MYO pizza

It's friday a night, I felt like pizza. I love doing things my little offsider can help with. SO decided it would be a pizza night.
First step I made the dough (an incredibly easy 2 ingredient mix - 1 cup greek yogurt, 1.25 cup self raising flour (measures may vary depending on the yogurt))
second step - I set up the table while Lumpy washed her hands.
third step - apron and sit at table.
forth step - suggest she start with flattening the dough and the rest she was pretty confident on.

 

How it started

Taking flattening the dough VERY seriously!

need the tomato paste

Mushrooms

more toppings!

Cheese!!

One very proud little girl!

Now for the grown up to use the oven!
Helping in the kitchen really seems to boost Lumpy's self confidence. She absolutely loves it. She will make comments like "I'm like a mummy now, I'm a grown up!". It also builds essential skills for later in life.
Have a great weekend and get in the kitchen with your little one!

'Inside snack garden'

As I'm sure you know by now, Miss Lumpy loves gardening!when we were at our local Aldi store, they had these packs of galvanised pots and seeds. She asked "Can we please get an inside snack garden?". Of course!
After a nap she was very keen to get the garden started! (While she had a (rare) nap, I soaked the pellets to make the soil)

Dividing the soil

Sprinkle the seeds in each pot

Water the seeds

Leave ina warm partly sunny spot

two weeks later

Now just to wait until our lettuces and tomato grows.

Making strawberry jam

While in South Australia we visited a farm that makes jams. Lumpy has asked if we could make jam. Strawberries were very cheap today, so we made Jam!

1kg Strawberries, 1kg sugar, some lemon juice

removing all the "green"

adding sugar to the pot

After leaving the strawberries and sugar to sit for about 45 minutes

Boiling away!

All bottled up and in the sink cooling

4 jars of jam!

Just had some on toast after dinner... MMMMMM = WINNNNAH

South Australia holiday!

Earlier this month, we went on a family holiday to South Australia! What a wonderful week it was, such a family friendly destination.
Our first full day we headed to Hanhdorf ( info here), I LOVE this town! its beautiful and the food is AMAZING.

Hanging out in Hanhdorf

looking down main street

one of the many old buildings!

The next day we headed off for an over night stay on Kangaroo Island!

Lumpy checking out a seal

heading to do a walk to check out Remarkable Rocks

Seals playing just off the beach in a little town we stopped at for breakfast!

The next few days were spent going to small towns and into Adelaide!

Granite island

Horse Tram on Granite Island

mm Cheese factory

Grabbed some cheese and crackers and stopped at a picnic ground!

St Peter's Cathedral

Hanging out in Adelaide.

DIY pedicures....

It was a public holiday in Brisbane yesterday, I worked, Lumpy and daddy went and had a day at a local park with water for swimming and lots and lots of play ground equipment.

After work Lumpy and I decided to have some "foot soak" time. So easy, fun, cheap and really great mum & daughter activity (that leaves you all warm and fuzzy).


We used to do foot soaks with large buckets until I was given a foot spa for Mothers day.

Lumpy enjoying her foot spa.

Making sure her hands get relaxed too!

Mummy get pretty toes! almost the whole toe ha ha!

It's easy to have quality time with your child/ren that cost next to nothing.

6 day road trip/camp

Back in may, we went ona Orad trip/camping adventure. We met a few friends up in Town of 1770.
While the nights were cold (FREEZING) the days were still warm enough for the kids to play in the water.

Lumpy LOVED the trip and still talks about her friends and things they did! I cant wait for the weather to warm up a little more so we can do some more mumam camps!

Enjoying a Mamino ice creamon the way home

another food stop on the drive home

Hanging out after a walk in 1770

"Pirate James Cook's ANKLE" - she really cracks me up.

Getting ready to go out with daddy

beautiful look out after a short work in 1770

Hervey Bay on teh way up.

Gingerbread man

After ballet today, Lumpy and I made gingerbread men! I looked for a low calorie version (for my benefit) and found one on Prevention magazines website recipe here 
I reduced the brown sugar and added stevia instead. The recipe can be adjusted easily (by the site) for different quantities - I wanted 10 - it made 11 with left over dough)

These are really easy to make, taste great, and don't take too long - which is great when keeping a child interested.

Another easy, cheap activity to do with your toddler/preschooler!

Get cooking this weekend with your kid/s!!

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all cut out ready to cook!

How cute are my measuring cups!!!