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• Wishing You a Happy New Year!

  

  I hope you are having a lovely holiday. My husband is off work and won't be returning until next Tuesday so we are enjoying some family time without the rush... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Easy Peasy Coconut Macaroons

  

  I never knew that making macaroons is so easy. Only requires three ingredients and 10 minutes to spare. They taste deliccious and not as sugary as the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Review

  

  Top That Publishing has just sent me two of their new picture books:The Tangle Fairy is a beautifully illustrated book by Seema Barker (illustrations by... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Festive Sensory Tray for Children

  

  The kids have been enjoying playing/ exploring this tray for the past week or so. I put strips of tissue paper, pompoms, pine cones, feathers, pipe cleaners,... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Natural Parents Network Blitz {Best of 2011}

  

  I am proud and honored to be volunteer with the Natural Parents Network (NPN), a community of natural-minded parents and parents-to-be where you will be... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:The Story Blanket

  

  Remember The Opposite,by Tom Magrea and Elena Odriıozola? We love that book so when I came across The Story Blanket, I knew we had to read it. The Story Blanke... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Celebrate the Winter Solstice:Handprint Sun Craft

  

  We talked about the winter solstice with Defne last week. Here in England, days are really short during December. It gets dark around 4 o'clock,even earlier if... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Food for Thought

  "If a multinational company developed a product that was a nutritionally balanced and delicious food, a wonder drug that both prevented and treated disease, cos... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  It is Monday again and this week I would love to share this book with you:Where on Earth is the Moon? is a beautiful book about a little girl who wonders where... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Menu Planning Ideas

  I always try to plan our weekly menu but every now and then I fall off the wagon. When that happens, sometimes I feel stuck about what to cook and I always... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:Giraffes Can't Dance

  

  We have the pop up version of Giraffes can't Dance .The animals in the forest laugh at Gerald the Girafe because "Girafes can't Dance" but Gerald learns from... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Letters to Littles:November 2011

  Inspired by Sausagemama and Zoie at TouchstoneZ, I am writing a monthly letter to my children. If you would like to join in or read others' letters, check out... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• The Joys of Baking Your Own Bread

  

  Waay back when we didn't have any children, I used to bake our bread and I loved it. There is nothing like kneading the dough, experimenting with different... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 FAMILY, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Book Sharing Monday:When the Moon Smiled

  

  We came across When the Moon Smiled by Petr Horacek at our school library. It is a lovely counting book with gorgeous illustrations and peep trough stars. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Voting is open:Please Support The Environment Centre Swansea

  

  Last week,I mentioned about The Eneryshare project and that I have been championing The Environment Centre Swansea.Here is what they have to say:"The Environmen... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Montessori Activities for Toddlers (5)

  

  I thought I'd share what we have been up to lately:Stacking things is Derin's favorite activity these days. Having painted a picture, Derin used his crayons to... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:The Ballet Class

  

  Defne goes to ballet so I couldn't resist buying this book when I came across it at a charity shop.The Ballet Class by Adele Gerais (illustrated by Shelagh... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Quick craft:Pinecone Men

  

  Autumn is such a lovely time of the year as the nature gives us so many things to "play" with. We had collected some pinecones, although I'm not quite sure thes... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Energyshare:Sourcing Renewable Energy

  Remember my post about Solar Energy? I am very happy to be part of a new project about sustainability.Energyshare is an initiative between River Cottage and... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOLING

• Etsy Finds {Babywearing Products}

  

  From time to time, I spend so much time on Etsy. There are beautiful and unique things there, I just can't resist.Mother and Baby Card by Shine... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING