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Birthday & Baby shower PARTY !

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先日、村の人を招いて、2人の娘のためにBirthday Party とBaby shower Partyを同時に行いました。子供の誕生日会というと、日本では小学校に行く年齢の子供がそのお友達を招いて、というのが一般的だと思いますが、アメリカでは少し違います。こちらでは、1歳の誕生日が最も盛大に行うのです。本人が覚えていないのにも関わらず、、。

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Craft nights

This fall, I had to stay home with our sweet newborn baby every night. The night was long when the baby was sleeping, so we started to do some craft time every night. As much as possible, I tried to make something instead of buying.  I’m so happy to have such creative night with family.

However, it’s not easy to let her create on her own…, because I often stick into her doing. Then I discovered I should watch her eyes, not the crafting objects. I could focus her curiosity even she ruined the object.

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Muddy after school

We had a muddy after school program with the kids in Bluff elementary school. We mixed and plastered the natural material by hands on the earth bench. We made the bench about a year ago, but it’s getting damage by exposing to the weather. It’s necessary to maintenance the natural plaster at outside, but also it’s great opportunity for the fun and education. And it’s very safe (no chemical) !

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Beautiful nature from

It made me surprised how beauty it is.

It was snowy day in this weekend and snow turned to rain and we got a sunny day. When I looked down the feet, I found this pattern. I wish if I can make such beautiful things… I respect the beauty of nature.

 

Recycle Crafts for kids in your kitchen room

I would like to share some very easy hand made toys. It’s recycle crafts to use yogurt container lids. It’s very easy to make and useful, my daughter plays with them always when I cook.

magnet toys on a refrigerator

magnet toys on a refrigerator

1 Cutting out your kid’s favorite images from some magazine. I love to use WWF journal, their images always so nice.

2 Stick the images into the lids

3 Stick some magnet on the other side. That’s it !

recycle crafts with baby wipes

recycle crafts with baby wipes

This is the other idea for refrigerator toy. It’s recycle craft with baby wipes lids, it’s Peek-a-boo house. I hide our family photo’s in it, and she love to open to see their faces. It’s very good way to remember her the family faces !