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Victoria, BC, Canada
This blog began as a modern "baby book" for our first child, Finlay, who was born in December of 2010. The recent addition of Seamus, born in January of 2013, has meant continued efforts to put into words and pictures his early years. We also use this forum to catalog our family life: two loving partners, two beautiful kids, car-free, child-centred, attachment-focused, with a love of food and health thrown into the mix!

The Village Family Daycare

September 12, 2013

As I mentioned, we have begun a home daycare.  It's called "The Village."  We offer a gentle-parenting/attachment-style approach to care.  We play outside every day and we are getting crafty and trying lots of sensory play.  I won't be putting pictures of our new friend(s) up here because I respect their privacy.  But here are a few pics of some things we have been up to!

We have a new felt-board.  Here are the boys making a felt person on the board.  We also have letters and I will be cutting out more fun things for the board as we go.  Shay thinks this is hilarious.

The felt person has some clothes and I had to cut-out some instruments as per Finlay's request: a couple of horns and a violin.

Here is Fin putting up an instrument.  He also tries to play the felt horns ("I just pretending, Mama.")


Here is Fin's hand, with a sticker on it, playing with some home-made play-dough.  It is pumpkin pie scented and edible but it is mostly salt so it doesn't taste good.

We also had some creatures to play with - this is A.'s creation (little one who we take care of).

Here is Fin playing in pink shaving cream - a sensory experience.

The car.

It feels cool.

All over him.  The other kids wouldn't touch it.  So it was a bit of a fail.  Perhaps they are not used to sensory play.  We have been doing it since Shay was born so Fin is pretty pro now.  This was more messy than I expected.  We will do it again but with more preparation.  

We are having a lot of fun!

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