I'm a very lucky lady. I live in Penang, Malaysia, with my husband, who works (as I used to) in an international school and daughter Orla, who has her mummy at home with her full-time. The sun shines everyday, we have access to many facilities suitable for entertaining little people and a circle of friends with young children. However, some days it's so hot and humid we don't want to go outside for long, or our friends are busy... and Mummy needs to find activities to amuse an energetic 14 month old.
I suspect that there may be other mummies out there in cyberspace who are tired out, stressed out or racking their brains for new forms of entertainment for their little ones. I'm not guaranteeing that I can produce a carnival of absolutely original or brilliant ideas on a daily basis, but I hope that documenting things that Orla and I do together will help out other mummies who haven't slept too well recently, or who need a few minutes to enjoy a cuppa in peace. Some of the activities will be for mums and babies to play together; others are meant for independent, explorative play - after all, we all know how important it is to have a little 'me' time!
You'll have seen many of the ideas before, or will want to adapt them to suit you and your child, but I hope you'll enjoy dipping in from time to time to find something you'd forgotten, or when you just don't feel up to creativity and originality! And if you have any contributions, I'd love to hear from you, too...
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