My son was really into Pirates around 4 years of age so his birthday party theme was easy to choose.
I think it was mainly school influence as they were playing Pirates in the class and read books related to this subject. His class must be mainly boys as I can't remember my daughter ever learning about Pirates in school. It was ALWAYS princesses!

To all the school mothers out there struggling with lunch box creativity - here is the solution! One FREE cook book that has everything you need inside. All you need to do is a bit of preparation, freezer if you would like to make a bigger batch and you are good to go! No more embarrassing lunch boxes that you feel are the most dull, unhealthy and unappealing. Our kids will have a great day at school knowing there is something yummy, fresh and maybe new in their lunch bag!

I had a pleasure of submitting one of the recipes myself so please make sure to try this one out. It is really healthy option loaded with vitamins. Just give it a try and share your findings with us. I feel so important and "published"!:)

Mums in Bahrain is a local website for all parents, from both the expat and Bahraini communities.  They aim to be a hub of information and support, to help everyone get the most out of life in Bahrain, both parents and children. All cultures, beliefs and traditions are welcomed and respected. For new families in Bahrain, they can find out about key services such as health and education, discover the best places to shop and eat out, as well as how to meet other families in their area via child focused activities. For locals and longer term residents, they are encouraged to share knowledge and support. It is one stop shop for everyone in Bahrain and a brilliant idea for expats always on a look out for local info and activities.

They are preparing a cook book every 6 months I believe and just getting better and better at this. Lunchbox ideas was done for the second time based on popular demand. Looks like I am not the only one lost in a lunchbox drama!

To download FREE version of the cook book please click here.
You can also pick up a hard copy at our playgroup every Monday and Wednesday!

Have fun with it and wish you all the best in the new school year!

This time I have 2 classes to say "goodbye" to. It is somehow a tradition here in Bahrain (although not all the parents are participating of course) to distribute small gifts of appreciation to the teachers as well as small treats for class mates. Teachers are different every year (in Poland there is only one teacher throughout the kindergarten) so it is understandable that we as parents want to specially thank them for helping our child achieve their milestones. I think it is cute and it also teaches our kids to appreciate others hard work.

We have decided to make something small and cute for the kids. Since I had 40 small gifts to prepare I could only decorate something I bought. In that case my daughters class got M&M's and my son class got Maltesers. I know I know chocolate for kiddos is probably not the healthiest idea but it is end of the school year and they deserve a treat! Right?

I have found fantastic printables on Total Tippins Takeover. The job was simple - print them on colour printer, cut, make a hole with a hole punch and run a thin ribbon for decoration. It looked really nice in a basket when we took it to school. Both of my kids were supper proud to distribute them around the classroom. They got all the "thank you" and even hugs from some of their best friends!

For the teachers we also decided on chocolates and bought huge 5-pack of Toblerone for each teacher! I bought all the wrapping materials in the local store called Al Anwar Discount Center in Tubli. It looked sweet, didn't it?

I was particularly happy that both of my kids participated in the whole process and it made them really happy to prepare, decorate and then give all those presents to kids and teachers. They both can be a bit shy sometimes and it was a great opportunity to break that and show them that giving is such a pleasure.
I am sure they will both miss all their friends over the summer...:( It was a great year! Thank you all for making it super fun!

Now you can download FREE Printable by clicking on the below link! Enjoy!
Sweet Summer FREE Printable