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Winter knitting & thinking

This Winter I have been very introspective

An inside creature…
keeping warm, knitting, reading, thinking

Winter lends itself to a time like this, I think.

And it is interesting how the different seasons impact my mood

 

There have also been many hot chocolates
cozy chats with friends, and knitting *grin*
Knitting is the perfect Winter craft isn’t it?
The warm wool in your hands as your can sit and create

For Dino Boy I knitted up some simple fingerless gloves

I was inspired by a beautiful pair a good friend made for me

And now I have two projects on the go…

~ a knitted dress of Little Miss Q {a rich blue}
~ a birthday vest for Dino Boy {using lovely Noro yarn}

 

 

 

I’ll share some more as I finish these projects
Have you been knitting? What are your inspirations?
Happily knitting, Kelly
August 10, 2013 by

Indoor play spaces

Together with Lavendilly, I am opening the door to our home for a play spaces tour
~ welcome and enjoy ~

In our cottage sized home we need to choose furniture and toys carefully, to keep some room for the couch to become a shop {as it does frequently}! And for lego roads to roam free across the floor.Many of our toys and toy organisation were chosen before we discovered Waldorf. And so, although we may have chosen differently since our happy discovery, the toys were still carefully chosen and are well played with. Over time we may carefully replace some with more natural materials.

 
In the lounge room we have…

 

~ blocks and other wooden accessories for building fabulous lands
~ a tea set and baking set
~ play silks for dress ups, small world play & throwing around
{not so fond of the throwing!}~ a doll house and Duplo
A dress up nook…
~ be a doctor, a dinosaur
~ clown or dragon
In Dino Boy’s room we have…

 

~ a wooden train set
~ some puzzles
~ trucks & cars
~ some soft balls

 

 

 As well as a rocket ship!
And a lego tent?!
…otherwise known as a reading nook
{which is a new addition from Husband of Mine}

 

~ soft toys for cuddling and playing mama
~ and gnomes in every colour of the rainbow!

 

 

As well as a special reading nook
{together with a favourite book… Pip the Gnome}
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and then there are the plans for the future…

 …a play kitchen, wooden doll house & barn

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tour of our play spaces! Pop over to Lavendilly to see their play spaces!
How do you organise your play spaces? What do your children play with most happily?

Warmly,
Kelly

June 6, 2013 by