Posted in Everyday things.. on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are so very lucky to have a huge play room in our new house, and I just love setting it out for the kids and their friends! Now I have to show it off!!!!
And just to show you how anal I really am, I will introduce you to my different areas …
Do you think [...]
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Building and discovery on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maya asked me why blueberries were called “blue” berries, when they really were not very blue. This started a discussion as to the many different colours of blue, how different shades of blue are made, and why different kinds of blue have different names!
We decided to collect different blue things, make some blue collages from [...]
Posted in In The Kitchen on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Everyday things.. on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Richard’s God-daughter Lykke came to play with Alfie.
Posted in Everyday things.., Journeys and Trips on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday it was a beautiful sunny and warm evening, so we decided to go to our favourite lake and grill sausages for dinner.
Later we had more adventures with a ball which Leon found….
Eventually, after some wet feet and soggy trousers, the ball was rescued!
Posted in Journeys and Trips on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We decided to visit the Police Museum. Despite being a small museum, this seemed a big hit with the kids!
Posted in Role play on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A handy way to get that boy to eat!
Posted in Role play on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s so fantastic when kids pick up on things you have told them, or books you have read to them! I’m not sure if this came from the book “Blueberries for Sal”, or from when I was telling Leon and Maya how in the olden days people would have to store food for winter, but [...]
Posted in Books on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Books are such a fantastic way to introduce or enhance learning!
“Peter in Blueberry Land” by the Swedish author Elsa Beskov, is a beautifully illustrated book with an old fashioned style! It is a story about a little boy, Peter, who goes into the forest to pick blueberries and cranberries as a surprise for his mother, [...]
Posted in In The Kitchen on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So we started with the muffins …
To make blueberry muffins – makes around 16.
500g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tsp custard powder
250 g caster sugar
185 g fresh blueberries
2 eggs
185ml milk
185ml sunflower oil
butter to grease tins or paper cases
icing sugar to dust
1) Preheat oven to 190 C / 375 F. Grease muffin tins with butter, or [...]
