There comes a stage, when children can do a craft without help. They’ve been taught how to handle craft material. They know the techniques. They’ve probably lost count of projects completed, or half completed. Now, it’s their turn. Up to this point, they’ve learnt to copy the example provided. Be […]
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Outside
I was caught in the moment. Stood, looking up at my daughter crossing ropes and swinging platforms, strung between the trees, metres above my head, when I heard an insistent voice behind me. “I want to do that. I want to do that now.” A pre-schooler skipping along the path […]
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Capturing the sunshine – tie dying with teens
Dear summer 2018, I just wanted to let you know that the sunshine and warm weather, you’ve sent our way this year, has been awesome. We’ve enjoyed it. Made the most of it. Drunk it up like a bumble bee in spring. No weekends spent mowing the grass. No thought […]
Read morePuddle Jumping
As the children grow up, I’m often struck by moments we’ve left behind. The ones that silently disappeared. No fanfare. They were part of our family life one moment, then slipped away with no one noticing. Puddle jumping is one. The art of jumping into the centre of a puddle […]
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