Jesen na našem prozoru - Autumn leaf luminaries

Jesen je uveliko stigla i ove godine zaista imamo sreće sa vremenom. Sunce sija, toplo je, naš kraj je pun suvog i šarenog lišća - samo treba da se zajurite niz livadu i protrčite kroz gomile lišća koje su komšije uredno prikupile :)

A onda je jesen ušla i u našu trpezariju. Cure su skupile lišće koje im se dopalo i napravile ove jesenje ukrase za sto i prozor.

Potrebno vam je:

1. samolepljiva folija
2. tegle raznih veličina ili prozorsko staklo
3. šareno lišće
4. makaze
5. LED lampice

Odlična zabava ako imate malo vremena i ako ne želite da se ubrljate lepkom i bojama.
Izvor: kidscraftroom

Autumn has long arrived and this year we are really lucky with the weather. The days are sunny and warm, our neighbourhood is filled with colourful leaves - all you have to do is run down the lawns and rush through the piles of leaves the neighbours have nicely gathered ;)

Then autumn decided to visit our dining room, as well. The girls went leaf-hunting and made these great ornaments.

You will need the following:

1. contact paper
2. glass containers in different shapes and sizes or a window
3. colourful leaves
4. scissors
5. no flame tea lights

This is great fun, especially if you are short on time and don't want a no-mess and no-glue craft.
Source: kidscraftroom

U borbi protiv dosade br. 4 - Boredom buster No. 4

I opet nas savladali virusi i opet provodimo mnogo vremena zatvoreni u stanu. I opet su nam potrebne aktivnosti koje su brze za pripremu i ne zahtevaju specijalne sastojke.

Sve što vam je potrebno je cetka i špagete. Igra je odlična za razvijanje fine motorike.

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Once again we are overwhelmed by viruses and once again we are forced to spend a lot of time indoors. And, once again we needed activities that are easy and quick to prepare and do not require specific ingredients.

All you need is a sieve and some spaghetti. This is a great way of developing fine motor skills.

Domaći Play Doh - Homemade Play Doh

Konačno smo i mi isprobali domaći Play Doh i mogu vam reći da je odličan! Cure se već najmanje nedelju dana svakodnevno igraju s njim. Dodatno mi se dopada to što obe mogu da se igraju zajedno, jer je obema podjednako zanimljivo. Recept je vrlo jednostavan, sve od sastojaka imate kod kuće (osim možda boje za hranu), lako i brzo se pravi (što znači da po potrebi možete da im napravite još kad god požele), ne farba ruke ni odeću, kad se osuši lako se pokupi sa poda i tepiha, nije toksično i može dugo da stoji (u frižideru kažu i do mesec dana, samo mora da bude hermetički zatvoren, da se ne suši).

 

Dakle, potrebno vam je:

• 2 šolje brašna
• 1 šolja soli
• 2 šolje vode
• 1 kafena kašičica limuntusa
• 1 kašika ulja
• prehrambene boje (ja sam koristila gel boje za bojenje fondana)

  

Uputstvo u reči i slici možete da vidite ovde. Iako je potrebno da se smesa zagreva, čim se zgusne i skinete je sa ringle, možete odmah i da je umesite, jer nije vruća.

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We finally tried out the recipe for homemade Play Doh and we love it! The girls have been playing with it for a week now. I am also very happy with this activity because both my girls can play together, because it is equally interesting for both of them. The recipe is very simple, I'm sure you have all the ingredients already in your kitchen (perhaps not the food colouring), it is very quick and easy to make (which means that you can make a new batch whenever the kids want it), it doesn't stain your hands or your clothing, it is easy to clean from the floor or carpet once it dries, it is not toxic and can be used for a long time (provided that you keep it in the fridge and hermetically sealed, so it doesn't dry).

 

So, you will need:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup of salt
• 2 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
• 1 spoon of oil
• food colouring (I used gel colours for colouring fondant)

The video instruction is here, though it is in Serbian (you will most likely easily find one in English as well). Mind you, the dough is supposed to be heated, but you can knead it as soon as you take it off the stove, because it is not really hot.

 

Flanelski pokrivač za bebu - Flannel baby blanket

Nešto me krenulo sa pokrivačima za bebe :) Evo još jednog. Ovakav pokrivač je moja mlađa ćerka dobila na poklon od divne wild kitten i pokazalo se kao pun pogodak! Koristimo ga gotovo neprekidno - i leti i zimi i u kolicima i u krevetiću i na moru :)

Sve što vam je potrebno je lep komad flanela (kod nas izbor baš i nije prevelik), malo prediva (u ovom slučaju St. George pamuk) i ovo uputstvo za opheklavanje.

