Rainy days, snow days…just too hot days…
What to do, what to do…..
Sometimes it is nice to give the kids an activity that they can do independently while you are getting something else done…. 
The below are some activities that T & G like to do independently while I am busy with work or preparing dinner. My children are 4 & 2 years so this activity might get a bit messy with younger ones. These are table top activities. Enjoy..
Ideas:
Hot & cold landscapes a sensory activity:
Materials:
2 basins, rice, flour, pasta, red lentils
Animals for warm and cool climates eg: lions, elephant, polar bears, penguins
Method:
Fill one basin with rice and flour about 5cm high and place the cold animals inside
Fill the other basin with pasta shapes and red lentils and place the warm animals inside
Water world:
T & G both adore water so …
Materials:
2 basins, water, water animals, food coloring, bubbles
Method:
Place some newspaper on the table and put the basins on top (less to clean upJ)
Fill the basins with some warm water, and add the water creatures. Food coloring or bubbles can be added for fun…
I always stay near to them when they are doing these activities…just in case…thank you to Adam Osborne for inventing the laptop.
Hello again
Well I know I have been absent for awhile…but I have a reasonable excuse.
We relocated from Seoul, South Korea to Konigstein Im Taunus
, Germany this autumn…and let’s just say it has taken some getting used to for all of us… especially for my eldest T…he had a hard time settling into school and our new home. My main focus was on the children and getting them resettled.
“Love & Logic” great parenting books…check them out http://loveandlogic.com
I can honestly say this one is a help when it comes to raising kids. I have read a lot of books on parenting of late, as we are right in the middle of “the terrible 2’s” with G…and gosh boys and girls are so different..my, my.
But, I am happy to say I have been working away in the background on various projects now I just need to get organized and upload new images and ideas.
As I sit here typing this, I can see a few glimpses of green peeking through the snow that has engulfed us this winter. It never fails to brighten my day when I see the crocuses and daffodils getting ready to emerge from their winter slumber…and it is truly amazing to see how much growth went unnoticed while they were all covered with their thick white blanket. It has been a long hard winter, enjoyable and lots of fun was had in the snow but I am ready for Springtime, longer evenings, brighter mornings and new life.
Five Green Banannas
So far I have read two of the short stories…very enjoyable…I have after an absence started to make time for reading…Now each evening I am having some time for me and my book….I recommend this one very nice to pick up…each chapter in the collection is written by a different author and all done online…the authors have never met…what an interesting world of technology we live in.
Websites,50 of the best according to TIME
Just found Time magazines 2009 list of the 50 best websites. Some of my favourites are in there, Facebook, Flickr,Skype Wikipedia,Etsy to name a few. I also really liked Kiva ” Kiva links “micro-bankers” like you and me with screened “micro-preneurs” in the developing world”. My favourite was Supercook. “Open your fridge and pantry, type the ingredients you have into the site’s search bar and stand back. Supercook will look through its database of 300,000-plus recipes and spit out the ones that match. The result? You can start cooking right away”.
You still need cook the meal, but it gives great idea’s if you do not feel like doing the meal planning.
