A few days back Nathan bought out to me a cord that's been in Danielle's bedroom for a few years and said that it was made up of two strings. I pointed out that it actually had 3 and that it was plaited. So I set him up with his own three strings to plait.

The other day we were talking about how liquids expand when frozen. We filled a container to the brim and popped it in the freezer and saw the results.

Yesterday we had a friend with her two wee boys come for most of the day - so there was sandpit play, playground play, inside play...and loads of mess but full of fun!

Today was to be a relaxing home day with no plans (and nice to coincide with it being the Spring equinox).

From our library books Nathan got our a little chapter book to continue reading to me.

Mid morning we headed out for a walk (well, one of us walked)... We found a heap of cleavers that the kids had fun sticking on.

We got home to make buckwheat pancakes for lunch.

Nathan wrote a little story about our walk and Danielle told me a story that she wanted me to write down for her.

I then "suggested" lol that everyone have a wee rest on their own. Danielle went off to play "hide and seek" with her soft toys and hid them all and then found them lol. Nathan jumped up into his bed with some books. I snuck into my sunny bedroom with a cup of tea and some newly arrived herbal books.

Mid afternoon we decided to head to the library and return out mountain of books. Getting onto first name basis with the librarians down there now lol.

We came home with a mixed pile as well as Little House in the Big Woods to re-read to Nathan (and to read to Danielle for the first time). I think I like that book the best out of the 4 that we have read so far. Previous attempts at chapter books have not been of too much interest to Danielle, but this one seems to have captivated her so far for the two chapters we read at bedtime.