Kapa glavu čuva - You should leave your hat on

Ovo je malo zakasneli post, iz više razloga. Prvo, proleće nam se smeši, pa nam kape još neće dugo biti potrebne, a drugo - ove dve kape su već odavne saštrikane i uveliko nošene, a nikako da budu fotografisane i objavljene.
Prva je rađena po ovoj mustri. Jako se lako plete (kad naučite da čitate Dropsove mustre) i veoma mi se dopalo da pletem „pirinač” bod - to se sad ređe sreće. Predivo sam dobila za rođendan, od moje drage prijateljice Tijane, koja je savršeno odabrala boje :) Pošto mi je preteklo prediva, saštrikala sam i ovaj grejač vrata, tako da sad imam komplet.

This post is a bit belated, for more than one reason. Firstly, spring is upon us, so I won't be needing caps for long, and secondly - these caps have been finished long ago, and already worn a lot, but I never got round to taking photos of them and publishing them.
The first  one was knitted according to this pattern. It's very easy to knit (once you get used to reading patterns written by Drops) and I very much enjoyed knitting moss stitch - you don't get to do that much these days. The yarn was a birthday present from a dear friend Tijana, who picked the colours perfectly. Since I had some yarn left, I knitted this neck warmer as well, so now I have a set.

A ova „marsovka” je saštrikana za Eminog najboljeg druga iz vrtića - Dimitrija. Sećate li se ovakvih kapa? Jeste li ih i vi nosili kao klinci?

Mustra je ovde, ali je zahtevala mnogo prepravljanja, pošto je ovo predivo daleko deblje od onog navedenog u „receptu”.

This balaclava was made for Ema's best friend from daycare - Dimitrije. Do you remeber these caps? Did you wear them as kids?

The pattern is here, but it required a lot of tweaking, because the yarn I used is much thicker than the one called for in the „recipe”.

Ideje za dan kada veje - What to do when you're snowed in

Pečati od krompira

Ovu ideju sam pronašla na nekoliko blogova. Veoma je jednostavna i vrlo je verovatno da u kući imate sve sastojke potrebne da je sprovedete u delo.
Potrebni su vam krompiri (manji), modle za kolače (mogu biti i plastične i metalne), nekoliko sunđera za pranje sudova i tempere.

Potatoe stamps

I've found this idea on several blogs. It is very simple and you probably have at home all the things you need for it.
You need some potatoes (smaller ones), cookie cutters (you can use both plastic and metal ones), a few sponges for washing dishes and tempera paint.

Utisnite modlicu u krompir do dubine 6-7 mm.
Press the cookie cutter into the potatoe 6-7 mm deep.

Dok se modla nalazi u krompiru, nožem odsescite okolni krompir i izvucite modlicu.
With the cookie cutter still inside the potatoe, use the knife to cut out the extra potatoe around the cutter, then remove the cutter.

Izlijte malo tempere na pokvašen sunđer, razmažite prstom i spremni ste za pečatiranje.
Pour some tempera paint onto a damp sponge, use your finger to spread it around the sponge evenly,
and you're ready to go!

Uživajte :)
Have fun!

Piši-briši vežbanke

Ova ideja potiče sa bloga Škrabalice i Mame koje ne radi na repeat. Ema i ja često radimo vežbice spajanja, rešavanja lavirinta, zaokruživanja i slično, a na ovaj način možemo iznova raditi vežbe koje su nam se dopale.
Potrebne su vam fascikle od providne folije (poznate pod nazivom „gaće”), flomaster za belu tablu, sunđer za brisanje (mada se taj flomaster uredno briše i ubrusima, toalet papirom i sličnim), odštampane vežbe i fascikla u koju ćete ih odložiti. Vežbe možete naći na Internetu, ima ih u izobilju. Samo ukucajte u Google „(free) printables for three/four/five year olds” i pojaviće se puno toga. Ima ih i na sajtovima koji su vezani za određene likove iz crtanih filmova, pa možete naći Pepu, Doru, Bena i Holi, itd., što ovakve vežbe čini mnogo zanimljivijim.

Reusable printables

I've found this idea on Škrabalica and Mame koje ne rade na repeat's blogs. Ema and I often do exercises that involve linking, circling, doing mazes and similar activities, and this way we can do those that we like over and over again.
All you need are transparent folders, whiteboard markers, sponge for erasing them (although all kinds of soft paper, such as tissues, can do the work), printed exercises and a file where you'll store them. Exercises can be found on the Internet, in abundance. Just google "printables for three/four/five year olds" and you'll have plenty to choose from. There are printable activities on sites devoted to cartoon characters, so you can find Peppa, Dora the Explorer, Ben and Holly and many others, which makes these tasks much more fun.