“I am the first?” “Oh yes. You’re the first.” “What the first person to ever see it?” “Yep, the first human to ever see it.” “Why?” “Well, this creature lived, died and became a fossil before humans even existed. Until you split the rock open, no human could possibly have […]
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Made by the children
While reading one of my favourite blogs, I realised that I hadn’t posted about the gifts that the girls made for each other. This is the first year that they have exchanged homemade presents. AJ decided she really wanted to make a rabbit with a carrot for her little sister. […]
Read moreElf Point update
I thought I’d give you an early update on the Elf Point experiment. It’s also an excuse to show all theĀ finished magnets. I had so many ideas of the images I wanted to use, I jokingly said that I should increase the target from twenty to thirty. Hmm. If […]
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Busy making magnetic felt Elf points. I’m not using a pattern. I’m doing it freehand. Wherever the needle and thread take me. This is an experiment. Simple idea. Each child can earn Elf points during December, in the same way stickers are handed out for good behaviour or a kind […]
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