Over the last few years I have seen these coffee filter Easter bunnies made by our kindergarten kids and by the school children at our primary school too. I find them really cute and they are quite simple to make. When making these with small children, your best bet is to draw and cut out… Continue reading Counting Down To Easter With Kids – Coffee Filter Bunnies
You know when you look on Pinterest or in a magazine and you see beautiful Easer displays with lush-looking, thick grass? And you think, doesn’t that loook gorgeous? And then you look outside and see the miserable excuse for a lawn that your children have trodden to bits? And you sigh and flick to the… Continue reading Counting Down To Easter With Kids: Grow Your Own Easter Grass
Toddlers love sticking their fingers into stuff and making a mess, so why not let them at it and make a bit of Easter art out of it? This is how easy it is. You will need: Paper Paint A small amount of water At least one child A waterproof fine point black marker pen… Continue reading Easy Peasy Easter Art for Toddlers
As I mentioned in my previous egg-dying post, painting or dyeing hard-boiled eggs is a really big thing here in Germany. Even though my children absolutely detest eggs, except in cakes, pancakes or waffles, they love decorating them. The Bavarian and I are then left to consume vast quantities of boiled eggs. Last year we… Continue reading Easter Crafts with Kids #2 – Decorated Eggs
The Bavarian picked up this idea somewhere and made these boxes with the kids for me one Easter a couple of years ago. I was flabergasted and absolutely delighted to be brought coffee in bed and a cute box of dyed eggs on Easter Sunday morning. Given that there are only a few steps to… Continue reading Easter Crafts with Kids #1 – Mini Easter Garden
Decorating hard-boiled eggs with children is a typical German Easter tradition. There are so many ways to decorate eggs and over the last few years we have been trying them out- From sticker patterns to hand painting to natural dying, the possibilities are well not quite endless but certainly vast. The only problem we have… Continue reading German Easter Egg Decorations – A Photoshoot
All structure is gone. Schools and kindergartens have closed, re-opening only after the Easter holidays. Music lessons have been called off. Sunday mass and religious ceremonies have been cancelled. Even the First Holy Communion has been postponed indefinitely. Those children will remember this year no doubt. Last Wednesday afternoon the strangeness began. Alsace in France… Continue reading All Structure is Gone
Around Easter we ran out of clingfilm. Soon afterwards we ran out of tinfoil. I don’t think anyone has noticed except me. Both seemed to be in constant use but my conscience was getting to me about all the waste we create, so when they ran out I didn’t buy any more. So far we… Continue reading Our Slow & Gradual Move Away from Plastic
Last night I said to my husband I just haven’t the energy to blog lately. I want to, but by the time evening comes round and the children are in bed, I am jaded. Today I planned to grab an hour and write a post, maybe two. When it came down to it I couldn’t… Continue reading A Snapshot of What We Eat
A burst of positivity has hit me. Not that I am a pessimist or anything but the last few days I have been feeling particularly lively and pleased with life. I am largely content with my lot anyway but I thought I would share with you a few things that are bringing me joy lately.… Continue reading Loving Lately
