Hi there! I’m Kylie – a teacher and mum who loves playing and cooking with my kids. I live with my husband and two children in the Adelaide hills, South Australia, where we enjoy regular visits from possums, koalas and even have the odd kangaroo in the backyard. I am taking a break from teaching to stay home and play and learn with our babies, but will be back in the classroom part-time teaching junior primary in 2014. Octavia and Vicky is my own little creative outlet, and a fun space where I share activities for kids, real parenting stories and yummy things to cook.
Meet ‘Pebble’
Pebble is three years old. She can be slow to warm up to new people but has a wicked sense of humour when you get to know her. Her latest favourite things to do are “making”, playing pretend, making cubbies, stomping her feet in defiance and kissing her baby brother’s “smudgy cheeks”.
Meet ‘Rocky’
Rocky is our baby, he arrived in March 2013 and now our family is complete. He is a relaxed little guy who loves bath time massages, sucking on his fingers and chatting earnestly to smiling faces.
I choose to use pseudonyms for my children.
Who are Octavia and Vicky?
I named my blog Octavia and Vicky after a story I wrote when I was five years old, about a spider named Octavia and her young friend, Vicky. You can read the story here.
I thought you might like to read a few of my favourite posts….
- How to encourage independent play
- 15 Fun Bath Ideas for Reluctant Kids
- Learning about Numbers – Subitising and Number Recognition
- 13 Ways to Play and Learn with Bottle Tops
- Supporting Children’s Creativity
- Six Easy Painting Ideas
- Five Easy Recipes to Cook with Kids
And a few of my most popular posts:
- DIY Letter Puzzle
- 10 Ideas for Indoor Gross Motor Play
- Babies and Drawing
- Home Organisation Apps
- Free Birthday Bunting Printable
- 10 Free Alphabet Games for Kids
- Pizza Dip
I hope you like it here :)
Don’t forget to visit me on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, G+ and I always love to hear what you’ve got to say in the comments x
You can also email me.
April 21, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Greetings Kylie. I enjoy your blog a lot and wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated your blog for the Liebster Blog award. Post it on your blog or not. Enjoy. Check it out at http://thetechfoodie.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/light-action-awards/. Cheers,
June 12, 2012 at 12:31 pm
I love that you named this blog after characters that you created when you were five!
Being a mum AND a primary school teacher – those are two very big jobs indeed!
Ronnie xo
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June 14, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Thanks Ronnie, and thank you for visiting x
July 3, 2012 at 5:21 pm
I never realised you lived in Adelaide (I probably did and forgot!).
I was just talking with a friend earlier this week about how i have never been to Adelaide and/or Perth or Darwin and how I’d love to visit them all and explore our country :)
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September 10, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Why don’t you bring your original story of Octavia and Vicky to the present. Pebbles would probably love growing up with a book of a story her mum wrote, and Ian sure her many outings and family would treasure it. Why not?
September 11, 2012 at 1:13 pm
I have thought about it, it’s an idea in the back of my mind. One day!
July 2, 2013 at 9:03 am
“About Me | Octavia and Vicky | Octavia and Vicky” was indeed a
good post and also I really was very glad to come across the blog post.
Thanks for your effort,Geraldine
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