This week we have had fun creating our own mix and match robots. The boys really enjoyed them and it kept them occupied for a while.
After drawing the robots on A4 paper we coloured them in.
I cut each picture into three strips and then the boys had fun mixing and matching.
What kind of mix and match characters would you make?
I think we will make aliens next 🙂
Happy page turning x
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
It’s pancake day, yay! This post was from last year but I wanted to share it again.
Hope you get a chance to enjoy some pancakes for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
🥘
Pancakes for breakfast and dinner too
Maybe a salad for lunch – yes that will do
Gather the ingredients there are seven on the list
Get ready to mix
2 cups of flour, 2 and a half teaspoons of baking powder, 3 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of salt.
In a separate bowl beat two eggs and 1 and a half to 2 cups of milk. Then add to the dry ingredients and mix, mix, mix
Lastly add two tablespoons of melted butter until you have a silky smooth batter.
Heat up a pan – not too hot that it splatters.
Cook and flip repeatedly, it should make a lot.
Decorate with blueberries and banana
Don’t forget a drizzle from the maple syrup pot
Pancakes for breakfast and dinner too
Happy Pancake Day to you!
*We enjoy having pancakes every Saturday/Sunday for brunch. We have a few allergies in the household so we usually substitute flour with gluten free flour, butter with dairy free spread, milk with soya milk and eggs with egg replacer. They still turn out yummy and the boys love them.
Copyright (C) Lisa Moralee McLardy 2018
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Have a super weekend everyone!
Happy page turning x
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
We finally had craft /art time! ☀️
It’s been rather cold lately but the sun is shining today – making the frost and ice glisten so beautifully.
It’s feel like ages since we took time to do art and crafts. Happy to say we had a much needed chill out, creative session.
Carson (age 2) has been begging me to paint and keeps pointing at the bottles of paint in the storage cupboard. Unfortunately things have been busy and therefore no opportunity to have operation clean up the paint. So we revisited watercolour pencils and watercolour paper. This time we used some of our coffee stencils.
The kids loved the stencils and choosing different colours. Afterwards they painted them with water and a paintbrush. Owen also made use of a water-dropper he had from an old science set. They loved watching the beads of water turn to paint and lifting up the page to watch the colours run.
We will definitely do this again.
Perhaps we will get to those bottles of paint this week…
Happy page turning x
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
The weekend is here (the last weekend of January!) Busy moments have already taken hold in our home. Feels like everything is on fast forward. Has it been the same for you?
The beach always comes to mind when things get hectic.
One of our goals for the weekend it to find a moment to take a moment… .
Find a moment,
Take a moment
To evaluate
To breath
To rejuvenate
To appreciate
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
The bubbles were invited to play
They floated up
And paused for a moment
Before landing gently in the ground
They decided to stay,
Observing the surroundings,
Reflecting light,
And creating colour
They stayed for a while
Until a curious giant
Could no longer wait to investigate
A quiet pop
Satisfied smile
And swift return to the swing…
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©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
Edinburgh is a fascinating place. It’s history and creativity accompany journeys along its cobbled streets, and with every step I can’t help but feel inspired.
It’s is here in this city where I have rediscovered my passion for writing and art. .
Over the past year I have come to understand the age old saying “You can do anything you put your mind to”.
Last year I wrote three children’s stories inspired by my boys. Deep down I knew they needed to be illustrated. At first I didn’t believe it could be done but slowly over time I started to believe that maybe it could.
Many, many late nights later I am so excited to say that if you believe in yourself you can!!!
Even if the deadline you gave yourself for the beginning of December turns into the end of December and even if you end up staying up too late. You can!
My latest book was inspired by the Edinburgh Christmas Markets and the joy it brings.
Edinburgh City Festivity is available exclusively on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. It will be on promotion tomorrow for FREE download.
A Wonderful Thing to Win and Hoo at the Zoo are also available exclusively on Amazon.
As you enjoy the rest of the holiday season remember “You can do anything you put your mind to”.
Happy page turning x
#edinburghcityfestivity #inspiration #youcan #newbook #childrensbook
©️Lisa Moralee McLardy
The tree is up and the boys just love it! The decorations to don’t seem to stay in the same place though…
While Owen and Daddy spent Sunday morning at the cinema, Carson and I made the first batch of sugar cookies (gluten, egg and dairy free). I always like to bake a batch as early as possible in the season, a few trial and errors so to speak. Pretty happy with how these turned out though. We divided the dough into three to make different flavours (plain, cranberry & cinnamon and chocolate chip).
A few years ago just before Owen’s first Christmas just we took a trip to Berlin, Germany where they have the famous Ampelmann traffic lights. We bought Ampelmann shaped cookie cutters and it has become a tradition to use these during the festive season. Cant believe that the first batch of cookies is almost finished!
In the afternoon the boys did some Christmas crafts. I cut out tree and snowman shapes out of coloured paper and they decorated them using small round stickers. We attached them to cotton and stuck them up. Owen and Carson had great fun decorating their trees and snowmen and there wasn’t a lot of mess to clean up afterwards!
After dinner we retrieved the Christmas books from storage and had a read and reread.
What festive crafts, baking or reading have you been up to?
Happy page turning x
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy 2018
While Carson sleeps
And Owen eats
I’ll sneak a cup of tea
Something unique and familiar,
A taste of home
Rooibos tea,
As it’s known
I like it strong,
With milk and a spot of honey
Together with my like-minded buddy
And our cups of the Lego variety.
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
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