As part of oak meadow they encourage knitting...this is already something that dd was interested in anyway so is easy to extend.
My nana is helping out with that each Tuesday. I have been taking ds to playcentre while dd is doing knitting and other things which she loves with nana.
They baked some feijoa muffins last Tuesday and today she picked heaps of guava and would like to stew them up to make ice cream toppings like last season out neighbors did this.
I've been trying to encourage plotting things on her callander and sometimes they do get noted and sometimes they don't.
Lots of interesting fruits at the moment so fun season.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Body shape and appendages
The idea is to help the children know the shape of the body. Dd still draws a person with a head and two legs out of the bottom. I know it's a development things but I thought it would be fun for them to draw each other and see.
Fundraiser bike ride
Ds did really well. He caught a ride with Dave for a little way...enough to eat a muesli bar.
Dd did the whole thing!!!
Really proud of them both.
5k on the road.
Dd did the whole thing!!!
Really proud of them both.
5k on the road.
Foot prints
We've been working away on just stuff. But today I've tried to get both kids out and looking round.
I painted the bottoms of their feet and the printed them. We've then had a look at dog prints and chicken prints. With hope our goat will be helpful and when he comes home our cat too.
I painted the bottoms of their feet and the printed them. We've then had a look at dog prints and chicken prints. With hope our goat will be helpful and when he comes home our cat too.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Start of term 2 2012
It's been a long holiday with little bits of routine becoming firm.
We are now managing to do some sort of music every morning which the kids seem to enjoy. Dd is starting to understand how a recorder is played...hot cross buns ;-)
My nephews have flown back home to London :-( very very sad. I've kept dd busy as last time they left the bottom lip was dragging on the ground for a few days.
Dd had a wonderful 6th birthday. Easter egg hunt! Little friends to play. Lovely!
We've spent a bit of time with friends and family.
*Walking in the dark looking for possums
*Exploring garden bush tracks
*Beach visits...playing with dogs
*Going to the movies with Nanma to see the lroax with glasses... That was an experience we took ds too he loved it.
*Moved both kids into their own room.
*Did the local fundraiser bike ride...5k as a family. Ds was the youngest rider and had just a little help from Dave.
*wanted to paint a dionsour
*leaf rubbings, collecting and ironing into wax paper...ironing table mats...setting table.
*fishing with friends...yahoo 14 fish.
Today we've started off with http://stgeorgesholiday.com/downloads/st_george_dragon_story.pdf
We've been playing an odd maths game of gem collecting and snakes and ladders mixed with yazee and it seems to be a hit.
We have a project going of uncovering our bike tacks we started before the kids were born. Exciting I took ds along it the other morning but he was a bit frightened.
We are now managing to do some sort of music every morning which the kids seem to enjoy. Dd is starting to understand how a recorder is played...hot cross buns ;-)
My nephews have flown back home to London :-( very very sad. I've kept dd busy as last time they left the bottom lip was dragging on the ground for a few days.
Dd had a wonderful 6th birthday. Easter egg hunt! Little friends to play. Lovely!
We've spent a bit of time with friends and family.
*Walking in the dark looking for possums
*Exploring garden bush tracks
*Beach visits...playing with dogs
*Going to the movies with Nanma to see the lroax with glasses... That was an experience we took ds too he loved it.
*Moved both kids into their own room.
*Did the local fundraiser bike ride...5k as a family. Ds was the youngest rider and had just a little help from Dave.
*wanted to paint a dionsour
*leaf rubbings, collecting and ironing into wax paper...ironing table mats...setting table.
*fishing with friends...yahoo 14 fish.
Today we've started off with http://stgeorgesholiday.com/downloads/st_george_dragon_story.pdf
We've been playing an odd maths game of gem collecting and snakes and ladders mixed with yazee and it seems to be a hit.
We have a project going of uncovering our bike tacks we started before the kids were born. Exciting I took ds along it the other morning but he was a bit frightened.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Holidays...?
My mum and dad had the kids on Monday...but other wise it's been business as usual.
Dd is loving her fairy tails I have the oak meadow book which we are working through slowly.
She loves them and we often extend on them like making mint tea today and once the pine needles are dry she wants to make a bed out of them... Well see if you can.
Dd is always wanting to test what is said in books or movies...just to see if it really works.
We've had two lots of friends over today and will have cousins over tomorrow.
Why do I think holidays might be more restful?
Dd is loving her fairy tails I have the oak meadow book which we are working through slowly.
She loves them and we often extend on them like making mint tea today and once the pine needles are dry she wants to make a bed out of them... Well see if you can.
Dd is always wanting to test what is said in books or movies...just to see if it really works.
We've had two lots of friends over today and will have cousins over tomorrow.
Why do I think holidays might be more restful?
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