Chicken curry is to most (non-veg) Indian households what shepherds pie probably is to British households – a tasty meal that appears on the menu nearly every week and one that the whole family can enjoy. Each household has their very own version of this delicious curry and today I wanted to share mine. It’s easy, doesn’t need too many ingredients but still has lots of flavour and most importantly everybody eats it including my fussy 5 year old!
If you’re not in to bold, bright colours but on the other hand find white spaces too blah, pastels can work really well for your nursery or kids room. With pastels you can choose to go with just one tone keeping it more minimal or you can mix a range of pastel shades to create a more colourful room. Here are 5 pastel rooms to inspire you:
This is a beautiful minimal space by Aurelie Lecuyer with pastel walls that are complimented with pastel accessories like the bedding and cushions. I love how the colours don’t take over the room but instead it’s that vintage cot that really shines and everything else works so well with it.
Summer 2014 by Louise Misha is beautiful. Just look at the fresh colours, flirty styles and girly details. It’s making me dream of a Summer full of fresh fruit, homemade lemonade, cotton candy and long sunny days spent outdoors. I love the whole collection and I know Anya will more than approve… which little girl wouldn’t? This collection isn’t available yet but it’s coming soon.
No matter how hard I try to change, I always come back to my absolute favourite colours of black and white. Timeless, classic yet modern, always stylish… what’s not to love? Here are some beautiful black and white things that I’m currently loving for mamas and kids. Those dotty culottes and that flared dress are definitely on my wish list.
1. flared cotton dress… 2. mouse baby bonnet… 3. vol 5 cereal mag… 4. striped scraf… 5. arrow print leggings… 6. dotty baby culotte
Each time we buy a new kids book I can’t decide who’s the most excited… me, my husband or Anya! I know I can never wait to read it and neither can Anya so we usually read it within minutes of her coming back from school. Last week we bought The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and we both loved it. It’s such a sweet, fun and unusual story about a pack of crayons that decide they’ve had enough. The drawings by Oliver Jefferes are colourful and childlike adding to the charm of this lovely book. We liked it so much that we’ve already bought another copy to give as a gift.
This whole fruit trend for kids isn’t going anywhere and I’m glad. Fruits make a nice change from animals and with Spring coming (soon I hope), nothing says fresh quite like a fruit print does. So here are a few of my favourite fruity pieces:
1. Tomato poster… 2. Cherries top… 3. Fruit & veg picture book… 4. Fruity dolls… 5. Apple board… 6. Lemon baby trousers.
Valentines day for me isn’t about the big gifts or fancy outings, it’s about little gestures and making that bit of extra effort for your loved ones. Today I surprised Anya with some little cakes when she came home from school and she was delighted. Cook something special, make something or even call that friend you’ve been meaning to call for months – any small gesture to show how much you appreciate your close family and friends. After all it’s the little gestures that really make us feel loved.
Happy Valentines day and have a love-filled weekend! x
{photos by ebabee}
Such a beautiful collection of baby alpaca wool knits by Ingugu. All made by hand in soft, natural colours and simple styles. Clothes that give snuggly warmth, softness, comfort and style always get my vote. And right now Ingugu is having a sale with 30% off everything.
I don’t know if bath time is a bit of a struggle in your home but it is here even with just one child. Anya uses all kinds of delaying tactics from claiming that she’s suddenly really hungry (even though she’s normally just had dinner) to explaining that she just has to read a particular book or play with some toy at that very moment. Her latest excuse is that she doesn’t like showering so she shouldn’t have to! All my attempts to reason with her (the sooner you have a shower the sooner you can watch TV type of stuff) have failed. So now I’m trying to think outside the box.
I recently came across these delicious looking ice-cream (popsicle) soaps on a stick and I loved the idea. They soaps are made of organic goat milk and are especially for kids who dislike taking showers (I feel like they’re talking to me!). By putting the soap on a stick it looks like a creamy ice-cream, it adds fun and it’s easy for little hands to hold. These milky organic soaps come in 4 ‘flavours’ – avacado, jojoba, calendula and camellia. Made by ahhaproject for baby brand Stitch Bear, these fun ice-creamy soaps may just be the ticket to solve those tricky shower times at least for a while. They’ve only launched very recently so aren’t available here yet but should be soon.
I’m beginning to think that 5 is the magical age when kids start becoming very aware and start realising a lot more about the world at large. I guess it’s also got lots to do with starting school and expanding your horizons. I know Anya is definitely much more aware of things that go way beyond her immediate world. Yesterday she came home and asked me loads of questions about Valentines day. Up till last year she didn’t have a clue. So this Friday I thought I would do some fun crafts with her that didn’t require too many materials and most importantly ones that she can fully participate in. Shes a big fan of anything heart shaped so I’ve found 4 ‘sweet heart’ crafts that look really nice but aren’t difficult. I’m going to let her choose her favourites but I might just nudge her towards making those pretty heart crayons as we have a ton of crayons that could do with a new lease of life.
1. Valentines heart glasses – you can print them out in any colour you like and make as many as you want. 2. Origami love hearts – cute little hearts to stick messages in or you could use them to decorate. 3. Valentines animal envelopes – from one of my favourite kids craft blogs, these cute envelopes are perfect to give little gifts, treats or notes to any special friends. 4. DIY heart crayons – they make a nice change from regular crayons or you could give them as little gifts in those animal envelopes.
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