I found this ‘think challenge‘ blog the other day, and decided to give it a try with my kids. I thought it would appeal to Leon because he loves to problem solve, and to Maya because she just loves to build and create things. This week the challenge was to build something with coins. Well, [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Playing With Coins
Posted in Building and discovery, Letters and Numbers on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Technology Museum : Stockholm
Posted in Journeys and Trips on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yes. Yet another fantastic museum! We’ve visited this museum many times, but this is the first time since the new ‘Sport’ exhibition has been installed. It lies within a large area called ‘Tecknorama’, where there are three ‘discover and play’ rooms, catering for many different things. It also includes a fantastic workshop where people can [...]
Friday Creations
Posted in Arts and Crafts, In The Kitchen on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
15 Things I Love About Sweden
Posted in Everyday things.., Nature, Seasonal on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most Friday mornings I take Maya and Alfie to the local swimming pool, and this is the sight we saw on the way… It made me think about the things I love about Sweden… The outstandingly beautiful colour of the sky when the sun comes up or goes down on a cold day. The sight [...]
A Thought About Jesus
Posted in Everyday things.. on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another classic comment from our daughter! We were discussing a picture Maya had made with hearts on it. I suggested it could be a Valentines card for Pappa, but as I suggested this her thoughts went off on a tangent … Maya : “Do you think Alfie understands about Valentines and why we have it? [...]
When’s my birthday?
Posted in Everyday things.. on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The conversation went like this…. Maya : “Mummy, what date was I born?” Me : “March the 16th” Maya : “And what date is my birthday?” Imagine my shock. It just goes to show that we assume too much!
We Are Drowning In Snow!
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No, really, we are! All day yesterday it snowed, and all of last night, and yet it continues to snow. It’s not often that people in Sweden are stopped from getting to work in the snow, but this morning our neighbour spent some hours trying to dig out other neighbours, their son couldn’t get to [...]
All About Mittens
Posted in Books, Role play on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, to keep in with the season, and to encourage my soon six year old in her enthusiasm for wanting to learn to read and write (she won’t begin to learn this for another year and a half here in Sweden), we have started trying to read ‘The Mitten‘. A simple and repetitive tale about [...]
Too Much Ice-Cream!
Posted in Everyday things.., Role play on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Science Of Playdough
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Building and discovery, In The Kitchen, Sensory on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It started off as a “mixture” and ended up as play-dough! Maya asked to make a mixture. It started off with what she told me was “eight metres” of water (millilitres I think she meant), to which she added a teaspoon of vanilla powder, a teaspoon of brown sugar, a tablespoon of baking powder, and [...]
