Saturday 12 May 2012

Trip to the Nature Reserve



Equipped with wellies we set of to the marshlands to discover the creatures that dwell in the marsh, across the grasslands and beneath the rippling ponds.




Hiding in the murky waters are great crested newts and slimy frogs and toads. Swarms of tadpoles and the googly eyes of the stickleback. Unfortunately it was difficult to capture them with our camera.

Stickleback!

Tadpoles


We made it our mission to find as many of these creatures as we possibly could before the dark clouds erupted and the heavens opened.



Sunday 6 May 2012

Weekend with Bertie bear.

Well done to my beautiful little girl. She got star of the week at nursery this week which means we have had the privilege of looking after Bertie bear for the weekend. Bertie became Maceys little fluffly bundle of joy. She loved looking after him.  Bertie came with his bag packed with his diary, toothbrush, hairbrush, pyjamas, and his favourite book, Owl Babies.

Macey asked me to read her and Bertie her favourite story. The Enchanted Wood - by Enid Blyton. She couldn't wait to introduce Bertie to silky, moonface, and her favourite character, saucepan man.




We wanted to make sure we had something interesting to write in Berties diary so we took him to the local Railway museum. They had a miniature railway set up which kept the kids amused, watching the little trains zoom around the track.  It was Chu Chu terrific!


There were various little activities set up around the museum. The kids particularly liked this one. When you press the button a sequence of coloured lights appear. The cargoes need arranging in the center in the same colour sequence of the lights. 


We have been blessed with sunny weather so Bertie and Macey hit the park.



At bedtime Macey brushes Berties teeth, combs his hair, and dresses him in his pyjamas. After a story they snuggle up in bed together for a good nights sleep.

Awww



Saturday 5 May 2012

Tissue Flowers



I love tissue flowers. They look fab and are great for so many different projects. All you need is a few different colours of tissue paper, fuzzy sticks, and a pair of scissors.