Monday, 16 June 2014

Outdoor play spaces for children




We are big fans of the outdoors.
 As soon as it is nice enough weather I encourage the kids to play outside.
In one of our last posts we showed how kids can create their own lovely garden!
This week we want to show what they can do in “their” garden or what they simply could do for OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.



Kids can be so inventive when they have natural materials - sometimes it needs some parental help but often they can just work it out for themselves.

 
Playing games with stones, water, wood and flowers is very simple and a 100% fun factor.




Good to know for parents: when our little ones run riot the whole day in the fresh air… it is so much easier to bring them to bed in the evening, isn't it?



  
 


 

 

Natural crafts help your kids to be creative and at the same time they can explore their Environment.


Parents and siblings can help building tents and dens and don't forget to decorate them!



 


It is not only fun building them - it is also a place for your munchkins to hang around instead of sitting in their rooms when it is warm outside.
 






What is cuter to see than happy kids playing nicely together and invent their own games?







If you have great pictures of your kids playing outside with invented natural games – please share it with all the other ella&otto readers!

  
For more creative kids ideas look here:



Friday, 13 June 2014

The Football World Cup 2014 has started!

Having three boys in the house (excluding my husband) - the football world cup does not come unnoticed.

They may not play like football stars, but they know how to eat like one (after the game, of course)!

I thought I share the idea with you:







Thursday, 12 June 2014

Green Fingers - Gardening With Kids

Summer is coming or for some is already there and what is more lovely to see than a colorful garden?

 

As a child I always helped my grandmother with her gardening – I thought it was amazing to see  
my results after all the work.


I learned a lot about flowers, vegetables, garden techniques etc. and it was always so much fun.

 

The more colors the more fun – the more kids gimmicks the more often I wanted to help!




Gardening and playing outside when the sun is shining made me happy – ALWAYS

 


 Kids are so inventive and you will see how much environmentally conscious they will get – when they have their own little garden.






Or they build their own world/home playing nicely all day long....
  

… or daddy builds something for your little ones...


Just getting inspired by all the great ideas what you can do with your sweethearts in the garden – 100 % fun guaranteed


            
           
 



For more “green finger” ideas look here:










Friday, 6 June 2014

Father's Days crafty gift ideas




Fatherday is coming (yes, again) - what can kids do to make him happy? 
With the right crafts dad's will be very pleased for sure.




It is so much cuter when a message is written into a personal created card. Which daddy would not be happy to get one of these?




For our littlest who can not write yet … but like to  show how much Daddy means to them, easily done with few words




Simply like that: Dad, we three love you and always want to be with you (useful to take it into the office and the most important people are always around)





And if dad is working a lot… he can always refer to his keychain that he has someone who is waiting for him at home


We love this paper pad cube customized with your kids drawings.
Or what about a whole garland to wake him up in the morning?


While researching we specially laughed about this fun idea! 
Try to read through it … isn't that great?


For all of our baking fans … who can bake like this … should definitely do it!!!!




Let your kids do what they like to do and you will see the results will be very much appreciated.





And if you haven’t found the right idea yet, check these links out for more: