The playdough stash was getting a little old so I decided over the weekend to make a favourite of mine from childcare days… I call it Magic Marble Playdough! It is a great way to involve children in colouring their own playdough and provides opportunities to discuss light and dark and all things colour. It is an activity better suited to 3…
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What do you do with a Monkey?
I am beginning to notice a dilemma…i have one twin who loves to potter around inside, not get to messy, not eat much and is quite clingy..although she has a lovely sense of humour and seems to enjoy pretty dresses and ‘things’. She really likes her personal space when playing though. My other twin absolutely loves outdoors, climbs everything, takes…
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Twin Seed Planting…
Hmm…just realised that title could mean something else if you really think about it…ooops! I actually thought it was time to get organised with some seed planting for the Autumn vegetable garden on the weekend. The vegie patch needs a good weeding and lots of compost and organic matter dug through which we should have done in time for lots…
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Getting creative with Paperbark….
We have had quite a few storms come through recently and the winds have blown a lot of bark and branches off of our large eucalyptus trees…luckily no damage but i did notice the twins have enjoyed picking up the bark when playing outside and bringing it over to me to ‘discuss’! We are lucky to live in an environment…
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Ditch the cling wrap!
This week has had to be a slow week for the family as we all came down with the cold that started with the twins on the weekend….in true Mummy fashion i had to look after everyone while sick myself and it seems i am the only one to have developed a really nasty lingering cough and flare up of…
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Weekend Wallabies & Wanderings……
We saw some lovely sunshine this weekend so the family really enjoyed having fun in the fresh air without rain for a change…unfortunately by Sunday they both seemed to have come down with colds…only mild so far thank goodness…twins with colds is just not fun and they both want mum to themselves…all day….!!!! Here are a few snippets from our…
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