I love any activity that gives the toddler twosome a chance to practice their fine motor skills while having fun and using our homemade sponge stampers is one of their favourite activities so i decided to pull them out again! It is still very hot here at the moment so we picked a nice little shady spot, set up the…
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The Heartache of Comparison…
I have been starting to realise something a little alarming lately….it is happening more and more and i feel like the most awful parent. I have begun to compare Ruby and Tara without realising it….the realisation actually hit me yesterday when i was having a shocker of a day with Ruby and i felt like yelling “Why can’t you…
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Toddler Food – Carrot, Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Muffins!
I have been trying to introduce the toddler twosome to a few new reasonably healthy toddler snacks for morning /afternoon tea lately. We are stuck in a bit of a rut with the crispy, crunchy cracker type snacks as that it what Ruby is happiest with! But we haven’t gotten this far with her SPD food aversion issues by not trying…
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Weekly Kid’s Co-Op – Fun with Water & Ice
Welcome back to my first Weekly Kid’s Co-Op for 2013…i can’t wait to see what fantastic family friendly activities you link up this year! Here in Australia we are in the midst of our Summer and an awful heatwave…the weather is relentless and i am so grateful that we have lots of shady trees in our yard so that we…
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Toddler Seed Pod Stamping!
We are always collecting things when outdoors…not only to have fun investigating, touching and discussing different and unusual items but also because I often like to turn them into painting or craft tools! So after a recent trip to the beach we collected some Pandanus Seed Pods and the toddler twosome were so pleased with them. They are really hard with…
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We’re Back & Ready for 2013!
Welcome to 2013! It’s been quite awhile since my last post…mainly due to the fact that i lost my internet connection for over a week ! But also because i wanted to take a little bloggy break and get a few unfinished jobs completed around the house. I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and New Year celebrations…i am still having trouble writing…
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