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I Went Walking, …

by Deb on July 30, 2010

That’s one of our favourite books and while we don’t collect animals, we do all sorts of other things. We are enjoying our brief spell of good weather between the rain and scorching heat to walk the big girl to preschool every day. Which means the little girl and I walk home by ourselves and [...]

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13 Liquids to Play With

by Deb on July 29, 2010

So we all play with lots of solids all the time – rice, textures, stones, playdough, even leaves. But for some reason (um, mess maybe?) we don’t tend to play with liquids as much. So it’s something new for babies, and it really makes kids feel like little chemists. I touched on some when we [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – This is not a photo

July 28, 2010 Life and Living

It is, in fact, the most amazing scent. We walk past this bush every day and it is enough to stop you in your tracks and make you breathe deeply to fully enjoy the lovely smell. I thought I’d share with you – just reach forward and scratch your computer screen. Isn’t that gorgeous? I’d [...]

We Play in the Bath

July 27, 2010 Activities

This post is part of the Childhood 101 We Play linkup. We are huge fans of homemade toys, although that doesn’t stop us having far too many of the shop bought ones as well! And the simpler the toy, the more kids get to think about what to do with it, rather than doing what [...]

Interview – Professor Ian Frazer

July 26, 2010 General

Professor Ian Frazer is originally from Scotland, where he studied medicine. He moved to Australia to do research in immunology, and helped confirm that HIV was the cause of AIDS. He was involved in the discovery that Human Papillomavirus (HPV) was causing precancerous changes in cells, and is one of the causes of cervical cancer, [...]

Children’s Books Winners!

July 25, 2010 Uncategorized

Thanks to everyone who entered, I’m glad because they are gorgeous books! Our two winners chosen by Random.org are: Cassie Thompson and Zoe at Playing By the Book I will be emailing you and sending the books off this week.

Star Walk and Solar Walk – I’m in luuurve (and giveaway)

July 23, 2010 Activities

A couple of weeks ago my husband got me an iPhone. I was resistant, sure my mobile was held together with MacGuyver tape and only lasted 30 seconds if not plugged in (making it pretty immobile), but I only use it when we’re on holidays so he can phone me when we’re separated. He pointed [...]

13 Things that Change

July 22, 2010 Babies

One of the things babies and little kids need to learn about is that things don’t always stay the same, they change over time (and can even change back again). It’s something we’re so used to we don’t really notice any more, but it’s all new to them! Some of these are things you can [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Natural Playground

July 21, 2010 Babies

This is a lovely natural materials playground at Kings Park in Perth. The girls had a great time scrambling over the rocks, investigating the giant carved insects and running through the tunnels. Don’t forget I’m playing Guess What? with a related photo over on Facebook, the prize this week is some catchable bubble mix for [...]

We Made a Dinosaur!

July 20, 2010 Activities

Isn’t he gorgeous? He’s actually rated for 6+ but it made a fantastic collaborative activity for the three girls when Daddy went back to work! He started as two pieces of plywood with shapes cut out and a sheet of paper with maps and numbers. The big girl found all sorts of numbers and noticed [...]