Half Pint Pixie

I finally got around to making our Autumn table! Littlepixie is really only now getting interested in the concept of a nature table as a permanent evolving feature in the house, previous table attempts were usually scattered to the four winds within minutes.But now she is more interested in the seasons and how the days change so it’s a good time for me to get more organised.

Today was wet and miserable very Autumnal, so myself and LP decided to brighten up the hallway with our new nature table/repurposed bedside-locker.

Some of the ever-splendid pumpkin spice fabric that I love so much made a quick mat, and then we liberally scattered our large stash of real pinecones and wooden acorns all over it. The Autumn gnome that Jumbleberrymama so kindly made for us last year arrived with his house, and LP’s new-ish Autumn mama, baby & daddy gnomes promptly moved in too.

LP located her stash of plastic squirrels from the Ice Age movie that she convinced her granny to collect for her (they are from McD’s, a place that LP is still unaware of ). She just loves them, mostly because they throw acorns at you! The squirrels invaded the table to scoff the acorns, and we added a tied sheaf of dried grass, a felt pumpkin from our market, lots of new felt hastily cut-out autumnal leaves and a colouring picture of a squirrel.

Et voila…. our nature table…. within seconds of my taking this photo, LP moved in a whole heap of other animals, there is now a purple octopus, several fwees and a horse on it!

And here is a gem from LP:

LP: “Mamette, it’s Autumn, what’s next after Hallowe’en?”

Me: “Winter”

LP: “And then Spring?”

Me: “Yup, and then Summer”

LP: “And then what?”

Me: “Then it’ll be Autumn again”

LP: “Oh WOW!! It’s just like a big circle! Wow “

Isn’t that so sweet!