Sirena Van Schaik
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Mar 24 2015
What are we teaching our kids?
As Easter drew near, I realized that I had forgotten to pick up a few things, and ended up having to go grocery shopping on Saturday; the day before Easter! I knew it was going to be a horrible day for shopping, but I gritted my teeth and headed out anyways. I was completely right. The store …
Feb 22 2013
How to Start Your Crafting Adventure
Ribbon; check, glue; check, glitter; check, a thousand and one ideas; check. When it comes to crafting, there are always a thousand supplies that you need and a thousand things that you can make but sometimes getting from the craft store to the completed project can be a difficult task in itself. That is where …
Jun 12 2012
Crafty Recipes: Tongue Painting
It has been a while since I did a craft project – not related to a holiday – and it is probably about time that I do one again. This month (since this seems to be an almost monthly occurrence) I thought I would do a little write up on tongue painting with children. No, you …
Apr 21 2012
Mother’s Day Craft: Gift Booklets
I am pleased to have Tanja Cilia back with our Mother’s Day craft for this week. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and please post if you try this project. Mother’s Day Gift Booklets What you need: A4 paper, coloured or white Glue Transparent tape Good scissors Old cards Old Magazines …
May 26 2008
For the Kids: Space Exploration
This last weekend has seen a lot of amazing things space wise. Nasa landed the space bot Phoenix on the surface of mars and you can actually see the first photos from Phoenix of the northern pole of Mars. I have already been on the Nasa site several times with my little guys, especially my 3 year old who …