Savet: Kada porubljujete flanel, gledajte da preklop bude što manji (najviše 5 mm), jer tako opheklana ivica izgleda lepše. Ja sam ovaj pokrivač porubljivala sama, a kako nisam naročito vešta za mašinom, nije baš ispalo savršeno.

I am really getting a hang of these baby blankets. Here comes another one. My younger daughter got such a blanket when she was born from my good friend wild kitten and it turned out to be soooo useful! We use it all the time, no matter the time of year or the place. We even took it to the seaside with us.

All you need is a nice piece of flannel, some yarn (I used St. George cotton) and this pattern.

Note: the seam around the blanket should not be wider than 5 mm - this makes the edges look much neater. Since I did the sewing myself, it didn't turn out so great.

Talasasto ćebence - Wavy Baby Blanket

Ova godina je puna prinova - mnogo naših prijatelja je dobilo bebe. Ovo talasasto heklano ćebence je namenjeno Tari. Rađeno je po ovom upustvu od St. George pamuka i potom postavljeno pamučnim krepom. Iskustvo je pokazalo da je bolje kada ovakvi prekrivači imaju postavu, jer onda krajevi prediva mogu da ostanu duži (ovaj pamuk je dosta žilav i često krajevi izađu na prednju stranu rada).

This has been a great year for babies - many of our friends have new members in the family. This wavy blanket is intended for baby girl Tara. It has been made according to this pattern, using St. George cotton. In my experiece, these kinds of blankets should be lined, because this cotton is too wiry and the ends keep finding their way to the front of the work.

 

 

 

U borbi protiv dosade br. 3 sa olovkom i papirom - Boredom buster No. 3 with pen and paper

Bili smo na moru, u apartmanu vile u kojoj je bilo smešteno još pet-šest porodica sa decom različitih uzrasta. Čovek bi pomislio da nikako ne može da im bude dosadno. Imali smo ogromno dvorište sa fino pokošenom travom, hladovinu, malo igralište i velike kamene stolove sa stolicama. Recept za sjajan provod. Međutim, imali smo i dnevni red po kojem nismo smeli da pisnemo od 14h do 17h (gazdarica nas je vrlo energično, onako pravo grčki, opominjala i rasterivala decu iz dvorišta). Kako nama mlađa ćerka u to vreme spava, nismo mogli na plažu, pa su deca bila primorana da se igraju tiho.

Da ne bi sve vreme imali telefone i tablete u rukama, na brzinu smo organizovali par drugačijih aktivnosti sa materijalom koji smo imali kod sebe.

1. Crtanje uz podstrek - na list papira nacrtate oči, a dete treba da nacrta sve ostalo, po svojoj želji. Kasnije smo u prodavnici pronašli nalepnice, pa smo to koristili za ideju (voće, povrće i slično).

2. Spoji tačkice na ubrusu - uzmete ubrus i bojice (najbolje flomastere) i igrate se „spoji tačkice“. Nisam imala pojma da ubrusi (i toalet papiri) imaju tako zanimljiv dizajn. A ima ga u neograničenim količinama.

We spent some time at the seaside this year in an apartment. Five or six more families were there with children of different ages. You would think that kids could not get bored with a huge back yard with finely cut grass, lots of shade, a small playground and large stone tables with chairs around them. It was a recipe for a great time. However, we were also bound with a mandatory quiet time from 2 to 5 pm (the landlady was quite energetic when it came to rushing the kids off from the back yard). Since it was our younger daughter's nap time at that time, we couldn't go to the beach, so the kids had to play quietly.

We didn't want them to have tablets and cell phones in their hands all the time, so we had to come up with some quiet activities with materials we had at hand.

1. Prompted drawing - I drew a pair of eyes on a sheet of paper and the kids were to draw around them, however they wanted. Later we found some stickers in a store, so we used them as prompts (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2. Connect the dots on kitchen towels - all you need is a kitchen towel and some crayons (markers work best) and you can start connecting the dots. I had no idea that kitchen towels (and toilet paper for that matter) have such interesting design. And they are not hard to come by.

 

Šumsko carstvo - Forest fairy tales

Ema me već dugo podseća na činjenicu da nikako njoj da izvezem posteljinu. Kada je prelistala knjigu Doodle Stitching, odluka je pala na šumske vile. Kada se nakon nedelju dana vratila od bake iz Sombora, dočekalo ju je iznenađenje :)

Ema had been reminding me of the fact that I had been promising to embroider a bedset for her, too. After browsing through the book Doodle Stitching, she chose the Forest fairies. When she came back from a week's holiday at grandma's, she was in for a surprise :)