Dress-up day

My daughter had dress-up day at school recently, which, for a 5-year-old makes a perfect day!  A friend had dropped off this giant teddy for her and she just had to pose in her dress-up outfit (which she changed later to be a pink ninja).

 

The studio nearly came down around her when she decided to toss the giant bear!  But we had a fun 5 minute session regardless…

The bear is now a a shared rotation between her and her brother.  They take turns sleeping with it each night.  When the eldest got sick last week, he appropriated it for himself (apparently it makes a great comforting cushion!)  It is back to sleeping in the younger twos’ beds.

The colour of early morning

Our latest assignment was to try to capture the colour and feeling of early morning.  So everyone had sheets of cellophane hanging on c-stands to create coloured light.  My props were quite heavy to carry through the city, but I think it was worth it in the end.  I had a lot of fun and definitely learnt a few new techniques.

The first one is with blue and yellow light, the blue adding to the shadows and the yellow to the highlights.

Then we tried some red and blue

I couldn’t resist trying some gold and magenta light on this little girl set up.

Have you noticed some of the colours the light creates early in the morning?  It is amazing how the light’s colour can affect our mood.

For the love of teddy bears

I adore teddy bears and still have one or two from my childhood.  (It makes it easy for the kids on Mother’s Day!)  To my husband’s despair, I have given that love to my kids as well.  Between us, we have quite a few now. 

My youngest’s favourite is her Pooh, such a cute and cuddle one!  Exactly the right size and shape to squeeze.  He was a gift from a friend on her birthday.  She is totally nuts about Winnie the Pooh!

I gave my younger son this teddy bear one night to calm him after he had a nightmare.  He promptly named him Crocodile Bear.

Crocolide Bear has become a little worn, but he is still loved!

My oldest’s favourite is Monkey, a small monkey my sister gave him as a baby.  I haven’t been able to find his hiding spot.  My son has had to battle for his favourite every time he got another sibling.  They all love him to bits.  So now Monkey is in hiding from the younger two.  Poor thing even has a patch on his bum from where the dog got hold of him (stolen right out of bed!)  The second favourite is this little dragon, Caesar. 

My defence for having too many teddies?  One day I can pass them along to the grandkids!