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It’s Friday!

It’s Friday again and such a dull, grey and wet day in Stockholm! Boo. Indoor activities with an 18-month old are a challenge, especially after a couple of days of bad weather. For those of you with slightly older kids, I’ve come across some great crafts and activities this week – check them out:

I love these DIY Felt Crowns by Hank & Hunt featured on Hellobee this week!

And I can’t not share these lovely teacher gifts by Armelle Blog, also featured on Hellobee this week!

I love me a party kit and these ones by Nice Party are so sweet! Via A Beautiful Living.

Melt beads are a classic play thing/craft activity for Swedish kids but this is a new way to use them – by melting them down they make really great flat beads for bracelets and other play jewelry. Cute! By Craft & Creativity. You can buy melt beads and platters at IKEA.

Butterfly suncatcher

These Butterfly Sun Catchers are a great project for older kids!

Great DIY photo booth idea for a kids party!

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  • Sunday morning in the garden. Here has been so much going on that it feels like we haven't seen the children properly in days. So a slow Sunday morning, with lots of free play, a long lazy breakfast of berry smoothies and french toast, and some garden "work" was exactly what we needed. #suburbanbliss #sundaymorning
  • Nonie Pony playing while Louis is at mini 4H. She didn't nap today since she had a hard time settling in in the big stroller in the park so she was practically cross-eyes already when I picked her up. But Wednesdays at 4H have become a highlight for all of us the last few weeks.
  • Good morning suburbia! And the summer that won't stop. A little morning walk between dropping off Alec at school and going back to school for parent/teacher conference. 💛💛💛
  • My favourite month! Autumn is here but it's still warm and lovely. The kids were so suprised that it was dark when they went to bed this evening. They don't seem to remember how bad Swedish winters are because they were shocked when I told them it will soon be dark when we pick them up from school in the afternoon. I'm wondering if we will still feel like taking this shortcut through the cemetary then (which is actually a longer way that I take so that I don't have walk Léonie and Louis by the playground on the way from the bus to Alec's school).
  • Cake for breakfast! We rounded off our whirlwind weekend in the country with birthday celebrations for cousin Dante who turned 8!
  • Breakfast in the library this morning. The grown-ups' crayfish party went on pretty late last night but the kids had us (and by "us" I mean Sumit) up bright and early as usual.
  • We're exhausted already and have retreated to the shade of the parasoll in front of my parents' place. But Hermine's big weekend is not over yet!
  • The kids' table. Today was a big day for my little niece Hermine. She had a lovely christening surrounded by people who adore her.
  • A crayfish party in the country!
  • Friday afternoon at my parents' in the country.