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Kid’s Co-op
Welcome to the Kid’s Coop Have you done any exciting projects with your kids last week? Yes? Then come and join us and share your idea with us! Three of our favourites in last week’s edition were: Stay At Home Educator No Dye Tie Dye Ramblings From Utopia DIY Pool Noodle Race Track Off The Shelf Inchworm Chalk Drawings Join the Kids Co-op You can join the Kids Co-op in three ways: Add a link to your post here. Your link will show up on each … Read entire article »
Summer bucket list 2012
Inspired by Play Dr. Mom’s summer bucket list, we’ve decided to come up with our own and see, how many of the 50 things we’ll be able to cross off by the end of summer But first Nico’s bucket item. I (Val) asked Nico what he wanted to do this summer that he can’t normally do when there is snow, his answer was: play in water outside.The same day we set up his little … Read entire article »
Kids on the Go – Bannerghatta Zoo & National Park, India
Joining in on the “Kids on the Go” series from around the world, I bring you my little story from Bangalore, India. Way back in 2008, when Lil p was nearly 2 we decided to take her to the zoo for the first time. She was recognizing a few animals from her books and we figured it was time to show her the real animals. There is Bannerghatta zoo and national park about 20 km outskirts … Read entire article »
Filed under: English, Home, Kids on the Go
The Flower, Plant & Garden Blog Hop!
With summer in full swing, a group of amazing blogs had come together to explore flowers, plants and gardens in our Flower, Plant & Garden Blog Hop! There are so many things you can do with your children to learn about nature and growth, many things you don’t even think about. In our case we had celebrated Earth Day with Nico planting a tree! Have you done any explorations in your garden yourself of late? Join us and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Activities, English, Home
Saturday’s recap of the week
Welcome to our recap of our posts of the week, where we also pick a post out there in the blog world that we like This week we posted about: Sunday: Sorting coins Monday: Boys have long hair, too – A blog carnival Tuesday: Kids on the Go – Vienna Zoo: Tiergarten Schoenbrunn Wednesday: Boat box Thursday: Kid’s Co-Op Friday: Sensory feet fun (sand box) A post from a fellow blogging mom: Little Family Fun5 ABC Games (159) … Read entire article »
Sensory feet fun (sand box)
Once it got warmer, Nico wanted to play in his sandbox, so I told him that it wasn’t warm enough to remove his shoes yet, to just keep them on. I turned around for one minute and came back to a naked feet boy. I ran in to get the camera and let him enjoy, it wasn’t that cold after all, I checked the sand He enjoyed pushing his feet in/under the sand. He liked … Read entire article »
Filed under: Activities, English, Home, Outdoors
Kid’s Co-op
Welcome to the Kid’s Coop Have you done any exciting projects with your kids last week? Yes? Then come and join us and share your idea with us! Three of our favourites in last week’s edition were: Familylicious Kid Wash Worms Eye-View Toddler Olympics B.Inspired, Mama! Kids Craft: Butterfly Cookie CutterStamped Card For Cancer Join the Kids Co-op You can join the Kids Co-op in three ways: Add a link to your post here. Your link will show up on each of the blogs in the … Read entire article »
Boat box
We had an old bread box (they have those at the bread store in Calgary) that we used way back in Calgary. After Nico was born it was his box for the car, where we would put all his stuff between his seat and the one in front so all his things would stay together. We hadn’t used it in several months since he’s been climbing in his car seat on his own and we … Read entire article »
Filed under: Activities, English, Home, Indoors, Outdoors
Kids on the Go – Vienna Zoo: Tiergarten Schoenbrunn
One of our favourite zoos is the Vienna Zoo (“Tiergarten Schoenbrunn”, as it’s really called). It’s the world’s oldest zoo, established in 1752, and was voted the Best European Zoo in 2010. The architecture and layout are stunning, and combined with a modern, animal- and child-friendly approach to zoo architecture, really make the whole zoo experience one to remember for the whole family. We always have a wonderful day there, and they have the most fantastic playground! … Read entire article »
Filed under: English, Home, Kids on the Go
Boys have long hair, too – A blog carnival
Welcome to the Boys Have Long Hair, Too Blog Carnival. A group of bloggers is sharing their experiences, struggles, and opinions surrounding having a son who has long hair. My Happy Hippie Boy – Andie from Crayon Freckles shares why she and her husband have chosen to let their 3.5 yr old son’s hair go uncut. Boys Have Long Hair, Too: A Father’s View — Alex from Glittering Muffins says it happens that not only does his son, Nico have long hair, he as the father has no problem with it either. He personally does not find that long hair emasculates a boy (or adult alike)… Boys Have Long Hair, Too: A Maman’s View — Valerie from Glittering Muffins son has been called a cute little girl for about a year and … Read entire article »
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