Project 52, Week 10

March 9, 2014 By DorkyMum in Photography, Tasmania Tags: 52 week photography project, Hobart, MOMA, MONA, MONA MArket, Photography, Project 52, Tasmania, The Chapel, Wim Delvoye 3 Comments

Last weekend we made it out to MOMA – the Saturday market at MONA – for the first time.

We didn’t stay long, just a couple of hours, but it was lovely to soak up some warm, late summer sun as we lounged around on the beanbags. DorkyDad made a brief appearance on stage for some poetry and music, DorkySon enjoyed exploring the wigwams and making some clay spoons in one of the tents, and I enjoyed both the ‘Wapple’ juice I got from one of the stalls (watermelon and apple, for the uninitiated), and a glass of Moorilla’s finest. Continue reading →

Celebrate Lasting Change for IWD 2014

March 8, 2014 By DorkyMum in Activism Tags: #Lastingchange, International Women's Day, IWD, IWD 2014, Sport Relief, Tanzania, Team Honk, The Gatsby Trust 4 Comments

This lady with a big, sweet smile is Eliafura. She lives and works in Tanzania, making beautiful batiks and tie-dyed materials. With the support of The Gatsby Trust – an organisation funded by Sport Relief – Eliafura has registered her business and learned important health and safety rules around the chemicals she uses. She also now trains other women in her village – they bring her material and she teaches them how to make the colourful patterns. Eliafura’s fabrics sell well, both locally (especially in nearby schools, where teachers like to buy them) and overseas. Continue reading →

Project 52, Week 9

February 28, 2014 By DorkyMum in Photography Tags: 52 week photography project, Photography, Project 52 6 Comments

Poor DorkySon has had an awful lot of needles stuck in him this month. We’ve been to the doctor’s twice for catch-up on vaccinations, and once for allergy testing.

Today was – hopefully – his last visit for a while, and as a reward for his bravery we spent some time in the sun with strawberry milkshakes…

The Standoff

February 27, 2014 By DorkyMum in Family Tags: child development, children, outdoor play, play 8 Comments

Everyone who goes to that park knows that it’s a pirate-ship plank.

Everyone.

Or at least they did until today.

The boys were lined up. Spiderman in front, with DorkySon second, and Lightning McQueen bringing up the rear.

They stood patiently, waiting their turn, assuming their fiercest, most swashbuckling pose, and then launching themselves along the plank, crashing to the sand below with a bellow.

But today there was a problem. Continue reading →

Kids App Review: Tilly and Friends

February 27, 2014 By DorkyMum in Reviews Tags: app review, children's apps, ipad apps, kids apps, Tilly and Friends, Tilly and Friends iPad app 13 Comments

Since we left the UK, one of the few things that DorkySon has mentioned missing is CBeebies. There is an Australian children’s channel, and a few of the programmes are the same, but not enough for his liking. So we’ve been finding as many ways as we can to give him little familiar snippets of his favourite shows – playing games on the CBeebies website, listening to theme tunes online, and watching one or two videos on YouTube.

I was obviously thrilled then when we given the opportunity to review the Tilly and Friends iPad app. While Tilly wasn’t one of DorkySon’s *very* favourite shows, it was definitely in the Top Ten, and he also loved the original books by Polly Dunbar. Continue reading →

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