I let my kid bring Whiskey to school. It didn't go well. To be clear, Whiskey is a cat -- a stuffed cat. I had reservations about Gigi bringing Whiskey to school, but apparently not for any of the right reasons. I was worried that her favourite doll might get ruined, that her long soft orange fur would get dirty from playing outside during recess, and that if I had to … [Read more...]
My Silly Kids Love to Watch…
I asked my kids what their favourite Netflix show was. The girls were all snuggled up on the couch with their favourite snuggly blankets and their favourite stuffed dolls, and I grabbed the camera and shot a video, asking them to tell me what show they liked watching the best... and well.. their answer kind of cracked me up. It certainly wasn't one I was … [Read more...]
Rescuing a Friend…
After Rocket made a hole in the leg of this favourite stuffy Rainbow decided to sit down and stitch her friend up, instead of getting angry with her little sister. While I thought that was pretty awesome I'm left wondering why I can't get this kid to sew her own darn Scouts badges. … [Read more...]
Banjo Cat is Where it’s At
Here's what happens when Rainbow dons face paint for a play at school, and then wants to keep it on to practice banjo, and begs me to take photos of her as "Banjo Cat"... … [Read more...]
Mon Petite Chat Angora
So, Rainbow has been practicing for this play that she's taking part in at school. We are not talking about the type of thing where they perform on stage in front of the whole school, or even where the parents are invited to come watch. Her class is just performing for one of the kindergarten classes. However, my girl has been taking this VERY seriously, practising her lines … [Read more...]
The Snorkel Monster {Wacky Kid Art, #KidArtRocks}
Here'a another one to file under the category of "my eight year old makes delightfully weird art". May I introduce the snorkel monster? I'm sharing this as part of the Kid Art Rocks link-up, don't forget to stop in and share your children's delightful or wacky masterpieces. … [Read more...]
Kid Art Rocks November Link-Up! Join in and share your children’s artwork! #KidArtRocks
Here it is folks, back for week two. The Kid Art Rocks link-up! I can't wait to see what masterpieces your little ones have created. Time for a little show and tell... LINK UP YOUR KID'S ART - ENTER TO WIN This linky will remain open until the end of November. You don't need to have a blog to take part in this, anyone is welcome to link up. For the purpose of … [Read more...]
Glinda the Magical Pokemon Trainer of Oz and the Pikachu Princess in Black…
This year the girls wanted Pokemon costumes. The idea was partly fuelled by their obsession with watching Pokemon on Netflix, and partly by the fact that they had seen a "make your own Pikachu costume" section in their Chirp magazine. The 5 year old brought September's magazine to me, folded carefully open to display the magazine's idea for a Pikachu costume. "This is what I … [Read more...]
Spoon Puppet Monster Theatre Time
The only thing more fun than making your own spoon puppets is using them to put on crazy monster puppet theatre shows, right? So what do you think? Want to try making these with your little ones? Check out my post from last week for directions on how we made these cute spoon puppet monsters. … [Read more...]
This Kid Plays Hard…
Here's what my kindergartener looks like at the end of the school day. That's not sunshine dappled across her jumper and leggings, that a fine coating of grey dirt. I send her off at the beginning of the day wearing barrettes, with tidy hair, a nice outfit, clean face and hands... And at the end of the day this filth monster steps off the bus coated head to toe in dirt and … [Read more...]
Yo Blossom {Wordless Wednesday}
This is the outfit my grade three girl picked for school the other day. She asked me to take a photo. She's really proud of the new hat she coerced me into buying her. Her style sense, and her pose, ah this girl... she cracks me up. … [Read more...]
Family Portrait, the Silly Kids Edition – 1980s Style
Family portrait, 1980s style. That's me and my two siblings circa maybe 1986 or 1987. Finding this reminded me that my mom had just as much, if not more, "fun" trying to get all three of us together in one photo as I do with my two little dervishes. … [Read more...]
The Joker Fish, Bizarre Kid Art
Creepy, right? Sometimes my daughter's art terrifies me. … [Read more...]
Pick a Pony
Picking which horse to ride on the carousel is serious business. … [Read more...]
Little Miss Trouble Gets a Haircut {Wordless Wednesday with LINKY}
Link up and share your Wordless Wednesday posts... … [Read more...]