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• Celebrating The Children's Book Week

  

  This week,instead of the Book Sharing Monday, I am joining with fellow bloggers Mom to 2 Posh Little Divas and Reading Confetti to celebrate The Children's... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 BOOKS, PARENTING

• The Weekly Kids Coop

  Hello, hello! It's Friday, time for our playful ideas swap! I hope you were inspired by the fabulous entries last week. Thank you for visiting my blog! Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Montessori Inspired Activities

  

  It has been about 3 months since Derin (27 months) started attending to a Montessori nursery. He only goes two days a week, for 3 hours but it has had a huge... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Montessori Inspired Activities for My 27 Month Old

  

  It has been about 3 months since Derin (27 months) started attending to a Montessori nursery. He only goes two days a week, for 3 hours but it has had a huge... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Inspiration {Kids' Rooms}

  

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  Posted on 02 May 2012 FAMILY, HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN, PARENTING

• Book Sharing Monday:Martha and The Bunny Brothers

  

  Martha and The Bunny Brothers is my daughter's latest favorite book. Written and illustrated by Clara Vullamy, this book is cheerful with its bold and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Vivo Barefoot Kids Shoes Review

  

  Vivo Barefoot recently sent us a pair of shoes to review. These pretty shoes are called Pally and they look absolutely comfy! As we all know, walking barefoot i... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2012 PARENTING, SHOPPING

• Playful Ideas Swap:Kids Co-op

  

  Wow,there were an amazing 224 playful ideas shared last week at the Kids Co-op. Here are a few that I want to showcase. Make sure to check them out and while yo... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Montessori Activities for My 5 Year Old

  

  I realised that I haven't shared any Montessori inspired activities that we do with my 5 year old daughter for quite a while. We had a handmade geo board but I... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  This is one of the books we have been pulling off the shelf frequently recently. The World Atlas published by Barefoot Books is a great resource for teaching... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Let's play:Kid's Co-op

  

  It's Friday! Time to play again! Last week saw 193 entries which were fabulous! I decided highlight some lovely nature themed posts for the upcoming Earth Day. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Montessori Inspired Activities

  

  At the moment, Derin is interested in puzzles. So I put this puzzle on our shelves last week. Although it's challenging for his age (27 months), he is showing... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Spring Carnival Monthly Round Up

  

  Our spring carnival is full of inspiring links and I want to share a few favorites on my monthly round up.Spring Miniature Play Space via Experimenting MomNatur... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  Like all kids,my little ones are delighted with balloons. Books about balloons are also delightful.I first came across The Yellow Balloon over at Playing by... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Come and Play at Kids Co-op

  

  I am so happy to see that the Kids Co-op is growing every week with fabulous blogs and inspirational ideas.Here are a few of my favorites from last week:Homemad... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

  

  Warner Bros has kindly sent us a lovely Easter basket last Saturday. The postman came at exactly 7.30 so it was a great surprise ;-)We are great fans of Road... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Earth Day Blog Hop

  

  We love going out for walks and exploring the nature, marvelling at all the beauty she has to offer. It fascinates me how much the clean air and the beauty... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  Remember Marc Boutavant's Mouk I shared here a couple of weeks ago? Well, we borrowed his other books from the library.For Just One Day is all about imagination. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Kids Co-op:Come and Play!

  

  Welcome to the Weekly Kids Coop. We are looking forward to your fabulous entries again this week.Here are 3 of my favorites from last week. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Painting with Cars

  

  Cathy over at Nurture Store invites her readers to explore art trying out alternative ways to paint. This month no paint brushes are allowed.My son is not keen... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING