Books for Our Little One – part 2

On Monday morning I started the LeapPad for our Little One, but the chosen card didn’t keep his attention for long. I tried the other card and he showed more interest. However, it was the book that captured his attention. We tried it in the first Music&Soundscapes mode. He liked the page with a fire engine on it and the page with a washing machine. Later he added the page with toothbrushes to his favourite too.

After playing with the book and getting the hang of it, he started playing with the cards. Now it’s difficult to say what he likes the best. Since the LeapPad has become his favourite toy, it was time to get a few more books for it. We’ve got a book about baby animals, a book about

Books for Our Little One – part 1

Our shopping habits have changed a lot since the birth of our first child. Now we’re shopping mostly online and I’m spending time browsing through catalogues. Online shopping is really a godsend since it saves our time and we don’t carry heavy bags. Unfortunately, some things are not available online or we need something sooner than it could be delivered. Also, sometimes buying things online is more like buying a pig in a poke. I would like to see a real item and decide if I like it. So we still go in town to shop, but this activity is very limited in time.

A few weeks ago we needed to get a couple wedding cards, so when we were in town, we went to Smiths. Strangely enough there weren’t many people, so I decided to have a look around while my husband was choosing cards. First, I found my favourite parenting magazine and then I spotted a stand with several items on sale. Among them there was

Inspiration in the Kitchen – part 2

A new change was made when I was looking for a better way of giving spinach to our Little One. To tell the truth, neither my husband nor I eat spinach, but I was so impressed by its description in a book by David Rathgeber, that I decided to give it a try, at least for our Little One meals. I steamed the spinach and then I blended it with the yolk. The new dish was eaten without any problems.

The latest addition to the recipe is