Stay home, stay safe

This time next year

With any luck I'll be able to look at this picture and remember this crazy time as a distant memory. A time when life was really odd but it's ok again now. It's not really looking likely at this stage though. But it is Easter! There's chocolate and we're all together and healthy.

Looking back

Having us all together all the time does make me look back on a time when I was at home with the kids a lot. My mum told me when I had my first baby to make sure I didn't give up on my creativity. She might say I took that a bit too seriously. But the really great thing now is that all my children draw and paint to get through it all. I found these two drawings from 12 years ago when the kids were 2, 4 and 7. I'm not sure who drew them but they say a lot. I kept this 'I'm sorry' one on the fridge for ages to remind me not to shame the kids and make them feel this way. I wish I was a perfect mother, but let's face it, who is? Someone who's not telling the truth. This other drawing shows me on the phone. The blobby shape is a speech bubble. From my persepctive it shows I'm desperately trying contact the outside world but the little child hanging onto me would have a different perspective.

Easter Bunnies

Looking back on old pictures makes me realise there's been a lot of projects featuring rabbits over the years. I'd forgotten all about this gorgeous quilted rabbit. I think it went to Hong Kong with a quilt for a new baby.

Creative Kids

A few weeks ago I put together a list of really great sites with a wealth of ideas and activities for kids. Check it out here.