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“So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land." . So here’s our twig masterpiece - I was all prepared with a lovely T. rex on a big sheet of paper but of course Arlo decided he needed to be that little big extra..... he wanted a biiiiig pterodactyl with biiiiig wings and then spent a long time mooching through the new borders in the garden for the perfect eye, and took handfuls of gravel for sharp teeth too. Not a bad little project and we’re keeping these twigs to craft with again!

“Then I look at you And the world's alright with me Just one look at you And I know it's gonna be A lovely day A lovely day” Bill Withers Does anyone else’s child always find something really interesting to pause and look for exactly half way along a flight of steps? I love that Arlo takes his time and always finds something which fascinates him. Yesterday I sent Arlo and daddy on a mission to find me lots of small sticks and twigs on their daily exercise for a little craft activity which @life_with_adalyn suggested we try. I love it when you can make an art project out of found materials. Arlo took this wood collecting mission very seriously and came home with a huge bag full which he proudly tipped at my feet when I opened the front door! I can’t wait to share our projects with you .... I think I’m going to send them off with a proper scavenger hunt list next week.

“Sometimes it’s better to be alone. Nobody can hurt you” - Disney’s Hercules . Arlo paused for a bit on his walk today - slightly fed up because he didn’t get the chance to greet anyone. He’s such a friendly little character and when we’re out and about he stops to meet dog walkers, joggers and cyclists, and often makes new friends with children in playgrounds but today the random people out walking dogs quickly hurried past maintaining their social distance and didn’t stop to even acknowledge when Arlo greeted them. He shouted “Heyyyyy I’mmmmm over hereeeeeee” exasperated because he’s so used to positive reactions from people. It must be so confusing for little ones - this is such a crucial age for social development and we’re re-writing the rules.... it’s still okay to wave and say hello across a field to make someone smile though right??

“We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains, We need to paint with all the colors of the wind” . This little activity worked wonders for keeping Arlo amused - He spent an hour outside creating his own rainbow of colours and so I’m using this as my @creator.connexions challenge picture today to complete the weekly photo challenge. . And now a little bit of a rant from me - I love sharing our little advice and of course 2/3 pictures a day isn’t going to include toddler tantrum or a prolonged bedtime, but I’m really disappointed with some of the negativity about sharing pictures like this, seeing celebrities like Rob Beckett bash other peoples parenting is disappointing. My Instagram is not designed to make anyone feel bad, or to parade myself as a “perfect parent” - it’s just simply me sharing a cute pic of my kid doing the things we do - anyone who knows us in ‘real life’ will know that we are a family of creators and that this really is the life we lead - a roll back through my grid and you’ll see I’d be doing this kind of stuff even if there wasn’t a lockdown. Arlo also loves a good disney movie... of course I’m not going to share a picture of our TV because that would be boring and you all know how to change a channel..... I’m loving how many people are trying new activities and being resourceful with what they have - I love seeing people’s craft projects because it gives me ideas of things we could try out at home. Never underestimate the value of play 🌈

“All the world is made of faith, love and pixie dust” - JM Barrie (Peter Pan) . Our #snotragzsquad couldn’t miss out on a social media trend like this to share our support for.... well pretty much everyone. Each of us has been affected by this virus in one way or another and so we’re sending out this message to everyone, the people we love, our family and friends, and the complete strangers all around the country playing their part to help flatten the curve. #stayhome #savelives . I chose to include a quote from Peter Pan to this in keeping with my recent literature theme, for a very specific reason. The author of Peter Pan gave the rights of his beautiful book to Great Ormond Street Hospital almost a hundred years ago. This gift given by a creative person just doing what they could to support the hospital has been life changing for so many children, who’s worlds are literally made from pixie dust, so to me it doesn’t seem far fetched at all to share rainbows in support and in hope. #chasetherainbow

“Goodbye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end, but in my heart is the memory and there you will always be” - Walt Disney . Every morning we say “see you later” as he runs to meet his daddy and spend the day with him whilst I’m glued to my laptop working from home..... swipe to see Arlo blowing kisses 😘 He is living his best life through all of this, but I’m dreading a time when the government says children can’t split their time between homes - is anyone else co-parenting through this? What changes have you had to make and how are you handling it? . Arlo’s top is from @frankandmiloboutique - use ARLO10 for a discount

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