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I love visiting my friends at Fingerprints. They really are a special bunch, and I love being able to share some new pictures of their space with you. Don’t you just love their ‘fairy ring’? When Amanda was busy painting the toadstools, the children were busy trying to count the spots as she painted! So, she made sure to paint…
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Doesn’t it seem that children of today have so many toys? I try to pare it down, but no matter how much I do, there always seems to be too much. Is that true for you too? And with each Christmas, birthday, party invitation, celebration or day at the shops/op shops, more toys seem to appear. So, this Christmas I will…
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Two words. Sleep. In. Yes, the other night I went to bed at 1am. Not that unusual for a MamaMoontime at all, but Ned decided to wake at 5.50am the following morning. Of course, that would not do at all! So I gave him something to eat, and brought him into my bed with a book so I could snooze…
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Our Spring Festival was a Family Treasure Hunt in our favourite local park. For many years, I have hosted Spring celebrations- Maypole dances, Spring fairy rings, flower garland making, and so much more, but never a treasure hunt. This is just the right kind of thing that every member of the family can engage in! We arrived to find that…
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Ned has taken to playing Mr Postman. We gave him this fabulous wooden no-training-wheels bike for his 2nd birthday (3rd birthday would have been better but I think we were a little excited!!) He still isn’t tall enough to put his leg over the seat but quite happily pushes it about, ringing the bell to let us know he is…
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This past week, I have spent inordinate amounts of time pottering around the home. One of my jobs on my to-do list was to finally take down Ned’s cot, as he has now moved into his big bed and there is no ‘baby’ on the visible horizon. I rediscovered a box of special rainy day toys I have stashed under the…
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It doesn’t take a lot of money to create engaging activities for children. A few dodgy textas and a few bits of shiny paper to draw on just don’t cut it! Over the past few months, I have seen some simple but compelling ideas that children have really gravitated to. If they are eco-friendly, all the better! This one was a few recycled…
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Moondew Playgroup started again today. It is such a pleasure to spend time sharing stories, songs, food and play with these friends. Ned says “moondew friends” (trys to!) and is happy to see everyone and it means I get to ‘keep my hand in’ the world of early childhood education without having to put him in childcare. Childcare- that is…