Nothing unusual in this activity – but sometimes, when things are completely new to a young child, special moments happen. Alfie thought that painting eggs was the best thing ever! But he couldn’t wait to eat that egg!
Archive for March, 2010
Painting Eggs
Posted in Arts and Crafts, In The Kitchen, Seasonal on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A ‘Cat’ Birthday Party
Posted in Celebrations on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
At the weekend we had Maya’s long awaited ‘cat birthday party’ – it was a wonderful success! We started with some cat mask making… And then went on to play ‘pass the cat’ – pass the cat around the circle, when the music stops and you are left holding the cat you get a treat [...]
A Playground For Chicks
Posted in Building and discovery, Role play, Seasonal on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was rather unwell last week (thus very few posts), but I managed to take a few photos – and I just loved this little playground that Maya and Alfie built for the chicks one morning!
Spring Marzipan Sweets
Posted in Arts and Crafts, In The Kitchen, Seasonal on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Making and moulding sweets out of marzipan is a big thing here in Sweden, especially at Easter and Christmas. Maya and I sat down to a little moulding last week! We first died the marzipan with a drop of food colouring by kneading it in, choosing yellow, orange, green, purple and pink colours. We then [...]
Calling The Birds
Posted in Green Areas Around Stockholm, Nature on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A beautiful sunny day, and we went for a walk to the lake with our friends Anna and Juni. Maya, who enjoys whistling when she’s happy, realised her whistles were attracting the calls of a crow… Perhaps this was his nest? We saw lots of little great-tits, and were even lucky enough to hear a [...]
Alfie Gets Hysterical Over Flowers!
Posted in Everyday things.., Journeys and Trips, Nature, Sensory on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On going to the Garden Centre yesterday, Alfie became extremely enthusiastic over smelling the flowers – and we realised he hasn’t really seen any since around September! “Mmm. Dom luktar ganska gott” he was heard to say, which means “Mmmm, they smell quite good”… He even enjoyed smelling plastic flowers… And plants without any flowers [...]
Signs Of Spring Are On Their Way
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on March 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently Sweden was on ‘red alert’ today. Why? Because at 8 degrees Celsius, in glorious sunshine, the snow started melting – fast! Perhaps you may think that ‘red alert’ is a little over the top? I did. But on looking out our kitchen window this afternoon, a sudden mass of snow landed with a thud [...]
Secret Messages Are Worth Reading
Posted in Everyday things.., Letters and Numbers on March 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Leon…
A Swedish Easter Tree
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Seasonal on March 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s time for the traditional ‘Easter Tree’. I’m not sure what the historical meaning is behind them, and the only information I could find was this, but they are without doubt, very pretty! Going by the name of ‘påskris’, one uses branches of birch in a vase of water, and ties coloured feathers to the [...]
The ‘Scary Cat’ Invitation
Posted in Arts and Crafts on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maya has decided she would like to have a ‘cat birthday party’. I’m not sure yet what this will entail, but here she is making the invitations… I said to her, ” He’s absolutely lovely!” She said, “But a bit scary!”
