Make me a Costume! Make at Home Costume Ideas for Book Week
Make me a costume Mummy! Sound familiar? It’s that time of year again, Book Week! With Book Week comes the yearly mayhem of costume making! If you think making a costume for a child is hard, imagine what the teachers go through! Some book week costume making tips Does...
I’m Grateful For ~ Motel Rooms
The anonymity. The service. The convienience. The realtive peace and quiet. There’s a lot to be grateful for after a short stay in a motel room. Last week I went away for four days. Although I had most of our extended family accompany me on our little get away....
How to Build A House ~ Things I Know
With the recent wheelbarrow full of building and renovating shows we have been spending a lot of time starting sentences with….In our next house….. We have never renovated but currently live in a house that we built a few years ago. It was our first building experience and...
Playtime Overhaul
I have a horrible case of boring Mummy syndrome. Sypmtoms include; asking your child if they want to do a puzzle whenever they say they are bored, craft ability is suddenly limited to drawing, and helping to hang up the clothes is a game isn’t it? So this week I have...
Wordless Wednesday
This photo reminds me that they will always have that brother sister bond, even when now, more than a year after this photo taken, their bond involves wrestling, snatching, screaming and even the occasional pinch and scratch. Playing along with My Little Drummer Boys and Faith, Hope and a Whole Lotta...
Guest Post ~ Book Week for PreSchoolers ~ By The Book Chook
Children’s Book Week Ideas for Pre-Schoolers by Susan Stephenson, www.thebookchook.com Recently, at The Book Chook, I wrote about ways to celebrate Children’s Book Week http://www.thebookchook.com/2011/08/how-to-celebrate-book-week.html (In Australia, August 20- 26. 2011.) Larissa liked my ideas, but asked me to offer some suggestions for her son, Master O, who is...
What’s for dinner? Meal Plan Monday ~ The Favourite’s Edition
This is one of the most downloaded Meal Plans on My Pigeon Pair, direct from the Archives! My excuse, look around your screen! Between being away for the last four days and getting the new look “My Pigeon Pair” organised we have been very busy!!!!! So here it is...
The Archives…Up in the air I Fly
This is one from the archives! I am scheduling this post literally an hour before we leave for another flight! I can only hope I have learnt these lessons well enough to not repeat the same mistakes! Wish me luck!!! We are home!!! We had a lovely time away...
Recipe of the week ~ Tiramisu ~ The Cheat’s Version
This is not your “authentic” tiramisu recipe. Tiramisu traditionally has Marsala (alchohol) Strong Coffee and Raw eggs. But to make it a bit more family and pregnant women friendly here is a cheats version! These are not mine but don’t they look divine! Ingredients 5OOml double cream 250g tub...
Me + IKEA = Idea – Launch Station Part 2
So I had an idea. For our family to have a place in our home that will help make us more organised. I had some inspiration. Ok so it was more like dreaming, but it did provide me with a foundation on which to build.I had the perfect place...