Life for the little guy 17: giant flower
This was a great free painting on paper plates activity that could then be arranged on his wall to look pretty spiffy. :)
Life for the little guy 16: ice
Colour mixing, temperature, splashing. This activity has it all! Elliot really likes playing with the hose but I try to get him to play with tubs of water instead because water is such a precious commodity. To use it for play is a massive luxury, but I also find ice […]
Life for the little guy 15: diggers
When Elliot requested a digger craft I wasn’t sure what to do so this sort of took shape on the fly. All the little bits of tissue paper provided him with good practice of cutting and pasting without needing a high degree of accuracy. We’re both total suckers for […]
Life for the little guy 14: toilet rolls
From fairies to castles, toilet rolls are so versatile! Elliot adored both of these crafts – for a non-crafty person like myself, toddler craft really is the sweet spot!
Miscellaneous cross-cultural moments 2015
Living cross-culturally continues to have it’s surprises and tensions, 2 1/2 years in. Here are some moments that weren’t big enough for a post of their own. (Some others from around this time last year here.) One of the TAFES staff was explaining to us how some of the Associates […]
Life for the little guy 13: balloon
Blow it up and let it go, hold it while the air goes out of it, blow that air in each others’ faces, rub your hands on it and hear it squeak, throw it up in the air – this activity just kept on giving as Elliot worked out new […]
Life for the little guy 12: dinos
This was a super easy craft to do while we were on holidays at the start of the year, thanks to some foam stickers someone sent us. Elliot stuck them on and Arthur and I drew a background with some textas sent to us by someone else.
Meet Jesus at uni 