A Cup of Shai

            Hello! With Easter soon dawning on us, I've put together a few crafty ideas you can make with your little ones to develop their fine motor skills, their creativity and to just have plain old fun! I've tried to think of crafts which don't require much fancy bits. They'll be things that you'll probably have lying around the house anyway. You don't need to use the exact same products so don't worry if say, you don't have googly eyes. You can just replace with two white circles and black dots marked with a pen. This is just a guidance. Have fun and adapt as you want! Improvise! :) I've been helpful and highlighted the materials in green. 1. Paper Plate Sheep ( www.redtedart.com) 1. Fold a paper plate in half. 2. Draw two rectangles and a circle out of black card. 3. Stick the rectangles to the bottom to make the legs. 4. Stick the circle to the side to make the face. 5. Stick googly eyes onto the face. 6. ...

The 'City of the Bikes' they call it. What a beautiful city to wander around! I forgot to say hello in my excitement of writing this blog post :P "Hello." Ok, so back to the blog post, this city was just really calm and relaxing and enjoyable to walk around. Smart houses line either side of the street, a glistening river in the middle with reflections sparkling off of it, a barge cruising down the canal, tourists taking pictures and holding hands, and then you hear it...the tinkling of a bicycle bell. Ring ring!! Which means 'I'm coming!! Move outta the way!' Imagine all of this topped off coolly with a gentle breeze making the tree branches dance and a comfortable heat radiating from the sky. Bliss. I'll rewind a little and tell you about my trip from the beginning. So, this was a siblings holiday, (well, I say holiday, but it was more of a weekend-break.) Day 1 We caught a cruise liner from the Port of Tyne from Newcastle all the way t...