A man in a matchbox, a cockroach and Annie M.G. Schmidt

Try to imagine this: Evening time, calm and quiet, soft light and you and your beloved partner sitting together and sewing a cockroach costume …yes yes the beauty of parenting…:-)

Last Friday my daughter’s class celebrated the end of Annie M.G. Schmidt theme (the most loved and wonderful children’s writer in Holland).The kids could dress up to one of the characters in her books.
Of course, Romi chose the most challenging character “Zaza” the cute cockroach…. Why choose otherwise?… 😉
So we cut, sewed and ironed the cutest cockroach costume we could come up with and what a great success it was…:-)

And another project – one that I had initiated myself (just couldn’t resist) was making of “Wiplala” – (Wiplala is a tiny little man who can do magic) Romi drew him, and together we made his matchbox bed.

It took me back to one of my favorite books as a child “The little man” by Erich Kastner…So many nights I use to dream about him…

Try to imagine this: Evening time, calm and quiet, soft light and you and your beloved partner sitting together and sewing a cockroach costume … yes yes the beauty of parenting…:-)
Last Friday my daughter’s class celebrated the end of Annie M.G. Schmidt theme (the most loved and wonderful children’s writer in Holland). The The The The  could dress up to one of the characters in her books.
Of course, Romi chose the most challenging character “Zaza” the cute cockroach…. Why choose otherwise)
So we cut, sewed and ironed the cutest cockroach costume we could come up with and what a great success it was…:-) 

And another project – one that I had initiated myself (just couldn’t resist) was making of “Wiplala” – (Wiplala is a tiny little man who can do magic) Romi drew him, and together we made his matchbox bed.

It took me back to one of my favorite books as a child “The little man” by Erich Kastner…So many nights I use to dream about him…

Comments

8 responses to “A man in a matchbox, a cockroach and Annie M.G. Schmidt”

  1. Patrice A. Avatar

    wauw!
    it all looks great
    you are a special mum!

    x

  2. Sacha (maarnietvangrijs.blogspot.com) Avatar

    Zaza!!!! Wiplala!!!! Love them! You did a great job, both the costume and the matchbox look amazing!

  3. Simone de Jong Avatar

    PRACHTIG HAGAR, sorry: BEAUTIFUL HAGAR!! I also want that costume.

  4. Hagarvar Avatar

    Dear Patrice…many thanks, but special…mamma? I enjoy making thing too much..;-)

    Dear Sacha…Thank you!!! and welcome..:-) It was a success…:-)

    Dear Simone.. dank je wel. Bigger size “Zaza” can be arranged….;-)

  5. misha lulu Avatar

    Hagar, these are great!!!!!

  6. paulien Avatar
    paulien

    Dear Hagar, how wonderful. Isn’t life more wonderful with books that inspire kids to be like little zaza eating a slice of apple peel? I enjoyed the pictures so much!

  7. marchi Avatar

    lucky children and lucky you to have such a fun time together imagining and creating!

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