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Indoor snow play- make a colorfull birthday cake from snow

If you’re looking for some indoor snow play ideas, then you’re in the right place! We took some snow inside and did some indoor snow play, and after an intensive hour of snow play, Victoria still wanted to continue, but … Continue reading

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Daddy’s big princess is still a cute little girl

She is two and a half times as tall and almost 6 times as heavy compared to the day when she pushed herself into this big world. She’s also the oldest of 3, which surely adds to my impression that … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

We wish you all the best for a creative, playful 2013! We are still getting accommodated to taking pictures with the new camera we got ourselves for Christmas. Luckily we can count on our kids to fill in the gap with some nice … Continue reading

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St-Nicolas, between the deceit and the magic

The days are getting shorter and colder. Soon St-Nicolas will be back in town and if you haven’t realized yet let me congratulate you on your ability to ignore the loads of toy-commercials we are being bombarded with. Are your … Continue reading

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How to (not) survive hopeless days with kids

I am sure you know what I’m talking about. It’s about these days where you wonder what on earth have you done wrong to be part of Murphy’s “best of” collection. And of course this does not happen just whatever … Continue reading

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What goes around comes around – taking care of animals in need of rescue

Did you as a kid bring home animals found on the street and in need of rescue? I remember that I did that a lot to my mother who ended up taking care of them … so I guess now … Continue reading

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Nasal polyp surgery – diary of a kid’s day at the hospital

At the beginning of the week, Victoria was scheduled for a nasal polyp surgery. A common surgery to remove the polyps when they block too much of the airway and therefore cause snoring (and bad sleep) and frequent colds. As this … Continue reading

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How to Make Cardboard Castles for Kids – Crafts With Cardboard

We did some crafts with cardboard lately, so here you can see how to make cardboard castles for kids, which they’ll love to make and play with. Some time ago we did some crafts with cardboard and had lots of … Continue reading

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How to Teach Patience to Children

How to teach patience to children and how to handle difficult situations. This is our  ‘count to 30’ approach that help us teach our kids about patience and sharing. In my post on patience and sharing, I touched quickly on 5 ideas … Continue reading

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The fun about raising kids … is being taught new kiddy logic!

… is being taught new logic by your kids! And so while in the car with my daughter today, I learned that I need to get stronger in order to be able to whistle. I’ve never been able to whistle … Continue reading

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