by PaituAdmin | May 2023 | Uncategorized
Māori days of the week, months and seasons – How to learn and teach Learning te reo Māori (or any language, or any skill…) becomes easier the more we practice. Which means we have to practice often, and the most effective way to do this is to speak...
by PaituAdmin | Mar 2023 | Celebrations, Garden, Garden kids, Recipes, Summer
Summer Hungarian flatbread recipe (Lángos). Preserving the feel of summer, festival feels in my mouth … We have so many tomatoes growing I either have to make food, or preserve them! I wish I could say that I tried Lángos in Hungary, where this traditional flat...
by PaituAdmin | Sep 2022 | Uncategorized
Celebrating Spring Equinox with kids? Our world is warming up after being at rest over the cool winter months. All of nature senses this and emerges from slumber and bursts into life. We witness the signs / tohu of spring: dormant fruit trees bud and blossom, flowers...
by PaituAdmin | Jun 2022 | Grief, Matariki
A goodbye brought Matariki to me. A winter good bye. A tragically unexpected goodbye. I was a mama. Or due to be.Our first baby. A full term healthy pregnancy. A naturally starting labour… … then … … A baby in trouble. A mishmash...
by PaituAdmin | Jun 2022 | Celebrations, Maramataka, New Zealand Seasons, NZ Homeschool Resources, Winter
Looking for family winter solstice inspiration? There is a chill in the air, the mornings are darker for longer and we return home in the dark on our evening walks. Winter has been approaching slowly, in the North, small tohu (signs) have been marking a shift in the...
