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Winter skirts
I found some plain cord fabric in the garage the other day. I’d bought it in 2004 to make some overalls for a little boy and had less than a 1/2 metre left. It was just enough to make a skirt for my 2.5 year old.
I’ve always wanted to try to make a pleated skirt and LiEr at ikatbag has this great tutorial on how to make one.
My pleating technique needs a lot of work, but it was really fun to make.
Outlines
Here’s a great idea (it was Mr K’s).
Cut out a big piece of paper and get your child to lie on top of it while you trace around his/her body. Give him/her a bunch of crayons and this will keep them occupied for ages! It’s also great to do when they have friends come over to play and they want to do some crafts. (Gives you a bit of a break as they are busy colouring in) 
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Singlets for winter – Part 1
As we approach the cooler seasons, shops are starting to stock thermal and woolen undergarments. My 2.5 year old has outgrown her woolen thermals (it’s about time really, as they were her 12-month ones). But because they are priced from $10 (for synthetic fabric singlets) to $30 (for 100% wool), I find it hard to justify paying so much for such a small item of clothing.
So, starts my experimentation. I am going to attempt to make woolen undergarments for my toddler.
Herb window box
When we got the heat pump installed, the installer made the heat pump box into a “house” for my daughter. It’s a very simple house with one window and a door. She has never tired of playing in it.
A while back, Mr K decided it was time we decorated the “house”, so he proceeded to cover it with crayon art – with the little one lending a hand.
Today, we made a new sign for the door – corrugated cardboard flower shapes with button centers stuck onto a piece of black paper.
New sign
As we were finishing this, I thought we should make a window box too (I had a cardboard flower leftover).
Ladybugs
This is another paper activity that is a favourite with my daughter – paper lady bugs.
Yellow ladybugs
For 1 Ladybug:
“Girls”
We made linked paper dolls a while ago, and my daughter has never tired of them. In fact, she asks to make them again and again very often. She calls them “Girls”. These “Girls” won us a craft book from the huggies craft ideas competition. It’s an old classic, but it is so much fun. I think I had more fun than she did.
Paper Doll Chain
Materials:
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Oreo truffles
My siblings and I had our first taste of Oreo cookies when I was a kid. As it was an imported item back then, it was a special treat when Dad brought home a package from the grocery store. I remember him doing this only once.
I happened to click on bakerella.com when I was doing a search for brownie recipes and I must have spent about an hour looking at her photos and recipes. She’s got a whole range of mouth-watering recipes and wonderful things like cake pops (my daughter loves looking at the Sesame Street characters).
After much browsing, I found her recipe for Oreo Truffles. 3 ingredients! And they are so easy to make. Most importantly, they taste like you’ve spent hours making them
Oreo truffles
The toothpicks make the chocolate coating process so much easier. I should have removed them for the photos, but forgot all about it.
Felt Food – Part Two
My daughter’s felt larder has increased in the form of donuts, sausages, lettuce leaves, and some disastrous looking cupcakes/muffins.
Donuts - chocolate, strawberry & vanilla
The donuts were really fun to make.
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Mary Jane Booties
A few months after my little girl was born, I learned to knit – using library books as guides.
The reason was I wanted to knit her these adorable little booties by Lucie Sinkler.
Alas, by the time I was confident enough to tackle them, her feet had grown considerably. But that didn’t stop me from knitting them as gifts for my friends’ newborn babies. The 9th pair was given to their new owner yesterday.
The 9th pair
A portable stove/oven
With all her new cooking gear and felt food, my little “chef” has taken over the living room floor.
Can a frying pan box become part of the play process as well as a storage solution?
YES!
Start of the transformation process