Everyone Needs A Space of Their Own

The little one has been showing interest in colouring, using crayons and playing with play dough.

I posted on a swap and shop Facebook page that I was looking for a child's table and chairs.

A lovely lady, who use to come to my StrongStart program, offered me this one for free.

My daughter cleared a space in the kitchen, for the table, as that is where there is space and where it's important that the little one feels included and has something to do while mom and dad are preparing meals.

She loves it! 

She spends time contentedly drawing, crayons on paper, or using play dough.

I found the stool at IKEA.  It's not idea but works for now.

Everyone needs their own space!

In the Tall, Tall Grass

Another favourite author and book of mine, Denise Fleming's 

"In the Tall, Tall Grass".

It is a great book to add to my grand daughter's interest in bugs.

To bring the book to life I placed a mirror at the back of her table, 

then cut out pieces of green bristol board to look like the grass in the book.

 My grand daughter laughs every time she sees the cover of the book with the child peeking through the grass.  So I thought it would be fun for her to see herself peeking through the grass.

Then Dad introduced the book.

From my collection of stuffies I found the animals, bugs and other creatures that are in the book.

Mom and Dad took some time to help her discover all the creatures in her basket and play with them.

  Lots of playing after that modelling from mom and dad.

 Helping the creatures hide and move in, out, 

over and around the grass.

 

At the end of the day the creatures rest and wait.

The next day, outside in the back yard, we spotted something lying in the tall, tall grass.  The landlord's cat found a cool place to lay.

Fairy Lane Update

When my daughter was visiting we went for a walk through Fairy Lane.

For little ones it's like a treasure hunt.

So many houses, doors, swings and more to discover.

Here are some of them:

We took our time and let our little one explore the pieces.

Do you see the little fairy hiding in her home?

It was up to high for our little one to see it.

Clever Fairy!

Some fairies were right by her feet too.

But she was distracted with an airplane.

There is so much to see

and every time I walk through it has changed.

It was a pleasure to find these pieces of fairy art hanging in the Lane.

If you're in the Valley I hope you have a chance to visit.

Painting at the Gardens

Last week at our Picnic in the Gardens

a hedge worked as our easel for painting.

I strung a piece of rope across the front of the hedge

and attached sheets of paper

with clothespegs.

 Pails of water, brushes and cakes of water paint were left on the ground.