During Maya’s last week of school before we left for Australia her teacher gave her an artist quality drawing book with instructions to draw and write in it while she was away. Maya obviously listened seriously to him as she filled every single page before returning back to school! I have to admit, this was […]
This morning Maya and I sat down and had a good talk about what she might like to be for Halloween. We have been throwing around ideas of a family theme, but the reality is Halloween comes around quickly and we do not want to spend a lot of money on buying specific outfits, and […]
We are counting down the days until Kindergarten! One excited little Girl and one sad Mummy. How do they grow up so quickly? Well despite my heart yearning for my baby Maya I am embracing this special beginning as best one can. It has been fun organising all of Maya’s school items, and it has […]
Oh la la, it was fancy and it was rosie, and Maya had a fantastic party! We could not have asked for a better day, it was warm, but not hot, with clear blue skies. We set up the table in the canopy of the crab apple tree against a wall of profuse ivy. Between […]
We have an action packed few days ahead. All of which are centered around our Maya girl. Thursday is her Playgroup Birthday celebration, Friday is her actual Birthday, Saturday is her Ballet recital and Sunday is Maya’s Fancy Rose Party – An exciting time for an almost 5 year old Girl. With all that is […]
On Friday we had Maya’s Waldorf Playgroup Farewell Picnic. With Springs end, we are entering a new phase, and it feels like there may be a few ‘last time’ occasions for us this Summer. Although it was not actually Maya’s last day (as she is attending a month of Summer School aka ‘June days’, it […]
It is always great to see an interpretation of oneself in a drawing – especially when done by a 4 years old. There is a preciousness and an innocents, and a delightful crudeness that makes child portraiture drawing delicious. While I was distracted making dinner the other night Maya helped herself to a piece of paper […]
Maya made this beautiful drawing on the weekend, of her and Elle holding hands under a cherry blossom tree. Very in keeping with our current flower theme! As you will see it is similar in composition to another recent drawing that I posted about. Maya has amazing concentration to be able to sit and work away […]
Tonight before bed Maya finished this little purse that she had started working on yesterday. I love the colour combo she chose, black white and pink are so very chic. Yesterday afternoon I was sewing a skirt for Elle (still not finished) and Maya of course wanted to sew too. I was not keen to […]
Today when I collected Maya from Playgroup Kristin handed me a drawing that Maya had done during class. Kristin and I exchanged a broad smiles to acknowledge this was a special one. The title on the back read ‘Maya and her Babies’. I knew then and there that this would be a drawing I would […]
One of the wonderful things about cooler days is that we spend hours inside that become creative bubbles. Maya and Elle draw a lot on any given day, but now that the colder temperatures are descending we seem to be having epic draw-a-thons. Our kitchen table is used predominantly for drawing and is strewn with […]
Last night Maya and I went to the opening night of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular…and my how spectacular it was! The lights, the orchestra, the singing, the costumes, and the dancing! This was our third time seeing the show and even though the two previous times Maya has been only two and three years […]
Tonight was the Martinmas Lantern Walk with Maya’s Waldorf Playgroup. We met in Prospect Park at dusk with our homemade lanterns gathering there until all of our friends arrived. The sun quickly set and with the darkness a magnificent array of lanterns shone bright . We sang songs together and commenced on the walk through […]
With a little over a week until Halloween, it is time to get sewing! I started this project six weeks ago and have done little since I first posted about the deconstruction of the dress I picked up at salvation Army. Today, bright and early while still in our PJ’s, Maya, Elle and I were […]
GOLD is a colour of protection and primarily strengthens the heart and self-confidence. It symbolises universal love. Gold represents the good and noble and symbolises silence, for silence is golden. He who can keep silent at the right time is a true master. In fairy tales all great treasures are always made of gold.
Today was the Harvest Festival at Maya’s Playgroup. Once again, this year I am the Festival and Events organizer and so I enjoyed the preparation of the day. It is a small simple Festival, that today was held indoors due to tremendous amounts of rain we have been having. Parents arrived at 11am, for the […]
With weather this nice one must go to the beach! We are counting ourselves lucky to keep having these lovely post summer beach days. Despite the sky being over cast for a good part of the day I took the Girls to the beach. The cloud coverege cleared at points and while the sunshine came […]
As a parent I feel part of my role is to help my children learn new skills and discover what brings them joy. If both of these things can be combined, then there is a sense of parental accomplishment. Seeing Maya return to Ballet today, and start Tap dancing has been all about this. Maya […]
Maya started back to Playgroup on Tuesday. The first day of school is an exciting day in our household as Maya enjoys playgroup very much. We are so grateful for the warm loving teachers! Bright and early she got up and got dressed. She came into my room all ready to go! Funny enough I […]
On Saturday we had Maya’s Playgroup Welcome Picnic. It was the welcome day for the new Families, and the welcome back to the old. We fall into the latter category this year as Maya begins her second and sadly the final year at the Waldorf Playgroup. It was wonderful to see our friends, some of […]