* Track of the little sparkles *

Daily log of childcare, cooking, gardening, sewing, and so on.

2022-10-29

I found this picture which I took last year. I found many places with Halloween decorations in the UK(and it was a hotel reception). I think we can also find Halloween decorations in Japan, but the problem is, we can't go out so often beca…

2022-10-28

This was my daughters' pajama for a long time. Damaged by the hard water & drier in the UK, it's torn badly. My daughters learned how to fasten the button from this pajama because they are big and good for the first practice. So, I cut out…

2022-10-27

My 3y/o daughter is addicted to cracking acorns and taking out the ingredients. It looks yummy, and we became to want to eat them as nuts, but it's wild acorns... We should boil them at least before we eat. (But we never eat them) She like…

2022-10-26

They enjoyed the sandpit with their new toys They dug the sand, poured water into it, and made a mountain & tunnel. Even without me, they can enjoy themselves. So I had a relaxing time for one hour. After their friend coming, I talked with…

2022-10-25

Happy Halloween~! There are my neighbor's Halloween decorations. How cute! I didn't notice these illuminations because I don't go out after it gets dark. Other than these cute lights, there were some piled pumpkins and a broom. They are so…

2022-10-24

My 6y/o daughter had a sweet potato digging trip with her nursery members. The smaller one is her harvest, and the bigger one is the gift from the farmer. Her friend dug a huge sweet potato, which was bigger than her head Anyway, we had a …

2022-10-23

On our way home, there was a little summer festival stall. Of course, our daughters wanted to play with them, and I paid ¥100 They tried the ring tossing and scooping super-balls with a paper spoon. They were better than I thought, and the…

2022-10-22

They are trying to catch a grasshopper. Both my daughters are very good at catching grasshoppers. At that time, my younger 3y/o daughter caught the grasshopper 3 times Maybe, she is good at also catching cockroaches, so in case I find one …

2022-10-21

I bought my daughter's winter jacket at the shopping mole last weekend. At first, I found the reasonable & cute one for her, it was about $26.5. My daughter liked that, so I bought it. After that, at the next shop, I found a very similar o…

2022-10-20

Halloween Ice cream‍♀️!! The bottom one was "cotton candy", and surprisedly, the taste was really cotton candy...☁️ The upper one is "strange all-stars". Maybe they are playing on the words "strange" and "sweets", both are the same words i…

2022-10-19

We played Sumo with grasses, the name is "Oobako-sumo". We use Plantain for this play, crossed 2 plantains, and pull each other. The broken plantain is the loser. In our area, we use the winner plantain again for the next fight until it wi…

2022-10-18

Last weekend, my 6y/o daughter's friend's family came to our house. I introduced some English books and picture books, and he chose the universe book. Maybe he can't read, but he explained the solar system to my daughter perfectly I hope t…

2022-10-17

We went to the zoo again! Actually, we go to the zoo 2~3 times a month This weekend, our children tried feeding the horses! The elder daughter was very scared of feeding them when she was 2 or 3, but our younger daughter was very brave The…

2022-10-16

We went to the shopping mall in Yokohama Minatomirai and saw this music festival by chance. They were playing Conga, Jambes, Woodblock, and some Brazilian drums. I love this kind of play, and to my happiness, my daughters also had an inter…

2022-10-15

In the car seller shop. There are usually kids' spaces. Because many families want to buy a car, it's important to discuss cars with both parents. The space is very helpful for us☺️ Of course, they fight sometimes, but usually they played …