‘you know you’re a mom/grandmom
when you help the kids search for
the candy you ate last night.’
—
credits: freshlypicked.com, pinterest
Mar28
Tag Archives: children
Mar26
almost easter.
whipple-scrumptious fudgemallow delight
it’s almost easter – a great time to make wonka’s whipple-scrumptious fudgemallow delight with the chiddlers then?!
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how to make a truly whipple-scrumptious sauce
for your ice cream sundae:
you will need:
an adult to help you
a saucepan
a large bowl of your favourite ice cream ready in the fridge
60g dark chocolate
1 cadbury’s crunchie or similar chocolate bar
60g butter
80g dark brown sugar
150ml double cream
8 marsmallows
what you need to do:
break the chocolate and the crunchie into large chunks
and set to one side.
in a saucepan, over a low heat, melt together
the butter, sugar and cream.
stir until all the sugar is dissolved.
turn the heat up and continue stirring for 10 minutes.
be careful, as it gets very hot and can splutter.
use a very long wooden spoon or a tall adult with a long arm.
turn the heat down again.
get your bowl of ice-cream from the fridge.
put the marshmallows, chocolate and crunchie into the saucepan,
stir around once and pour over your ice-cream.
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“‘Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight!'” cried Grandpa George. ‘It’s the best of them all! You’ll just love it!'” – From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – roald dahl
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credits:
roalddahl.com
Mar22
giving.
“i would give money to people who need it”
(grandie b’s answer when asked what she would do if someone gave her $100)
—
kindness in words creates confidence.
kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
kindness in giving creates love.
-lao tzu
Mar16
dinosaur.
the kinder team in action on the big dig,
in search of dinosaur bones.
some do the labor,
some supervise.
their dino artifacts go on display
for all to enjoy
in the playground museum.
—
the dinosaur’s eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good,
an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.
– eric johnston
Mar15
mischief.
rescue joey makes mischief.
—
“when a child is locked in the bathroom with water running
and he says he’s doing nothing but the dog is barking, call 911. ”
― erma bombeck
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image credit: the kangaroo sanctuary alice springs, australia
Mar10
risks.
look!
we made a diving board!
and i’m going to try it out!
—
people who don’t take risks
generally make about two big mistakes a year.
people who do take risks
generally make about two big mistakes a year.
-peter drucker
Mar9
freedom.
we came outside today
with
no
mittens
hats
scarves
neckwarmers
or
snowpants.
just
coats
and
boots.
we discovered
that it had
magically turned into spring.
and
when we said
coats weren’t really needed either
there were
shrieks of delight
and a
mad dash
to peel off those coats
at last
to
throw them down
after the long winter
and
to feel a taste of real freedom once again.
—
i need this wild life, this freedom. – zane grey
Mar8
window.
“looking out the window is the most important thing
if you want to know what’s going on.”
-harold m. gibson
Mar7
rest.
after a lively yoga session, the kinders rest.
—
sometimes the most important thing in a whole day
is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
~etty hillesum
Mar5
dollars to donuts.
m and f in training at just one of our family businesses.
—
at our size you can grow 10- 20 billion dollars a year,
absolutely you can.
– Charles Holley
I didn't have my glasses on.... 