Education , Games & Fun

Mom’s Challenge: Searching “smart” toys

by on November 14th 2012 Tags: , ,


Totally in love with my new discovery from the world of toys I need to tell you about it right away!

The label is called  SEEDLING and was already founded in 2006 in New Zealand. The founders werer searching without success for wise and stimulating toys and were so fed up with the mass production toys. Mostly their kids played with the latter exactly for 10 minutes and then the toys were left aside in a corner and were never used again. To be honest, this sounds quite familiar to me.

Thus they have put all their childhood memories as well as lots of love, passion and excitement into the development of new toys that capitalize on the good old play experience from the good old times.

What are these? Simply those epxeriences that are shared with others and that require certain skills that challenge kidsgiving them the feeling to succeed in and reach something.

In the beginning there were only four products. Today there are over 50!  Among these there are so many super cute things such as the Do-it-yourself Superhero Cape,  a Do-it-yourself birdshouse, a Do-it-yourself ballet tutu as well as many other creative and stimulating things that REALLY are something different!

The nicest part is that mommy and daddy also perceive lots of joy when helping their kids in their creations reminding them of their own childhood.

WE ABSOLUTELY LIKE

Education , Games & Fun

Sunday Inspiration: Learning from the older kids

by on November 4th 2012 Tags: , ,


I find it very amazing to see how little kids can differentiate between grown-ups or adults and other kids and with how much fun they learn from older kids.

Get outside, Education

Family Fun: Bathing in fall leaves

by on October 27th 2012 Tags: ,


Don’t these pictures just speak for themselves?

Fall – Fun – Leaves – Sun – Smell of autumn leaves – Joie de vivre – children’s laughter

Get outside, Education

Family Fun: Learning how to handle money with chestnuts

by on October 20th 2012 Tags: ,


We have posted a few topics on education and teaching kids how to handle money. This very cute idea is a nice addition on the topic how we can teach our kids in a fun way a relation to money and that earning money is work while having fun.

Education

Mom’s challenges: first words or baby Chinese?

by on October 17th 2012 Tags: , ,


Actually too adorable:

The first words of our little sweetheart.

However I am challenged everyday: What are you talking about, my dear child?!