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 :)

 

More po porudžbini - Custom-made sea life

Ovo je moj prvi rad rađen po porudžbini. Putem FB-a me je kontaktirala Iva i predložila da izvezem jedan komplet sa motivima morskih životinja koji bi ona odnela jednom malom Mirku kao poklon za babine. Moram da priznam da sam imala tremu, naročito pošto su se dogovori i pregovori vodili putem fb-a, a ne lično. Dugo smo razmišljale o tome kakav bi poklon bio najpraktičniji i na kraju smo se odlučile za vez na posteljini. To je nešto što beba skoro neće prerasti i što će se moći uvek iznova koristiti. Zahvaljujem se Ivi na poverenju i strpljenju da prebolimo sve gripe i upale pluća, kao i na odličnoj saradnji :) Bilo mi je pravo zadovoljstvo. Paket se sastoji od portikle, peškirčeta i kompleta posteljine (čaršav, jastučnica i navlaka za jorgan). Motivi su rađeni na osnovu knjige Doodle Stitching, a slova na osnovu knjige Cross Stitch Alphabets.

 

 

I have never been comissioned to make a knitting/crochet/embroidery project before. A girl named Iva contacted me by FB and asked if I would be willing to make a present for her friend's newborn. We discussed different options (knitting, crochet, cross stitching) and agreed that embroidering would be the most practical option. The project consists of a towel, a bib and a bedding set (a pillow case, a cover and the bed sheet). Unlike knitting or crocheting a piece of clothing, this is something that the baby will not grow out of any time soon. The motifs are taken from Doodle Stitching and Cross Stitch Alphabets books. I must admit that I was a bit nervous, but Iva was great with her ideas and comments and it all worked out just wonderful.

Osmeh i cvetić - A smile and a flower

 
Budući da nas i ova tura gripa nije mimoišla (uz upalu pluća), ideja za ovogodišnje osmomartovske čestitke je reciklirana. Detaljna uputstva možete da pronađete na ovom linku od pre par godina, ali je na slici jedno dete više :)

 

 

Since this round of the flue didn't miss us aswell (coupled with pneumonia), this year's idea for a Mother's day card is an old one. You can find the instructions here, posted a few years ago. However, there is one kid more on the photo :)

 

 

Šarene vrećice (U borbi protiv dosade br. 2) - Squishy bags (Boredom buster No. 2)

Evo još jedne jednostavne zabave koju lako možete organizovati. Mene je podsetila na peronice koje smo imali kad smo bili deca :)

Potrebno vam je:

• vrećice sa patent zatvaračem
• gel za tuširanje ili šampon
• perlice ili šljokice
• marker za pisanje po CD-u

Cilj igre je da dete dogura šljokice do mesta označenog na vrećici. Mi smo prvo imali samo jednu vrstu šljokica, a potom smo pokušali sa dve, tako da sva srca treba da se dovedu do flomasterom iscrtanog srca, a svi cvetovi do cveta. Ema je uživala u zadatku, a Maja u gnječenju vrećica.

Izvor: BestToys4Toddlers

Here is another simple activity that is easy to organize. It reminded me of pencil cases we used to have when we were kids :)

You will need:

• ziplock bags
• shower gel or shampoo
• sequins
• a permanent marker for CDs

The aim is to push the sequins to the place marked on the bag. We tried the game with only one type of sequins, then later we moved on to two - all the hearts were to be in a heart shape and all the flowers in the flower shape. Ema really enjoyed chasing the sequins, whereas Maja enjoyed squeezing the bags.

Source: BestToys4Toddlers
 

Šarene narukvice (U borbi protiv dosade br. 1) - Colourful bracelets (Boredom buster No. 1)

Ni nas nije mimoišao grip... Ema je bila kod kuće više od nedelju dana. Čim je temperatura spala, dosada se javila. Budući da ja radim (od kuće) i ne mogu da uzmem mnogo slobodnih dana, morali smo pronaći neke aktivnosti koje ona može da radi sama. U ovom i u nekoliko narednih postova ću vam opisati kako smo sve popunili vreme.

Za ove narukvice vam je potrebno sledeće:

• rolne toalet papira
• tempere/vodene boje/voštane boje/drvene bojice
• šljokice i lepak
• podloga za radni sto

Ema je provela dobri dva-tri sata zabavljujući se. Svi članovi porodice, i bliže i šire, su dobili primerak :)

Ideja: BestToysForToddlers (FB stranica koju toplo preporučujem)

Unfortunately, the flu did not miss us this year. Ema spent more than a week at home. And as soon as the fever went down, boredom came up. Since I work from home and cannot take many days off, we had to come up with activies the child can do mostly on her/his own. In this and the next few posts I will tell you how we filled our time at home.

To make these bracelets you need the following:

• used up toilet paper rolls
• water colours/crayons
• sequins and glue
• a protective sheet for the worktop

Ema spent over two hours having fun with these bracelets. All our family members now have one :)

Source: BestToysForToddlers (a FB page that I wholeheartedly recommend)