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• Review:Galt Home Learning Books

  

  The lovely people at Galt Toys sent us two books from their Home Learning series last week.On Saturday, I asked Defne if she would like to write something and... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• No Child Born To Die

  

  Save the Children is campaigning to help save the lives of children in Africa. According to the charity, half of the 8 million children who die each year are... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday

  

  This week's book is Tim Hopgood's "Thank you for looking after our pets" . I came across this book at Playing by the Book and reserved from the library.It's ver... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Innocent Lunch Box Design Challenge

  

  Two weeks ago Innocent organized a Twitter party to get parents to talk about school lunch-boxes. After the party, we were lucky enough to be a part of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

  We are going through a difficult period with my son at the moment. At 20 months old, he is probably cutting his molars, being uber grumpy, waking up many times... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• On Being a More Playful Parent

  

  Welcome to the September Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Through PlayThis post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:Jack and the Flumflum Tree

  

  We are great fans of Julia Donaldson here, so we were very happy to stumble upon another book written by her (illustrated by David Roberts): Jack and the... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Experimenting with Candle Wax and Water Colours

  

  Today's craft is inspired by one of my favorite blogs: Playing by the Book. I recently borrowed some of the books Zoe has reviewed. One of these books is Box... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Puy Lentil Soup with Dried Mushrooms

  As much as I want to deny that summer is over yet, the weather has been chilly lately. I have been cooking soups for a few days now. This one is a favorite in... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kids rooms:{Bunk Beds}

  

  Who said bunk beds are boring? Look at all these lovely rooms.{via UnderbaraClara}via {design*sponge}via {so leb ich}via {designsponge}Which one is your... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:Hervé Tullet

  

  For this week I chose Herve Tullet's books: The Game of Finger Worms, The Game of Light and Carnival of Colour. We came across them at a bookstore when Defne wa... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Melted Crayon Shaving Picture

  

  We have some old crayons. To put them to good use we decided to make something with them.I made crayon shavings using a vegetable peeler. I arranged a sheet of... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Letters to littles:August 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 31 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Babywearing Love

  

  A photo from the archives. In this picture Defne is almost 2 years old. She LOVES babywearing. She especially enjoyed it a lot when I used to carry Derin when h... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Sharing Monday:A Bedtime for Bear

  

  Remember A birthday for bear? I wrote about it back in April. We love the books in this series so we were very happy to come across A Bedtime for Bear on a... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Things I Loved This Week

  

  via {conflicting heart} The 7-day toy cure via ohdeedoh Amazing rainbow shadowsOver 20 must-read fabulous children's book listsDelicious looking quinoa burgers... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Sensory Play with Oatmeal Mixture

  

  I prepared this for Defne yesterday. Actually it's just oatmeal and water in a tub. She had a ball while I was preparing the dinner!I put some oatmeal in the tu... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• Book Review:Cub's First Winter

  

  Cub's First Winter is the story of a cub experiencing his first winter. The cub asks mummy lots of questions as we read and with each answer we learn about th... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING

• I Can't Believe It's a Waldorf Salad

  It's quite rainy and grey here today. Let's brighten up our day with this crunchy and yummy salad. This is one of my favorite recipes and I came across it at... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• Book Sharing Monday:There Are Cats in This Book

  

  Both my husband and myself are cat lovers. We don't live with a cat at the moment, but both kids are very fond of cats, too. So I just had to borrow this book... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING