Tag: Kids

When all is quiet..

When all is quiet, you know mischief is brewing.   This mischief includes TWO packets of what were unopened feathers… To say she created a massive mess is an understatement!  But what is childhood without some feather fun? That look on her face, her squeels, the way she jumped...

You got a friend in me.

Master O loves stuffed toys.   Yep at age 5 he still has an obsession with his two favourite companions Oscar and Rolley, the stuffed toy dogs.  Then last term a new “friend” entered his life.  Garfield.  The class “pet”.  Each student has a turn taking him home and...

What Lies Ahead…Wordless Wednesday

If only I could have seen his face. The excitement, the awe and wonder, the fun and axihilaration, of what lies ahead. Linking up with  Remember you can vote every day!...

Smilefile

Certificates, Birthday Cards, Artwork our home is full of them without Master O even having started school!!!  Naturally my organising gene is already kicking in and I found this amazing product to keep all your children’s pieces of paper in order, in the one place and protected for life……….....

Wordless Wednesday…..Never Smile at a Crocodile

Master O was adamant that he would wear a “Bumblebee Transformer” or “Super Man” costume to his Kindy Dress Up day.  This was hard for me!  I had other costumes in mind?  But I learnt to let go and……. HE CHOSE to go as a Crocodile!  This costume was...

Christmas Craft for Kids….Easy Ideas To Make at Home

 There are only 5 weeks left of the school year!  You know what that means?  It’s time to get out the glitter, paimt and crepe paper and emmerse your children in Christmas Craft!  Unfortunately it is alays this time of year that the clasroom budget starts to run dry...

Wordless Wednesday ~ On the other side of the fence

This weekend Master O heard laughter coming from….the other side of the fence. So this is how they spent the weekend.  Chatting, laughing playing with the neighbours over the fence.  Topics of conversations included why Bumblebee is better than Optimus Prime, which are the best playgrounds, and why are...

What you REALLY need to teach your child….Keeping it R.E.A.L

      Want to know the most common question I am asked as an Early Childhood Teacher?     What can I do to help my child at home?    Naturally this would usually come with a long winded, personalised to the child and situation answer, but really the...

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...