Posted in Arts and Crafts on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just realised today how much Maya likes making puppets, and how many she has made lately…
From left to right…. sewed bear hand puppet, small monster stick puppet, man spoon puppet, Charlie & Lola toilet roll puppets.
My favourite is by far the spoon puppet – he just has so much character!!!
Posted in Everyday things.. on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is Maya in her new preschool. Her teacher’s name is Leon. She goes to preschool from 2pm until 6.30pm, with a break for dinner. Her teacher is very good – gentle and patient, but I worry at times that he may overwork her! Today at her new preschool, she has learnt a number of [...]
Posted in Role play on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lately Maya has become very interested, and imaginative, in making constructions. Most of these are dens, but not always. Yesterday she used every single seat and arm rest of our two sofas to make an indoor climbing area for herself and Alfie…
And today, she made a “house boat” from chairs and blankets, and proceeded to [...]
Posted in Everyday things.. on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the last few days we have…
1) Welcomed William Sandenskog into the world -
- no, not another of mine, but instead the first child of one of the eldest cousin’s, Josefine.
2) Have visited “Drottningholm” – the palace of the present Swedish king, queen, prince and princesses! They still live in parts of the palace now, [...]
Posted in Everyday things.. on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As a family we often discuss what each of our favourite parts of the day were.
Today this was mine….
I was making dinner, and the kids all came into the kitchen, Maya armed with a basket of books, Leon with a plan to “help” cook and make his famous dish “cheese and apple pie – with [...]
Posted in Everyday things.. on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leon and Maya had their friends Lukas and Edvin over to play, and they had a wonderful wonderful time with lots and lots of roleplay!!!
Posted in Celebrations, In The Kitchen, Seasonal on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We have been making a seasonal window!! Valentines heart shapes and colours have been the season of the day!!!
And then we made some Valentines fairy cakes (rather beautifully decorated by Leon and Maya!!!)…
Posted in Everyday things.. on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We met up with our homeschooling friends. They are the only homeschoolers we have met in Sweden who we have anything vaguely in common with (despite belonging to a Swedish homeschool website of contacts). They have two girls, aged 9 and 5, both whom Leon and Maya get on with very well.
This sparked R and [...]
Posted in Arts and Crafts on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We have been to the National Museum in Stockholm, where Leon and Maya took part in the children’s art tour. It involved looking at and discussing four paintings on the theme “Real or not?”, looking at how paintings can “trick the eye”.
The children then went to the workshop to do their own version of a [...]
Posted in Seasonal on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is truly amazing how much a sunny day can make a difference!!!
Maya, Alfie and I went on a wonderful walk along the marshlands of the local lake, to the local park.
Alfie enjoyed the sun so much he almost fell asleep in the swing!!!!
