finland, Lifestyle, sustainability, zero waste
Keep Helsinki Clean With Park Pals
A few months back my family and I volunteered to clean up our neighbourhood and pick up litter. My area looks tidy, yet we were all shocked to ...
free activities
child development, crafts, events, finland, reviews
Contemporary Art and Children: Kiasma’s Workshop for Toddlers
It is very easy to find cultural activities for children in Finland, but it’s not so immediate to meet some which compromise between ...
My girl’s 5th birthday: disaster averted!
R turned five last month and she was very excited to celebrate with her friends. We have a family policy of inviting all her daycare class to ...
finland, reading challenge, reviews
The Reading Challenge 2018 continues…
We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly ...
The best Christmas gift, a personalised book by Wonderbly
When R was smaller, her grandparents bought her a special gift. We heard of Wonderbly‘s personalised books from other parents and we ...
The role of books in our multicultural family, my appearance at The Segilola Salami Show
It’s funny for once to be on the other side of an interview. Well, I should say a friendly and lovely chat, as this is what I truly had ...
The magical Seurasaari’s Christmas walking trail
Every Christmas is a special time for our family, but this year it will be even more. One year ago we were impatiently waiting for our son E to ...
My 10 best children books about feelings
Reading has a very important role in our family dynamics. I want to cultivate my kids’ love for books and I feel that starts from me and my ...
health, parenting, tags, working mom
Make the most of the time with your children
I am full-time working mother of two toddlers, aged four and two. My husband, now temporarily at home in paternity leave, also works full-time. ...