Passionfruit

Rain rain go away come again another day.

When it's raining I like to do bright activities, to keep my spirits up. Rain triggers a sleepy/hibernation reaction in me. Even though I live in the subtropics, and not a colder location :). So on today's agenda was passionfruit. The bag full of passionfruit came from my husbands parents garden as they are having an abundance this year. Mine are still green & growing so I won't be able to harvest them for a while :)

Passionfruit pulp has many uses. From breakfast as a yogurt/ muesli topping to dessert in cakes/cheesecake, ice cream & pavlova. There are just so many choices :) I love looking at the shot of sunshine on my bench for a while, and the sweet smell as I process all those passionfruit makes my kitchen smell just delish.

Do you process foods on a rainy day to keep the blues away? What's your favorite food to process?

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The Imagination Team

Letting Go

Today I allowed Joshua to ride his bike outside of the home.

I was completely scared witless, due to the fact that when Joshua gets excited, he doesn't listen, and being outside of the home I have no control over how fast he goes, whether he will stop and wait for me when he's a mile ahead, and also if he will stop if I see approaching danger ( like a car!!)

Well to say the least it didn't go nearly as bad as I though it would. Joshua did listen to instructions, I'm still not 100% easy with the whole riding outside, but at least we had fun. It's all about letting go & allowing your children to grow up.

What have you found hard to let your children experience?

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The Imagination Team

World of Possibilities

Today was a wet day. Joshua is not is any shape of the word an indoor child. So keeping him amused while being inside all day can be a challenge. With him starting at kindergarten though, some of the other boys have introduced him to the world of Lego. Now don't be deceived we have had Lego in this house for ages, most of it is actually Scott's from his childhood. But until recently Joshua hasn't taken the slightest bit of interest in it.

Now that Joshua understands what can be achieved with Lego & it's finally cool to play with. I've found it's a great distraction tool, while not loading him up with cartoons on these rainy days. Of course being into diggers & Buzz Lightyear, the first things built are a excavator, pick-up crane & rocket ship. After these 3 essentials are built he lets his mind wonder & constructs just about anything & everything.

From massive things which entail every bit of Lego he owns, to things that come out which are only constructed with 4 bits of Lego, which you have to understand is a massive laser gun :) Oh the possibilities!

I love quiet play with a passion.

What do your children do on rainy days?

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The Imagination Team