THE MUMMY BLOG

  Bedtime stories we love (Three year old)   Below is a list of our most frequent bedtime stories that my three yourself old and I read before cozy slumber. Reading is so important for every age and I feel bedtime is the best time to enjoy a story together. It’s actually one of my favourite times with my son. So enjoy.  Kissed by the moon  May you, my baby, sleep softly at night, and when dawn lights the world, may you wake up to birdsong. Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby's wonder at our beautiful world. From Australia's favorite picture-book creator, Alison Lester, comes a timeless book to share and to treasure. My son has loved this book since he was a newborn and we still read it very regularly at bed time. It’s such a special one.  The day you came into this world  Now we see the world differently. It’s smaller. It’s you.  This book was gifted when Forrest was a newborn and again he still reads it to this day. New mummas...

              The Montessori Child Human Tendencies What is Montessori?  Developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician in the early 1900’s, the Montessori method of education puts emphasis on independence, viewing children as naturally eager for knowledge, as well as being willingly capable of initiating their own independent learning in a well prepared and supportive learning environment.  What are Human tendencies in children?   As we watch a child grow we can notice them wanting to master certain human tendencies. From 0-6 years of age - the first plane of development, we can easily observe children naturally wanting to develop and explore human tendencies. Being able to learn and master certain skills that enable them to be independent, to build on capabilities and feel safe and comfortable in their environment and express deeply rooted desires to survive in the world. When we look at human tendencies being develope...

  Setting empathic limits and boundaries with my child.   Some ask how I keep myself and Forrest so chill? How do I keep my home so clean and organised and not have my small child like a hurricane and destroying everything? Why don’t I see you yelling at your child or saying no all the time?  That answer is that I set clear empathic limits based around three main principles - I can’t let you hurt yourself. I can’t let you hurt others. I can’t let you hurt the environment. If all my limits are set around the principals that support respect and safety for our bodies and our environment it makes it much easier to hold the clear expectation and create more calm in your life with your children. Also I find it makes it easier on both of us me not saying No to every little behaviour my son shows.  Also if the limit/boundary is not met then I don’t ever use punishments but we will let natural consequences happen.  So let’s get into examples:  Limit - I can’t let yo...

  Our summer activities   Below is a list of the activities we partake in during the Aussie summertime. It’s important to keep our children cool in this heat plus keep busy and have fun! Visiting the local pool-  Of course the pool in a no brainer. My son loves our local pool which has a kids splash pad plus large water slides which is perfect for my little thrill seeker. Insure your children are always pool and sun safe  ☀️   Water play-  On shadier afternoons I like to take my son outside for some water play. This could include a swim in our kiddie pool or water play in our water and sand table or even just using the hose to water the garden. (But always unsure your being water conscious) x Ice play-   There are heaps of activities that you can do with ice. Some of our favourites include freezing animal toys in an ice cube tray and once frozen, break the ice to free all the animals. Or Using food colouring, freeze coloured ice then place in your wate...

  Reducing your waste during the holiday season The holidays are a fun time but when we really think of it can also be quite a wasteful time. When we add up all the materials used over this period it can actually lead to a lot of rubbish we are putting into the world. So here are some things I do to reduce my waste during the holidays.    Buy less gifts- We can start to reduce our waste with reducing the things we bring into our home and other peoples homes. This year we stuck to the four gift rule for our son and implemented secret Santa with the family, which means only having to buy one secret Santa gift each. This will cut down the waste from packages the gifts come in and also from (let’s be honest) unwanted gifts to be thrown into the landfill.  Be really thoughtful in your gift selection-  During Christmas it can be hard to not go overboard grabbing gifts for your children, which can result in a lot of cheaper plastic toys your children might play with on...

  Three year old Christmas gift guide.     Tis the season  This year we are implementing the four gift rule for our son in regards to Christmas gifts. I think Christmas can become so chaotic and stressful for some when we focus on all the materialistic presents to get when realistically children don’t expect much. Kindness and connection from family is a true gift for them  🙏🏻  but I few thoughtful gifts can be special to them too x " The four gift rule ". Means parents are to give their child just  four presents :  Something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read. I think is a great idea to ensure you don’t go overboard with Christmas gifts which can become overwhelming. Here what i chose for my little one.  SOMETHING THEY WANT-  Let’s start with something they want. This year Forrest kept asking me for a tent. We would always make a forts out of blankets and chairs but of course that had for be packed...

  Simple Halloween activity Halloween is here and that means fun Halloween activities for your little one! Below are a few of our favourite Halloween activities and crafts we whipped up this year  🦇   👻   Foil spider-   Simple roll up aluminium foil into balls as the spiders body, then glue on you spiders googly eyes and black paper legs and viola you have got your Halloween spiders. We hang ours up in Forrest playroom with wire  🕷   🕷   Skull dough-  We made a big batch of skull play dough this year. Colour your play dough green or which ever spooky colour you prefer then add your glitter and plastic skull heads  💀  recipe for home made play dough is on my insta play highlights.  Skeleton bone craft-  Print out you skeleton sketch and paste him onto black card. Then you can glue on your q tip’s on as your skeleton bones.  🦴 Creepy crawlers sensory play-  You can really get fun and creative with this one. W...