As I type, Esther and her family are camping in Turkey as part of their 6-week travel adventure in a camper van throughout Eastern Europe (see photos above. OMG!) … and Emilie and her girls are currently relaxing together at a beautiful yoga retreat in Spain. European summer holidays are in full swing! To say I am jealous, is an understatement. We are missing our annual trip to Italy and the ease of European travel. Australia is SO far away!  Though it’s a bit hard to complain about a winter that feels like a summer and being able to spend our days on some of the most beautiful beaches, so I’ll stop now. : )

In any case, we’ll be taking the next couple of weeks off to enjoy time with our families and this wonderful slow period before school starts back up again for kids in the northern hemisphere.  In the meantime, if you’re looking for inspiration, here are some favourite summery posts from the archives:

Summer Recipes:

• Garden Kale Salad with Tamari and Sesame Dressing
• Blackberry Pie
• Puy Lentil Salad
• Simple Stone Fruit Tart
• The perfect summer gazpacho
• Ice Pops
• Summer fruit compote served over ice cream

Summer Crafts:

• Lavender Sachets
• Solar Prints
• Tissue Paper Flowers
• Super Sun Catchers
• Seashell Mobiles
• Stick loom weaving
• DIY Dreamcatchers
• Seashell Mermaid Jewellery

Summer Books:

• ‘Magic Beach’ by Alison Lester
• ‘Botanicum’ by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis
• ‘Journey to the River Sea’ by Eva Ibbotson
• ‘Harry by the Sea’ by Gene Zion
• ‘The Bea who Spoke’ by Al MacCuish
• ‘Jamberry’ by Bruce Degen
• and 16 of our team’s favourite summertime picture books

Enjoy and happy summer holidays!

Courtney x