My colleague Danita is filming a Christmas movie and asked me to design a frame for the shoot. Here’s what I came up with.

The Netherlands’ main children’s holiday is approaching, and this year we decorated the podium as a gift-wrapping workshop.

Here’s the cake I baked for Masha for her birthday.

I made paper-cut decorations in an autumn theme for the entrance to the school.

Together with Rostik, we drilled holes in a metal watering can, connected an electric garland, and we had a garden lamp.

For the book week, I arranged a podium in the form of a garden library and decorated the hall for a coded word search game using photos of teachers.

I bought a cute chestnut Skipper doll with a purple streak in her hair and a little girl with dark hair and accessories today. Even the blanket glows in the dark.

Today, while stopping at a gas station, I saw this cute doll at a discounted price. And since I don’t have any other doll of this type in my collection, I bought this extra mini dark-skinned long-haired Barbie with articulated hands and feet. She had striped disco glasses and a tape recorder.

Strolling along the Italian promenade, I went into a toy store and instantly fell in love with a tiny Muflys Antonio Juan 15-04 fairy. She’s so delicate, realistic, and adorable!

Feeling free from school, Masha enthusiastically took up drawing, and here’s the beautiful anime-style girl she drew.