weekend Rewind | What’s it all about anyway?
So, this beloved blog turned 5 this week and we had a little celebration, which mostly consisted of me boring the pants off you by reminiscing about past posts but also consisted of me offering two fab Pip blogging prizes. The competition is easy to enter and it’s open until midnight tonight. If you have a…
Weekend Rewind | Parkouring through life
Hello! I’m back! Did you miss me? Actually, don’t answer that, the important thing is that I missed you. I really missed writing on this here blog, which is important because after five years, sometimes I wonder if I’ve still got the bug. What? Did I just say five years? In 10 days time it…
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