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• Day 22: Masking Tape Road

  

  Shhh...don't tell anyone this, but I borrowed a role of masking tape from school last week. I thought it may come in handy at some point at home over the... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 21: Baking and Washing up

  

  My lovely friend Alex, from whom I steal lots of play activity ideas, posted an Instagram photo a while ago of her and her son baking together. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 20: Shaving Foam Bath Paint

  

  I said last week after our shaving foam and water beads extravaganza that I was looking forward to doing some shaving foam painting. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 19: Egg Box Stacking

  

  I think that we can count this activity as our first "not very successful" activity. I won't go so far as to say it failed, as nothing major went wrong, and... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 18: Pumpkin Carving

  

  Day 18 of our 50 day challenge fell on a Tuesday - which is Simon's day at home with Isabelle. He told me last week he was going to carve a pumpkin with her,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Isabelle's Book Wish List

  

  Last month, I posted about how important it is in our family that we read a lot with Isabelle, in the hope of encouraging her to develop a love of books. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 17: Bubble Whisking

  

  Isabelle loves to splash, and she loves playing with water. This morning as we were pottering about, she went to a kitchen chair and insisted "Chair, chair -... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 16: Shredded Paper Tuff Spot

  

  Today's activity was another very simple idea, but it was a lot of fun, and Isabelle really enjoyed it - as did Simon and I. Today, we had a 'Noah's Ark themed... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 15: Shaving Foam & Water Bead Tuff Spot

  

  Our new tuff spot arrived! Now that it's here, I feel that we can definitely get stuck into some more messy play without the worry of my house being destroyed. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 14: Painting with Water

  

  Today's activity is so simple, but Isabelle really enjoyed it and for the second day running let out squeals of delight, today mixed in with "Mummy, PAINTING! Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Isabelle's 18-24 Month Wardrobe

  

  Isabelle is 18 months! I can't quite believe that - it seems so OLD. I'm not quite sure when that happened - it really seems to have snuck up on me. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 13: Red and Blue Rice Tray

  

  One thing I have noticed over the last few activities is that Isabelle loves to scoop and transfer, so with that in mind I decided it was time for another rice... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 12: Stretchy, Sparkly Play Dough

  

  This activity started out as a total disaster, and turned into one of the biggest successes of our 50 day challenge to date!I saw a recipe for silky, stretchy... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Family Meals: 10 Minute Chicken Teriyaki

  

  Until last week, Simon and I had never had any sort of teriyaki before, and had no real idea what it was. I saw a recipe for a slow cooker version which caught... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 11: Mud Kitchen

  

  Day 11 of our 50 day challenge saw Isabelle, and her cousins, out playing at their mud kitchen. I will be very upfront on this one and say that, while the idea... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 10: Sticky Tape Web

  

  Day 10 - we are 1/5 of the way through our 50 day activity challenge! This wasn't the activity I had planned for today, but as we lounged about this morning,... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• IBW: Our Babywearing Journey - 18 Months and Counting

  

  This week marks International Babywearing Week - a week to both celebrate babywearing and to raise awareness of babywearing across the world. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 9: Cardboard Shape Stamps

  

  Today's activity was the 9th in our 50 day activity challenge - my attempt to complete 50 different play activities with Isabelle before Christmas. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 8: Glitter Moon Sand

  

  Yesterday was such a miserable day - cold and it poured down all day long. There was no chance of getting outside for any playing, and it was one of those days... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cloth Nappies and Child Care

  

  One of the questions I see on the Northern Ireland cloth bum mummies Facebook group is about using cloth nappies when you are back at work and your little perso... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 DIARIES, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION