{oh so grateful..} for documentaries..

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A number of years before we had kids we started a collection of dvd's and a good portion of these were sets of documentaries predominantly about wildlife. They sat there still in their packaging and were the only dvd's that weren't stolen when we got broken into..

A few months back I did a huge clean-out and de-clutter and the DVDs were taking up too much space as far as I was concerned. I bought a couple of dvd albums (kind of like photo albums but for dvd's) and got rid of all the cases.. I figured if they're too hard to get to.. There'll never be opened not to mention watched.

It took about two days for the little man to find them and since that day, they are on continuous rotation. All he wants to watch is animals and predominantly snakes.. We've had a number of battles between the munchkins as Ella is somewhat frightened of the life in the wild and especially snakes, but she's getting used to them slowly. She kind of hasn't been left with much of a choice really.

It's truly phenomenal how much kids absorb from that box.. Seriously they both know so much about animals it just makes my jaw drop.

So this week I'm oh so grateful for documentaries.. I'm grateful that we build up a massive collection when we had spare cash and I'm grateful that the mongrels that broke into our house way back then left the doco's behind. I'm also grateful that my kids don't know commercial tv and are happy to stick to dvd's and abc4kids..

This week I'm also grateful for my gorgeous hubby who bought me a bunch of tulips, just because. I'm grateful that I managed to focus and finish all the new designs for my t-shirt range and got them to the photographer for a photoshoot this weekend.

And lastly I'm grateful for the opportunity to give my lovely readers 3 double passes to the Organic Expo & Green Show in Sydney.. ps.. don't forget to enter if you'd like to go..

Joining in with the inspiring, gorgeous blog that is maxabella loves..

{etsy love..} pdf doll-house pattern..

I've been on a hunt for a doll house for my little girl for a while now and have even contemplated making one myself. No big dramas either way, but I guess what has been stopping me is the question of whether it will just be another big item in her room that will get used once in a while but mainly just take up space. We've got a little castle and a few of the Little People range buildings which do just that.. take up space. 

So when I stumbled upon this little treasure, the Eco Friendly PDF Dollhouse Pattern from a fellow Etsykids Team member, DollsAndDaydreams.. there was a huge smile on my face and finally an answer I was happy with. 

There are even printouts to decorate your house and turn it into a farmhouse, dollhouse and a school house.. So potentially you could have a whole little village. 

What I really love about this idea is that you get to teach your kids about recycling and making things yourself rather than buying a manufactured product. It gives you the chance to make something with the kiddos and gives them the chance to decorate the house themselves. Great for all ages and such a cool idea for school projects too. 

Well.. I'm off to purchase this little download and its going on the rainy day to-do-list.