* Track of the little sparkles *

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

Entries from 2022-03-01 to 1 month

2022-03-31

We went to this park for the first time about 6 months ago. At that time, our 2y daughter couldn't climb up the rope, but now she can✨! I felt her growth so much. I remember feeling this equipment as dangerous to her at the first time, but…

2022-03-30

I found this tree near our house. It is maybe Magnolia. How beautiful it is! Of course, I like Cherry blossoms, but I also became to love this one We can see many flowers now. Spring has come! (Though from today, the temperature goes down …

2022-03-29

I created these flower accessories on Sunday at the nature park. We use dandelions, daisies, and lesser celandines that will be cut by the lawnmower. Making 2 daisy chains was tough work for me, but it was necessary to keep the children fr…

2022-03-28

Yesterday was Mother's day in the UK! In Japan, it is in May so I didn't know the day in the UK. My 5y/o daughter made the card in the school and gave it to me as a surprise❤️ She and my husband baked this cupcake. She decorated my cupcake…

2022-03-27

There were many cherry blossom trees at the park we went to yesterday. The trees looked so young, so I guess these are planted this or last year. They are becoming to bloom, and the flowers are rather white than pink. I'm happy to see cher…

2022-03-26

We ate these dishes at the seafront restaurant last weekend. The first photo is for kids, "stick TOFU". I saw it for the first time, and My 5y daughter ate it. I shared a bit with her, and it tasted just tofu. We often use tofu as an alter…

2022-03-25

Look at this cracked stone! I found them at the nearest beach that we went to last weekend. Sometimes we can find such stones and the inside of the stones was slightly transparent. Those were very big and beautiful, but also very sharp and…

2022-03-24

My Indian mom-friend cooked and gave us the Chapati bcz I said I like it For our daughters, that was the first time to try it. We ate it with wrapping pork sausage and vegetables. Our 2y/o daughter wanted to wrap by herself. That was so de…

2022-03-23

I bought these snacks at the nearest supermarket. I love KOIKEYA!!! It was a bit expensive but the taste was marvelous I'll buy some more for my husband. Yes, I ate them all only by myself. There were also "YakiMorokoshi" snacks that taste…

2022-03-22

On the way to the park, she found a very large dandelion fluff! I plucked it for her and she blew them away. After we got home, I found some fluff in her hair and on her clothes. Spring has sprung! It's time to change our jackets, but at n…

2022-03-21

My 5y/o daughter set yesterday to "Mommy's happy day". Actually, I don't know what day it was, but she said that "I want to do something that you will be happy because we are too said I prefer Daddy every day." And she made these "smiling"…

2022-03-20

We rode on the i360, which is our town's tourist attraction. Since we can see this structure in a distance on the way to school, my daughters wanted to ride it. It was so clear sunny day, we can see far. It was fun more than London Eye bec…

2022-03-19

How cute paint it is....!!!!! My 5y/o daughter painted her tights with red heart❤️ at the school. And there were the other dirties which I was surprised at first because it looks like blood. I felt that I became to be more relaxing for the…

2022-03-18

I bought these tulips at the supermarket. It brought us the spring feeling. I found some cafe arranging tulips to the tables, so I bought them My 5y/o daughter hold them during the supermarket, and my 2y/o daughter was jealous of it. There…

2022-03-17

I make this tea latte for myself almost every day. I bought milk former and a milk pot which can use in the microwave. I prefer to use honey instead of sugar. I like the time reading a book with this latte at home like I am in the caffe ht…

2022-03-16

She made these headphones by herself at her school. She saw her father's one which he uses for his work and seemed to adore it. It is made of paper and the cap of the plastic bottle. She attached it to her head skillfully and pretended for…

2022-03-15

We ate this whole chicken for our wedding anniversary. We bought it for about £3 ≒ ¥450. We just into it the oven and waited. 2 adults and 2 infants can eat it 3 times for supper. How cheap and simple way to cook We used the bone for the s…

2022-03-14

The night of the museum visit, I read these books to our children. I found that Maisy's book is sold at the souvenir corner of the museum, and recalled I have one. Especially, the pictures of Harry's book are very similar to the British Mu…

2022-03-13

We went to the British Museum in London yesterday. My husband came here about 20 years ago when he was a child, and I came here with him 10 years ago. Now we came with our kids now. I could remember some of the exhivisions. We changed but …

2022-03-12

My 5y/o daughter and my husband made this "digger". She seemed to have a sudden flash of inspiration for this craft from the playground equipment. She thought she might need some sticks, so we went to the park again and pick up some nice s…

2022-03-11

My 2y/o daughter's art She usually uses brown because she loves it. It's very interesting that the style of their art is quite different between my elder daughter and younger daughter. My elder daughter didn't draw a face until she became …

2022-03-10

日本からの荷物がイギリスに送れない話、ここに載ってるのね。郵送経路途絶のため イギリスから日本に手紙を出すのはまだセーフかな?念の為写真撮ってから送ろう。 https://t.co/8U6CIKSqGo 10 March 2022 02:29 As I stated, I went to Waitrose for the f…

2022-03-09

I went to Waitrose which is the famous supermarket in the UK for the first time yesterday. I googled which item to buy, and found these items. The left one is so nice that the contents have gone in no time... There are many flavors for bot…

2022-03-08

Our 5y daughter went on a bus trip to the big shopping mall near the beach with their classmates and teachers It was the first "packed lunch" for her, so she was very excited about bringing and eating it. They enjoyed riding on the normal …

2022-03-07

We went to a pub and tried the "Sunday Roast" for the first time. It's served only on Sunday, and it usually contains roasted meat, roasted veggies, and potatoes. We ordered chicken, lamb, and kids' chicken. Every plate was very nice but t…

2022-03-06

We visited a park with several species of geese and ducks. My 5 y/o daughter wanted to feed them and brought bread for them. But the geese were so large, then she felt scared. So she threw bread from far away behind the tree My 2y/o daught…

2022-03-05

My 5y/o daughter is interested in space things like earth, sun, moon, rocket, and so on. The trigger was she lent a book about "day and night" from school. She is impressed that when we are daytime, the other side of the earth is night. An…

2022-03-04

Yesterday was "ひな祭り" which is the Girls' Festival in Japan. We made the SUSHI rice topped with assorted ingredients, which we usually eat on this day. Because it's difficult to get safe and reasonable raw fish, we used smoked salmon fo…

2022-03-03

My 5y/o daughter brought this book from school yesterday. This book is like "これは のみの ぴこ", which explanations keep getting added and sentences get longer and longer. Frankly, it was very hard to read and my reading got faster and fa…

2022-03-02

Yesterday was the "Pancake" day. My 5y/o daughter was looking forward to eating pancakes at school, but she was sick and couldn't go to school. So we made British pancake at home for lunch I learned about "pancake day" and the recipe for i…