Traffic, traffic, traffic! Why do road workers put up traffic cones and not work?  There was at least one mile of traffic cones and no one at work! So glad I left home early and managed to reach the photo studio just on time by carrying Ms C and running up the few stairs. Phew!

Wow! Look at that!  Okay, okay, that’s not her personal dressing table.  It looked a very impressive table though. While waiting for Grey (another model), we managed to take more photos!

Hape balance boat is a very simple concept by asking children to balance the boat by putting the right amount of wood pieces (The Sailors) onto the boat. It can initially be very frustrating for a child.  But it helps encourage them to problem solve. It should be played on a flat surface, preferably on a table to encourage good posture.

Today, I had a busy day. After attending Mr K’s parent-only school meeting, I had to rush back to pick Mr K and Ms C up for a casting for Vertbaudet at Alan Sharman’s agency.

This was my 5th time being Ms C’s assistant-cum-driver-cum-“makeup artist” cum Child Model’s Assistant. We had to get up earlier than usual to get Ms C’s stuff prepared e.g. her favourite snacks, drinks, accessories bag, spare clothes, car DVD player, sat nav and potty. It was a lot of things to bring for my little model!

We got to know Hape toys through Ms C modelling for them in August 2011.  When we saw our local wooden toy shop, Explore Learn Create Toy (closed in 2014), stocked one of Ms C’s toys that she modelled for, we were extremely excited and bought this Little Drummer.