I’m slowly getting through all the photos I have collected and snapped when I thought it would be fun to share or teach other people who aren’t that creative how to do stuff, you know, stuff, this is one of those times just like the time I did “How to make a Robot Head”, but this time it is how to make clues for your treasure island pirate party.

We had our daughter’s birthday party with a few friends over and the theme was pirates obviously, so we set them up down stairs with a TV playing “The Goonies” on DVD, an XBOX with a few games, fizzy drinks, party snacks, ping pong table, outside was slip n slide with the sprinkler running and finally to add to the day was the treasure hunt.

We have done treasure hunts before for Easter and the like but nothing like a pirate treasure hunt though.

So I thought I’d share how I made the clues with you as it is pretty easy.

I learnt this skill from memory back when I was in Kawerau growing up during my early years at school and it is one I haven’t forgotten about through the years, so finally, a treasure island pirate party to bring out my skills.

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About 2 and a half years ago I first heard about baby led weaning.

It was at a typical child health mother’s group that I was attending with my second baby.

The nurse put a video on about this new program that supports introduction of solids to babies.

As an experienced Speech Pathologist who has spent many hours supporting babies and children with feeding and mealtime issues, I was surprised that I had never heard of this program before.

As I watched the dvd I realised that the idea wasn’t an entirely new concept for me with my professional experience.

However I hadn’t ever considered using this concept to support my own babies transitioning to solids.

So what’s the difference between traditional methods of introducing solids and baby led weaning?

Just how it sounds I guess.

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