Today was World Autism Awareness Day. As you may know, Mr J (7) has been diagnosed with autism. He has recently switched from a mainstream school to an autism-specific school (which is one of the reasons I’m finding less time to blog these days). I thought that in keeping with this I would put up … Continue reading
Category Archives: Kids
{DIY} Ribbon Flower Brooch
On Wednesday Miss H (9 years old) came home and announced that Friday was ‘Harmony Day’ and that her school was encouraging her to wear orange as a result. Orange not being a particularly attractive colour (or at least so we think in our household) we didn’t really have anything orange that she could wear. My … Continue reading
Kids / Life / Op Shop Bargains
{Op Shop Bargains} Entertaining Small Kids on a Plane
On Tuesday I found myself stranded in Ringwood for two hours (turns out a shop that I thought opened at 9am didn’t open until 11am…) so I decided to hit some opshops. I was looking mainly for coasters and placemats to re-cover (more on that later) and for some things to keep Miss T occupied … Continue reading
{DIY} Toy Felt Christmas Tree
There’s nothing like putting up a Christmas tree to make children (especially young children) want to take it down. Or at least take all the ornaments off of it. In order to combat some of this I made a Christmas Sensory Box. But while this is a fun way to get to play with some … Continue reading
