Happy Happy!

Happy Birthday TanziPanzi!

I made my sweetie-pie a My Little Pony cake.

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Easy......yet effective!

My daughter loves stickers, so I wanted to incorporate them into her daily learning.

On a white piece of paper I designed a simple pattern with felt tip pens.

Using an assortment of coloured round stickers she covered the dots I had drawn.... and voila! She was very proud of her creation.

This is a great task for fine motor skills and eye/hand co-ordination.

Love Fifi

Tanzi's first school day..........

This week my youngest(almost 3) joined us in the classroom. We are doing the Letterland Curriculum. I photostated the "Annie Apple" page, coloured it in, stuck it to cardboard, and made it into a puzzle. She loved it!

We are also learning about "The Creation". So I made these laminated cards to teach her about order/sequencing. Read Genesis 1.

Love Fifi

I loved making these!

The first outfits I have made for TanziPanzi.

Okay so the orange pants are a bit too baggy, but she still feels like a princess!

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Fabric painting.....................

I've just finished another cushion for TanziPanzi. She loves her My Little Ponies collection!

An Ode to a Breadcrumb.

Why waste paper on a breadcrumb you ask
Ah-ha but take off that mask.

I know that you are curious
and if I don't carry on you'll be furious!

A breadcrumb looks like a bold bright cloud
If you knew it's value you would shout it aloud!

A breadcrumb may seem so utterly minute
but I'll tell you why the breadcrumbs a hoot!

It can be puffy and brown like the bark of the oak.
Steady yourself now you don't want to choke!

I'll tell you it's value without a glitch
the breadcrumb is part of the famous sandwich!


by WizzKid (almost 12)

At last...... it is finished!

Today I finished the Bistro table........................

It took 12 hours to make! Now I know why these tables are so expensive to buy...... they are very labour intensive! But I loved making it!

More Mosaic.................

Recently my spare time(what little I have!) has been occupied with a few mosaic projects!

Here is one that is complete......

It will sit on my dressing table and hold my hairbrushes, combs and make-up brushes.

I am pleased with it...... especially as it fits in beautifully with the existing colour of the main bedroom.

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A bit of silly-ness!

Two of WizzKids Limericks.......................

There was an old man from Mars
Who loved to sell beautiful cars
He jumped on a bus
And made quite a fuss
'Cause it was a mission to find earth's bars!

There once was a cat named Dash
Who was scared of a very cold splash!
The day was cool
He fell in the pool
And developed a terrible rash!

He enjoyed this!

Chaos over a pen?

Okay now this is no great shakes, BUT i wanted to show you what has caused a few days of pandemonium in our learning room!
About a week ago I sat making this pen whilst watching rugby and enjoying a good glass of red wine! If I am sitting, watching TV, I need to be doing something with my hands!
On completion.... everyone went "ooooo" and "aaaaaa",except TanziPanzi, who said "Dat is mines!...It got pink!"
Now..... as insignificant as this creative project might seem to some of you,...... it did take me a good 2 hours of work, so I was not going to hand it over that easily!
Everytime she sees it in my hand or on my desk, she starts to cry extremely loudly for it! " It pink.... It for me a girl!"
To keep the peace, I have hidden it and I can't even use the silly pen!

Love Fifi

Mom's mosaic!

I hardly ever finish my craft projects! I think it might be because I have high expectations of how it should end up looking..... and when I can see it is not going to meet those expectations, I shelve the project and move onto the next!


Well......... this project I finished,.... and I love! It's my first mosaic piece, and I can't wait to hang it!

Love Fifi

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Placemat.

This is a placemat I made for TanziPanzi. I included a few of her favourite colours and things!

Love Fifi

Totem Pole Masterpieces!

In creative hour last Friday, the boys made Totem poles out of 'Sunlight' soap. If you attempt this..... here's a little tip. Let the soap dry out for a week so that it not too wet when carving begins.

Look,.....I don't think I'll send them off to be apprentices to some larny sculptor, but they had fun and were very proud of their *masterpieces!*

Love Fifi

Mom & Dad

WizzKid had a bit of time to waste on whatever he pleased so he drew us two....... soooooo in love!!!

I look bigger than Hubby..... maybe that's because I am!!!!! Fatty-boomboom!

Love Fifi

My Cat!

Tanzipanzi(2 yrs) just loves cutting and glueing. Here she created a pic of her kitty, Bootz. See the whiskers? I cut out the shapes, and she glued them on!