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C is for Cape Town ― In preparation for Friday's 6th birthday party in a couple of weeks we've been making fizz balls (bath bombs) to go in the party packs. ∙ 'Something I've Wanted To Do for Ages' meet 'Perfect Opportunity'. I'm sure you'll be very happy...
Tags: We Made This, Birthday Parties, Activities At Home, Having A Moan
C Is For Cape Town ― 7 hr ago
C is for Cape Town ― Yesterday evening, a little terrified at the prospect of being stuck indoors all weekend in this rainy weather, I got out the whiteboard and commissioned a list. ∙ A List for a Rainy Weekend. ∙ The first thing on the list quickly ...
Tags: Cape Town, Fun, Winter, Activities At Home
C is for Cape Town ― Back in March when I was going a little mental with the full-time-mothering-a-wild-monster thing I reminded myself that the thing which consistently makes me happy (besides Converse), and the most productive (in the restoration of heart and soul...
Tags: We Made This, All About Me, Fun, Activities At Home, Crafting As Therapy
C Is For Cape Town ― 2 weeks 6 days ago
C is for Cape Town ― These photos are from back in February. I have a feeling it was the first morning I got an inkling that my next few months at home with Sunday weren't going to be all plain sailing ... ∙ It started off alright, a little girl very busy doing...
Tags: Play, Activities At Home, Sunday, Learning All The Time
C Is For Cape Town ― 7 weeks 6 days ago
C is for Cape Town ― It was a project-based weekend. ∙ All of us had one. Most, more than one. ∙ And predictably they are all still just like this, scattered about the house, thumbing their noses at the looming Monday morning. ∙ Except for that...
Tags: We Made This, Play, Activities At Home, Food
C Is For Cape Town ― 8 weeks 3 days ago
C is for Cape Town ― I've noticed that, especially with my older girl, there can be some resistance if it's felt I'm being too 'instructive'. ∙ I suppose it makes sense that if I'm the person always instructing them about eating properly, dressing properly...
Tags: We Made This, Play, Activities At Home, Learning All The Time
C Is For Cape Town ― 20 weeks ago
C is for Cape Town ― As much as I love doing crafts with the kids, sometimes I need to do some of my own. I think it's good for them to see me busy with my own projects too. Most of my creativity goes into writing, not something they're able to appreciate, or access,...
Tags: We Made This, Activities At Home
C is for Cape Town ― We happen to have a 20kg sack of bicarbonate of soda in the house (doesn't everyone?). Known as baking soda by Americans, it seems to have a myriad uses. ∙ We used some for our clay Xmas ornaments, husband uses it for soda-blasting, and ...
Tags: We Made This, Fun, Activities At Home
C Is For Cape Town ― 23 weeks ago
C is for Cape Town ― We made these a few weeks back. It was an overcast day and the girls mostly insisted on completing them stark naked. Not ideal photographic conditions. ∙ But never-the-less, behold the egg box Christmas tree! ∙ Sunday prepped the egg...
Tags: We Made This, Christmas 2012, Activities At Home
C Is For Cape Town ― 26 weeks ago
C is for Cape Town ― The previous owners of our house had a Very Serious Home Office. All wood paneled and cork floored and harsh lighting. ∙ This is the room which has temporarily become our 'Art Room' - as in the room in which we can toss glitter and splatter...
Tags: We Made This, Fun, Christmas 2012, Activities At Home
C Is For Cape Town ― 27 weeks ago
C is for Cape Town ― Like a princess in a fairy tale, a cardboard toilet roll rises from its humble beginnings to become a bejeweled and wondrous thing of beauty ... ∙ I loved these teeny-weeny crowns since I first saw them on Pinterest, and now the girls do ...
Tags: We Made This, Fun, Birthday Parties, Activities At Home
C Is For Cape Town ― 32 weeks ago
C is for Cape Town ― Last day of school holidays and it rained and rained and rained. ∙ Perfect time to try out a new craft project right? ∙ Soooo pretty ... dyed rice, beads, feathers, glitter - what's not to love? ∙ Stick a piece of contact ...
Tags: We Made This, Fun, Winter, Activities At Home, Holidays
C Is For Cape Town ― 48 weeks ago
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