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• Exploring Realism Vs Abstraction

  

  As you know we like to explore art here so last month when we were reading The Art Book for Children (Phaidon) with Defne (5 yo) , we came across Gerhard... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday{5 Children's Books About Cats}

  

  I thought I would make a different thing this week and decided to do a little round up of books about cats that we like to read.1) The Cat In the Hat: Defne... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Let's Play:The Weekly Kids Coop

  

  Welcome to the Weekly Kids Coop again. Here are some of my favorite activities from last week: Sunny Mama shares how to make a mini sandpitPlaydough to Plato... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  Remember the Frog series I had written about before? We came across Frog and The Winter on our library visit. Although it is a winter book,I decided to share... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review:{Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close}

  

  I LOVE Tom Hanks so when I was offered the chance to review his latest film, I was delighted. Although received a few weeks ago,I only had the chance to watch i... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Guest Post on Crayon Freckles

  

  Today I am very excited to be a guest post over at Crayon Freckles on one of my favorite series:{In her Shoes}Andie interviews mothers about life and mothering... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 FAMILY

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  Welcome back to the Book Sharing Monday! I hope you enjoyed the blog hop dedicatd to Eric Carle last week.This week I am bringing you I LOVE YOU MUCCCH! Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Happy Birthday Eric Carle!

  

  This week we are celebrating Eric Carle's birthday together with some fellow bloggers.So, instead of the Book Sharing Monday, I am bringing this post to you... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Children's Books About Breastfeeding

  

  Welcome back to the last week of Keep Britain Breastfeeding 2012! The theme is breastfeeding beyond the first month this week.You may already know that I let... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2012 FAMILY

• Educational Toys for Toddlers

  

  Inspired by MarryAnn of MamaSmiles, I thought it would be nice to share the educational toys that we love.BigJigs Learn to Count toy is a beautiful toy that... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:The Pirates Next Door

  

  Defne has never been much interested in pirates so I wasn't sure if she would love this book.When I showed her the book, she wasn't keen to read it.But once we... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• What Does a Breastfeeding Mother Need?

  

  This post was originally published in June 2011.Don't forget, I am also running a Monkey Mama Nursing Necklace Giveaway (open worldwide!)Everyone knows that... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Come and play:Kids Co-op

  Happy Friday! Last week we had more than 200 posts linked up and here are a few of my favorites. It is so hard to choose from so many interesting activities! Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• DIY Alphabet Boxes

  

  As I mentioned before Derin shows a great interest in letters at the moment. I didn't want to miss his sensitive period so I decided to make alphabet boxes for... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:Belle and Boo

  

  Last week, when we visited the library, a book caught my attention with its gorgeous cover: Belle and BooI read it and fell in love with the beautiful vintage... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Tips for Breastfeeding In Public

  

  Welcome to the second week of Keep Britain Breastfeeding!Breastfeeding in public does not come very easy for all of us.Especially when you are a new mum,it can... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Kids Co-op:Come and Play

  

  With nearly 200 activities linked up The Kids Co-op has become a great resource. Here are a few of my favourites from last week:June Sensory Tub via Carrots... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Hole Reinforcement Sticker Art

  

  I read about using reinforcement stickers for kids crafts a while ago on Artful Parent. So I bought some stickers last week. I asked Defne if she'd like to... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Review: Numberland HD Ipad App

  

  Remember the Montessori Letter Sounds HD Ipad app I reviewed a few months ago? Well, this Numberland App is designed by the same team and uses the Montessori... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:Shel Silverstein

  

  Last week I mentioned how much Defne enjoys rhyming. Following her lead, we are introducing her to poetry.We have these beautiful books by Shel Silverstein:... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING