Rhonda Hetzel Book Launch

i am lucky enough to live in the same community as the amazing Rhonda Hetzel from the Down to Earth blog and now the Down to Earth book

Rhonda volunteers at our local neighbourhood centre so this was the place where she launched her book in Queensland

i haven't had a chance to sit down with it yet but it is such a beautiful book and just touching it seems to connect me to her and her thoughts

Rhonda's blog was the first blog i read and started me on my journey to living more simply so having this book in my house just feels right

Day 2. A Granny A Day

i love the single crochet border on this granny square

here is the tutorial

Day 1. A Granny A Day

my first Granny A Day - green for St Patricks Day

this is a Grandala Square - I used this tutorial which was so easy to follow.

must work on my tension

it was also the first time i used the magic ring which made it so easy

this is the tutorial I followed

felt good to do a little crocheting last night.

i love unwinding at the end of the day with a crochet hook in my hand

A Granny A Day...

I have just signed up for A Granny A Day over at Meet Me At Mikes.

Time to dig into the many granny square patterns I have on pinterest....

I am so excited about the possibilities... the patterns, the colours and the joining of them all...

what will it be in the end?

This weeks' theme - St Patricks Day

in my pre-baby years i worked in an irish pub and loved the festivities around St Pats Day. We are having a small party on Saturday so this week will be lots of crafting getting ready for our party. we will be making....

leprechauns for our leprechaun hunt

stapled shamrocks for party decorations

more party decorations with this cute shamrock banner

and for a break from anything green - sponge water tranferring

i am excited!

Our Autumn week photos

here is what we got up to discovering the start of autumn last week...

made apple trees with red tissue paper for our apples

created a paper tree on our window and then went leaf hunting every time we were outside and added our leaves we collected to the tree

did some apple stamping which Paddy LOVED!

cutting the little handles into the back of the apples definitely made it easier

printed off some colour matching leaves and laminated them

the first time this game lasted for only a few minutes but he keeps asking to play it

we also went to the library and got a couple of books about the seasons.

a fun week discovering autumn.

i think we will discover it again when we start getting those beautiful crisp autumn days and the leaves really start changing colour.

This week's play theme: AUTUMN

Introducing Autumn this week - pity Autumn had to come in with all this rain!

Lots of inside activities this week I think...

autumn window display

we were going to go collecting leaves to put on our tree this week but we might have to make some instead....

stand up trees using toilet paper rolls @

My Montessori Journey

and using red tissue paper for apples @

Lilly Cakes

apple prints - love the handle cut into the apples!

leaf people using the laminator

or

leaf people using toilet paper rolls

and lastly for a bit of motor skill practice...

button practice with felt leaves @ Along The Way

Welcome Autumn!!!