Posted in Nature, Seasonal on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday morning the first frost lay on the ground, looking very pretty, although at -6 degrees C it was time to put on the snowsuits!
We decided to feed the ducks at the local lake – every year we teach the kids how important it is to help the birds when the frost comes…
Every year the [...]
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Nature, Role play, Sensory on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is another excellent toy that we bought in California. It is a kind of magic sand which moulds in the most amazing manner – and never gets wet!
Maya and Alfie played with the sand together with some animals for most of the day. Alfie was most interested in collecting the crocodiles and getting them [...]
Posted in Building and discovery, Nature on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Sweden at the end of October it is a tradition that people take lit candles to the graveyards where friends or relatives are buried, to show their respect. As one of Maya’s friend’s family was going to do this, and therefore couldn’t attend the Halloween party, the kids obviously asked a few questions.
I explained [...]
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just one week ago our big elm tree was covered with leaves, and as if on cue, by the beginning of November, his leaves are all gone. Winter is nigh, and everyone in Sweden is building up their strength for the long dark days ahead!
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 [...]
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Nature, Seasonal on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every time I walk down our road right now, the beautiful autumn leaves astound me!
Posted in Building and discovery, Journeys and Trips, Nature, Uncategorized on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was a rainy Saturday so we decided to head to the Natural History Museum. It’s a huge museum just outside of Stockholm, with some amazing exhibitions. We started with the dinosaurs (Leon was particularly taken with the fossils), went on to the prehistoric man exhibition, and onto the endangered species and the polar world. [...]
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Nature, Seasonal on October 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have started hosting a toddler / preschool group at my house once a week. Here they are after making some colourful leaf crowns!
Posted in Everyday things.., Nature, Seasonal on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we spent a really nice day helping Farmor (grandma) in her garden. I was so proud of the kids – they really helped out eagerly, and enjoyed it too!
