* Track of the little sparkles *

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

Entries from 2021-10-01 to 1 month

2021-10-31

We went to the Hyde park yesterday. The weather forecast was rainy, but almost of the day was sunny. How lucky! We met many kind of birds like swan, goose, black birds, and so on. We enjoyed the bird watching and rowing the boat on the lak…

2021-10-30

We went to Canterbury yesterday. This is the cathedral of Canterbury. We had visited some cathedral before, but this one was special! Gorgeous, huge, beautiful, prestigious...!!! My 5y daughter enjoyed the quests which handed at the entran…

2021-10-29

We are in London now. We went to Kew garden and enjoyed the trees and fallen leaves Our daughters ran and jamped around. Playing in the nature is verry good for us️ There is held the Japanese garden exhibition now, but we didn't see becaus…

2021-10-28

She made this "moving spider" with her daddy. I found this craft recipe in the "scientific craft" book which I bought in the UK. This spider stops when stretch the string because of the frictional force, and when relax the string, this spi…

2021-10-27

Twin bananas! We made banana juice with them. That was delicious😋 I often see a baby eating a banana on the pushchair. It's very handy for snacks. Kids love bananas all over the world🍌 https://t.co/k0J55cHQgj 27 October 2021 14:06

2021-10-26

Yesterday was day 1 of the autumn holidays. My daughters' school and nursery are closed for a week. I took them to a short walk in the rain and found this imitation of a steam train The path is very safe and was near our apartment, so we b…

2021-10-25

Yesterday was my 5y daughter's friends' birthday party! He invited all of his classmates, and more than 15 children participated. He is addicted to snakes, so her parents also invited a snake and a python! Kids touched them and the birthda…

2021-10-24

We went to the park and picked up some autumn things like leaves and nuts. My daughters love to pick up something as most children do, so they spend a good time in the cold weather I plan to make some wreaths with them but before that, I s…

2021-10-23

My 2y daughter had the flu vaccine yesterday. Unlike in Japan, the flu vaccine for infants is not sticking the needle but spraying the vaccine into the nostrils. So she didn't cry and was given this sticker✨ She chooses tiger one and put o…

2021-10-22

These are sold at the nearest supermarket! They are all for carving Jack-o-Lantern. The price is £1.5 for smaller ones and £3 for bigger ones. Very cheap!! I searched the price of carving pumpkins at a Japanese online site, which were abou…

2021-10-20

Hey, this is the place of garbage collection. From about 3 weeks ago, the rubbish cleaners of this town are on strike. I don't know when the strike will end, but some of my friends said that it may be continued until November, In the worst…

2021-10-19

Preparation for playing Halloween. The left paper was wrapping for my daughter's birthday gift. She tore the wrapping paper but can use again☺️ The candies are easy to make, so my 5y daughter made them by herself. They play like "Trick or …

2021-10-18

My 5y daughter made and played the shadow puppet yesterday. At first, she was surprised that the shadow became big and small, but finally, she mastered them. She made the story of a crocodile, which he just only takes a walk. Doesn't eat a…

2021-10-17

Yesterday we cooked and ate the whole chicken That was marvelous! amazing! awesome! And more, this chicken cost only £2.25 ≒ ¥340. We ate almost all of them with 2 adults and 2 infants. We were all full! Today, we plan to use the bone of t…

2021-10-16

My 5y daughter made these creatures all by herself. She did "Kiri-Gami" which means fold the paper half, cut them, and spread again. I was very surprised that she made the complicated shape like a bat or monster. I think it's difficult to …

2021-10-15

I read the book at the cafe again. This is a book for little children, and I drink Matcha-latte because I can't drink coffee What kind of customer does the shopkeeper consider about me? In any case, reading a book at a cafe in the early mo…

2021-10-14

I met this squirrel while I took a walk yesterday. It's as if she is saying "Wow, I've been found!" But she didn't run away much far and began to find her food soon. The squirrels around here seem to be used to humans. I was so healed with…

2021-10-13

I usually buy the books for children at the charity shop, because I want many books but don't have so much money But, I bought these Halloween books at the top price because the Halloween books are not found in the charity shops. My 5y dau…

2021-10-12

My 5y daughter played hairdresser with a core of a toilet paper roll and color paper. She loved this play and wants more cores. So I decided to collect the cores and papers not only for this play but for many other crafts. I think the bags…

2021-10-11

We bought the pumpkin for carving, and made Jack-o-Lantern!! My 5y daughter drew the draft of his face on the paper, and I draw the draft on the pumpkin, and my husband carved it. My daughter was very looking forward to making one, and she…

2021-10-10

We went to the sea nearby our home. We planed to climb a tall tower that can a panoramic view of the town, but its elevator was maintained all day. So we played on the beach picking and piling up the stones. This stone looks like "Mame Dai…

2021-10-09

I'm trying many kinds of tea since we arrived in the UK. The "extra strong" ones are for milk tea. I found the "black chai" of TWININGS is very nice It tastes like cafe☕️ I like the Earl Gray roast leaf tea of M&S the most now, but I want …

2021-10-08

It was almost the first time for me to wrap the gift box by myself. I didn't think it's so hard work When I fold one side, the previously folded side will collapse... But I did it finally!! Because the wrapped gifts are sooooo nice, so I'l…

2021-10-07

I tried to make "English breakfast" with baked beans and sausages. My 2y daughter loves baked beans, so I'll use baked beans for breakfast more often. Many of my mother friends in the UK say that they don't make such breakfast, but eat cer…

2021-10-06

We made this Jack-o-lantern! We were going to scrape the pumpkin, but this one is for eat, then if we scrape this, the pumpkin would rot soon... So we decided to paste the black paper on it. Now, we can enjoy it for about 1 month. We plan …

2021-10-05

It rained on and off many times. We saw the rainbows twice on the way to school and home One in the morning was the double rainbow, and one in the afternoon was the supernumerary rainbow. I told my 5y daughter that there is a big treasure …

2021-10-04

I repaired the jeans of my husband's back pocket. Because the sewing machine I bought in the UK can't sew jeans, I sewed it by hand. It took quite a long time but I thought I save about £100 (¥15000) by sewing! But why the pocket had broke…

2021-10-03

My 5y daughter drew this at school. This is one of her birthday gifts, and is the cheapest one We didn't know what these are. We saw these at the small souvenir shops. My daughter had wanted it eagerly during the trip, and it became the mo…

2021-10-02

This is the birthday dinner which my elder daughter ordered. Fish & Chips and colorful vegetables She becomes to love fish & chips in the UK! I had heard that the Fish & Chips is not so good at the local restaurant or supermarket, but we l…

2021-10-01

Yesterday was my elder daughter's 5th birthday! Because she is very longing for "Ritchan" who is a super piano girl, she requested us to prepare balloons, gifts, and cake! I prepared also the birthday hat and long gold tinsel That was an a…