Being a passionate (ex) teacher of the early years, eight is a new area for me. Seven just seemed to be an extension of six, but eight seems to be something very new. What does an eight year old boy like to do? What do they play with? Of course I CAN answer this question [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Eight
Posted in Everyday things.. on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Autumn Holiday” in Kungsträdgården
Posted in Journeys and Trips, Seasonal on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Swedes are not big on Halloween. There is the odd shop which sells some costumes or decorations, but other than that there is just one main shop ‘Buttericks’ which has been around since 1923, selling the most amazing costumes and articles for parties and celebrations. We tried to visit it today with the kids, but [...]
Bedtime Stories
Posted in Everyday things.. on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lately Leon has taken to reading to Alfie at bedtime, which they both really enjoy!
Television
Posted in Everyday things.., Nature on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our kids rarely watch television, in fact they don’t even know that ‘live tv’ exists. When they do watch something it’ll usually be a 5 minute children’s program downloaded (often) from the BBC, and will usually be as an emergency problem solver, such as when the kids are crying out with hunger and there’s no [...]
He can swim!
Posted in Journeys and Trips on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, it’s true, today our wonderful Leon swam three widths unaided, and I’m so very proud of him!
Leon has had swimming lessons both in California, and here in Sweden, and has always remained ‘luke warm’ about them. And yet, because swimming is one of those essential things you really should learn in life, we’ve always [...]
Good Dinosaur Books
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Books, Building and discovery on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… For small people!
‘How do dinosaurs say goodnight?’ and ‘How do dinosaurs get well soon?’ (Jane Yolen & Mark Teague) are funny rhyming books for young children – and much enjoyed! However, Alfie’s all time favourite right now has to be ‘Dinosaur Roar!’ (Paul & Henrietta Stickland) – a fun rhyming book, full of opposites [...]
Walking with Dinosaurs
Posted in Building and discovery, Journeys and Trips, Role play on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend we went to see the BBC stage production of ‘Walking with Dinosaurs‘. It was totally fantastic! What would be termed ‘life size’ robotic models of dinosaurs on the stage, some wonderful plant and volcano effects, and an excellent ’story teller’ (albeit in Swedish!) who steers away from the ‘fear factor’ and concentrates on [...]
Coconut Balls
Posted in In The Kitchen on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leon decided to try his hand at some Swedish specialities – without any help!
The use of flour instead of oats was perhaps a little ‘unusual’ – but not at all bad for a beginner without any help or recipe!
Mini Jack ‘O’ Lanterns
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Seasonal on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We decided to see if the mini pumpkins would work for Jack ‘O’ Lanterns!
Cutting it out
Some more photos
Posted in Arts and Crafts on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m really beginning to think that my daughter is actually quite a good (if not slightly bizarre) photographer!
