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Colour-matching with playsilks
The heat is rising in Gulf Town and we are coming once more to that time of year where Dustyfeet and I spend a lot of time at home looking for things to entertain ourselves. The task seems a little … Continue reading
A tin of marbles
While I was getting breakfast this morning, Dustyfeet was playing with some marbles. She laid them all out in a line. Then she arranged them very neatly in pairs, placing a plastic link around them to make sure that they … Continue reading
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A bag of stones
There’s a great shortage of natural objects in our life. We don’t get to play outside much, and when we do, it’s “Keep-off-the-irrigated-grass” and “Don’t-pick-that-up-it’s dirty” (and it really is – Dustyfeet has been sick two or three times from … Continue reading
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Teddy’s swing
I recently acquired this book: It can’t quite decide whether it’s a how-to book or an introduction to Waldorf educational philosophy, but that’s a winning combination for me! Dustyfeet likes the book too, as it’s full of beautiful photographs. She … Continue reading
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Teddy’s birthday party
We recently acquired a wooden birthday cake, when one of the Gulf Town supermarkets suddenly acquired a big shipment of Melissa and Doug toys from somewhere. I love wooden toys, especially Melissa and Doug, and I couldn’t resist it! Nor, … Continue reading
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Making heads
I realise I have been very inefficient at keeping up with this blog since we came back to Gulf Town after the summer. This is partly because the summer is over and we are out and about much more, so … Continue reading
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What town planners have in their playrooms
Sandydad is an urban planner, so it didn’t take much persuasion to get him to collaborate with me on this project. We cut strips of black paper (A4, cut in half lengthways, plus a few pieces cut in a curve) … Continue reading
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How to let your child draw on the walls
I owe an apology to those people who I used to think were permissive parents because they allowed their children to scribble on the walls. Dustyfeet has been demonstrating that it’s not always a matter of “allowing” something, so much … Continue reading
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Autumn tree
We’ve been going to a sensory play class recently at Bright Minds, a nursery that isn’t really a nursery, because the parents get to stay and attend classes with their kids. This week, the theme was Autumn (or rather, Fall … Continue reading
Cupcake case turtle
Yesterday Dustyfeet wanted to do some sticking. I keep a small tray full of bits and pieces of interesting and colourful paper for such occasions, and in the tray I found a whole pile of tiny brown cupcake cases. They … Continue reading
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