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Playdate #13
After a short hiatus due to the haze, we were finally able to enjoy our outdoor playdate again this week. The children really seem to...
GWTT
Oct 17, 20142 min read
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Our New Reading Corner (Plus a Discount Code for the doob Plopsta’!)
One of our favourite pastimes is reading together, and I’ve been reading to Noah since he was an infant. These days, he’s able to pick...
GWTT
Oct 16, 20144 min read
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Fun for Free: The Road Safety Community Park
This week, we visited the Road Safety Community Park for our outdoor playdate, and it was a lot of fun! The mums got a good workout from...
GWTT
Oct 15, 20142 min read
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Playdate #12
This week, we headed to Mummy C’s home for our weekly playdate, and she, like all the other mums in our playgroup, really inspired me...
GWTT
Oct 10, 20144 min read
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Me? Fit and Fab? Seriously?
C and I were much thinner when we started dating, about thirteen or fourteen years ago. Â (My memory was also much better then, seeing as...
GWTT
Oct 9, 20144 min read
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Twenty-Six
Every month, I tell myself that I will remember to write Noah’s monthly updates on time, and most months, I forget. Sometimes, I am...
GWTT
Oct 7, 20145 min read
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Homeschooling Fun: DIY Lion
I’m planning to read Eric Carle’s From Head to Toe I found this movable lion craft and thought it looked simple enough for our toddlers...
GWTT
Oct 6, 20141 min read
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Playdate #11
We hosted this week’s playdate, and I stepped out of my comfort zone to prepare the Practical Life stations for the first time. I’ve been...
GWTT
Oct 2, 20143 min read
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Things Noah Says / Does #6 & #7
Noah has always been a rather friendly and affectionate child. He says hello to strangers and random animals when he meets them, and hugs...
GWTT
Sep 30, 20142 min read
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Homeschooling Fun: DIY Sheep
I was trying to think of a craft to do for our next playdate, so as usual, I turned to the Internet for ideas. I wanted something simple,...
GWTT
Sep 29, 20142 min read
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Playdate #10
Noah hasn’t been sleeping well over the past few nights, as he’s been down with a haze-related runny nose and cough. He sleeps really...
GWTT
Sep 26, 20143 min read
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Developing Your Child’s Organisation Skills Part 2
I shared in this previous post about the first step in developing a child’s organisation skills, and here’s the second part, complete...
GWTT
Sep 24, 20143 min read
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Homeschooling Fun: Simple Animal Puzzles
Noah first encountered puzzles during one of our weekly playdates, and I realised that he needed a lot more practice in it, because his...
GWTT
Sep 23, 20141 min read
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Cavalia: Of Horses and Men
Ever since we spied the white tent tops during my birthday dinner last month, I’ve been keen to check out the production, Cavalia, which...
GWTT
Sep 22, 20143 min read
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Fun for Free Friday: Sports Hub Library
We’ve been wanting to check out the new Sports Hub for some time, so when my ex-student told me that she was working in the area, and...
GWTT
Sep 19, 20142 min read
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Playdate #9
We hosted this week’s playdate, and I’m really enjoying this term’s theme of animals! We’re working on farm animals at the moment, and...
GWTT
Sep 18, 20143 min read
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Things Noah Says / Does #5
Those of you who follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or Dayre, would have seen this video of Noah that I posted yesterday. Every morning,...
GWTT
Sep 16, 20142 min read
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Farm Hopping!
I mentioned last week that we would be going somewhere really fun for our playdate this week, and I’m sure you can figure out where we...
GWTT
Sep 12, 20142 min read
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Review: Potted Potter 2014
C and I both enjoy reading the Harry Potter series, and I remember how we ‘fought’ over who would get to read the latest book first, as...
GWTT
Sep 11, 20143 min read
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Things Noah Says / Does #4
Noah has recently taken to repeating almost everything we say, and mimicking our behaviour as well. He loves taking public transport with...
GWTT
Sep 8, 20141 min read
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