More experiments

 Another science experiment to keep things interesting! This time we made some indicator using red cabbage. We really didn't expect much from this, but the range of colours with different alkalies and acids was really quite impressive!

The foul-smelling indicator itself...

And how it looked after mixing with soaps, vinegars, fruit juice, bleach and several other things...

Messy church at home

Among the many things folk have adapted to the present situation, both our church and North Parish (the one we go to messy church at) have been very good at providing home versions of their usual children's activities. Our Sunday school now usually has a Veggietales video and an appropriate craft; we usually have a kids song to dance to as well.

Messy Church revolves around parents and their children doing the activities together  - and it's been really helpful to get a bag of materials and instructions for activities each month. Here's the girls enjoying some activities (this is from back in full lockdown - Lydia is wearing her school uniform to feel a bit more like it's a regular day)

Butterflies

One of our learning activities was to get some caterpillars and watch them grow. Overall a pretty successful exercise, though I think parents got more out of it than children! Having now released them, the girls see a butterfly on many of our walks that must be one of ours...

Games

Particularly as the girls are getting a bit bigger, we are able to play some proper family games with them now. They often asked to stay up late at the weekend so we can do one thing or another - last weekend it was Bananagrams; they also have a child-friendly version of Scrabble and Monopoly, and Uno. Generally a nice way to spend some time together!

A bit of catching up

A few things to catch up on from over the Summer months, seeing as winter is looming...

First, I found a few photos from our Easter holidays!

We get some spectacular sunsets and sunrises around here, but the moon rarely looks this spectacular... 

Lots of paddling pool fun this year...

Miriam also has a bit of design flair

SHOP! What else would we do with a giant box?
(we'll see soon...)

Esther is getting the hang of her balance bike

A rare daytime babysitter allowing a lunch out

Lydia really enjoyed the fire engine at the school fete - especially when they put the lights on for her!

Just about to leave church, I went looking for the girls and found them doing this in the creche. Needless to say we took a little while longer to leave that day.

Miriam made a game for her Grandma to play!

Esther being quite capable of playing on the big girl toys

No comment :)

For some reason Esther wanted to keep the sun off the see saw.

New aprons for all!

some nice sister playing.

Last time at Messy Church the girls made squeezy stress balls using balloons filled with these water ball things. Unfortunately we had a balloon burst...

This was missing for over a month. Very happy when found!

Another use for a box. Lydia wanted to make a surfboard and we had plenty of cardboard left from her new bunk bed, so we now have four very nicely decorated surfboards in the house. A surprisingly popular activity!

Naomi was in the Gang Show again.
She definitely has a performance gift! She did a great job.

Once in a while the older two tidy their bedroom. This is how it can look.

Closeup on Miriam's shelf, which is currently a doll's bedroom.

She gets left for one minute and ends up with pen all over her face. Brilliant.