Friday, July 30, 2010

Design by Kids’ Hands, or Art-group in New Circumstances

The promised story about our stay in the City of Voronezh, or the meeting of the children's art-group in new membership

July 12, 2010, Monday

In Place of Introduction

When returning from the south of Russia to our native city, we stopped in Voronezh at our friends' place for a day (after 13 hours of driving). The main reason for making a one-day break from driving was the conduction of a children's art-group! :) Having read in "Parents' Ideas" about our art-meetings for kids, our mummy-friends from Voronezhasked us to visit them and give a "guest performance" :)

WE decided to organize the meetings in the apartment of its youngest participant – 11-month-old Lika. By 10:30 we brought Soniya (2,2 yr.), Andrew (1,7 yr) and Karim (1,7 yr) there. I tried not to think of how everything would go – to conduct an art-meeting in a company of such little ones – that was quite new for me. Before our daughter Soniya had been the youngest at such meetings; she copied the elder kids and we were at home (there were no unknown distracting things there). How everything would go that day – let's see in practice :) .

The children if not greeted each other happily, they, at least, felt comfortable in the company of each other. Lika was shining with smiles, Soniya immediately figured out where the greatest number of toys was, Andrew and Karim did not fall behind in their investigations, either.

Kids' Creativity

We started with the meditation part – without balance within it is difficult to do any creative work, especially with such little toddlers. Only Karim behaved ideally – he was sitting on his mother's lap quietly and with attention watching everything. Actually, we hadn't expected that the children would sit absolutely quietly. As for me, I was happy that Soniya was participating in all the suggested meditation activities. And what of it that between them she found time to get into the playpen with toys turned onto its side?!

The aim is reached – everybody has got joyful state! We are moving to the second part!… Hm-m-m, Читать дальше…

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Monday, July 26, 2010

The Best Dish When the Weather Is Hot: the Recipe of Beetroot Soup

Tip of the Day

When we were traveling in the south of Russia it was hot there but not as hot as in the central part of Russia. But even then the beetroot soup was the best decision for lunch. Our southern acquaintances shared the recipe of it with us. And today it's been this dish that we've prepared for lunch (mu hubby eat two plates of soup and was so much full that the rest of the dinner we should have left for dinner).

The recipe of beetroot soup. The best dish weather weather is hot!

Ingredients and preparation

Dice:

  • 3 boiled potatoes,
  • 3 boiled eggs,
  • 2 fresh cucumbers
  • some ham

Cut: Читать дальше…

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

With a Toddler on Holiday-Going to the Sea

Only recently have we returned from our summer holiday. Together with my husband and our 2-year-old daughter we went to the South of Russia by car (the way to the Black Sea took us 26 hours – we covered 2000 km, and then the same on the way back).

Yes, I know, we should have publish the results and the prizes of the Children's Land-art Festival long ago but it happened so that life moved the dates of our holiday from the planned ones to the ones we have actually spent at sea. So, let us first share with you the photo-story of our travelling and then we will return to land art.

Having covered about 900 km, we made a stop in THE HOUSE OF OUR FRIENDS:

With a Toddler on Holiday-Going to the Sea

ON OUR WAY-NEAR THE CITY OF ROSTOV-NA-DONU: Читать дальше…

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