Cultural swap

We love sending and receiving parcels…
And learning about other parts of our amazing world *smile*
So when we came across the Worldwide Culture Swap hosted by Little Red Farm we were super excited!!!
Culture Swapper
We are swapping parcels with families in Slovenia, Scotland, South Africa and the USA
And we’ve had such fun collecting items to include in our ‘Australia’ pack!
We’ve visited tourist attractions to collect ideas and information to share…
Such as the Australian mint ~ where Dino Boy got to make his own coin!
{so we’ve included a coin set and some play notes}
For animal lovers there are some koalas…
…. and Possum Magic {one of my favourite story books}
It features many Australian animals and our wonderful and varied landscape

And you can’t get a cultural parcel from Australia without including some vegemite!
Vegemite is a spread used on toast or savoury biscuits
{vegemite is best spread thin… so one of the small containers would be good for 4 pieces of toast }

We also shared a copy of our national anthem ~ Advance Australia Fair
…as well as our ‘unoffical national anthem’ ~ Waltzing Matilda
{which is about travelling on foot with your worldly possessions in a Matilda (bag) over your back}

If you are interested to learn more about Australia…
… you can read my guest post as part of Mama Smiles’ Exploring Geography series!

Warmly, Kelly

Happy Family Times ~ we love Lego

Have you done something fun with your family? 

Carrie from Crafty Moms Share and I host  ~ Happy Family Times ~ so we can all share fun family ideas and hopefully inspire each other! So if you all danced one night, went for a walk, or enjoyed a special outing please link it up!

One activity that Dino Boy and Little Miss Q both love, is playing with Lego…
And they are super lucky ducks, because Husband of Mine kept all of his Lego from his childhood…
So now my kids get to enjoy it and so do I *smile*
I like making houses with flower gardens…
{mmm, I think I played with Lego the same way when I was 8!}

And recently, a Lego expo came to our part of the world *smile*
There were some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G creations!
Star Wars seemed to be the dominant theme…

A stormtrooper took Dino Boy in hand!
{Dino Boy was thrilled without knowing what a stormtrooper was!}

So many wonderfully inspiring Lego creations to see!

Even a platypus {an Australian animal that spends time in water and on the ground}

Once we got home you can guess what we did *smile*

We can’t wait to see what your family has been doing!
~ please link up (family time oriented giveaways are ok, but please no Etsy shops)
~ use our button so others can join the fun (from the sidebar)
~ we’d love for you to follow us {Crafty Moms Share} and {Happy Whimsical Hearts}
~ check out our Happy Family Times Pintrest board where we will be pinning some of our favourite ideas
Warmly, Kelly