Photographing children and making memories
I’ve been taking part in Living Arrows each week for a couple of years and now I’m more into photography I’m quite sad that when N was born I didn’t have a great camera and didn’t take many photos. I…
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Project 366 2016 week 12 – a few sheep
We’re onto week 12 of Project 366, a photo a day for a year. Things are looking up – we’ve had some nice weather, warmth and beautiful blue skies, although the week’s ended with gloomy weather. Unsurprising really given it’s…
Project 366 2016 week 11
It’s week 11 of Project 366, and it’s been a hotch potch week again. It seems the weather has seen an improvement, so fingers crossed it continues for a bit. Despite my diet, there’s been quite a lot of (non-diet)…
How to make pretty labels in Word or Powerpoint
We all love the gorgeous mason storage jars, and the funky storage solutions we find on Pinterest. Many require labels. You might want to paint some chalkboard paint on or buy some stickers, but why not make your own bespoke…
Project 366 2016 week 10 – the start of the outdoors
We’re onto week 10 of Project 365 and we’ve finally got some warmer weather…or at least foggy mornings followed by bright dry weather in the afternoon, if not sun. On Sunday I made Nigella’s Nutella brownies. Made with just eggs…
Fun ways to teach kids about the night sky
N’s always been interested in learning about the night sky, the moon and stars, and many a time we’ve stopped to look out of the window. We talk about the different stages of the moon especially, he’s a bit obsessed…
Project 366 2016 week 8 and 9
I missed last week’s round up of Project 366 – just too much on to get a post written, so it’s a double length one this week. I’ll try to keep it shorter in words to make up for the…
Hello Nature, hello grow, make, colour and draw book
I’ve always said I’m not that creative although as I’ve got older it’s brought a realisation that creativity isn’t always about art and drawing, as it always seems to mean when you’re a child. I’ve never been comfortable drawing doing…
Project 366 2016 week 7 – Lego, Irregular Choice and days out
It’s week 7 of Project 366, and it involved quite a bit of half term fun. This half term break came round so quickly after Christmas, it felt like they’d hardly been back at school for any decent length of…
Music Exploration – west coast swing and the national anthem
I can’t believe we’re a month on already, and I’m thinking I need to get back to playing N music in a specific sit down appreciation session…or at least playing music a lot more at home so he’s more aware…
Project 366 2016 week 6
This week’s been better for taking photos, helped by the lighter evenings. Although it does mean that I see fewer sunrises, but get the sunsets instead. Swings and roundabouts then. It’s week 6 of Project 366, and onto the photos….
