Never afraid to be the last to embrace a trend, we have started painting and decorating rocks to hide in local parks. We were in Hervey Bay for the school holidays a few weeks ago when we noticed that at all the local parks there were kids with rocks. Rocks in baskets so colourful they… Continue reading Rock hunting
I’ve gone grocery shopping and loaded up on more bi-carb soda, vinegar, and corn flour for future experiments. But for the experiment we picked out to do last weekend, we needed celery. We’ve tried putting celery (and flowers!) in coloured water before to see if the colour of the water will change the colour of… Continue reading More kitchen science
We are increasingly getting into Lego in this household. A few months ago I bought a mix of “Classic” bricks to go with our few other sets and since then there’s been a lot of building happening. Sorting through the box to find one particular part is becoming harder as more pieces are added, so… Continue reading A Lego mat
We have a cheap little dolls pram that was passed down from my cousin’s children. Well to be more accurate, my uncle and aunt had it in the back of their car to take to an op shop when my mum happened to see them, and saw the pram, and claimed it for my children.… Continue reading Upgrading our dolls pram
This is the result of our seed planting a few months ago – to fill in an afternoon, I pulled out all the out of date seeds and showed the toddler how to plant them. Then we waited. And waited. And eventually some plants sprouted. Then I waited some more to find out what they… Continue reading Purple bean picking
When I was considering baby number two, many of my friends told me not to think about my first pregnancy, how tired I was all the way through. It could be different! It often is! You will be surprised! And I was surprised. That they were all liars. Well, maybe not. But pregnancy number two… Continue reading Nesting/self preservation
When my son turned one, the pre-filled pages in his baby book stopped. Apparently we were done recording milestones. But at the same time, at least to me, he suddenly became a lot more fascinating. With a baby, all milestones are huge, but you can wait months for them and they can be covered by… Continue reading Capturing moments
