Coronavirus slideshow

The sleepout

When the lockdown is over, my brother, Dom and I are going to make the playhouse in the playground into a sleepout that you can sleep in. The first thing we will need to do is put carpet into it, then put a tent inside it (which was my brother's idea).  We will put up two tents - one underneath the playhouse and one inside it.  The one at the top will be for sleeping in and the other one will be for supplies (like food!). After that, we will organise some lights and put them in the tent.  Normally, for a tent, you have to put pegs in the ground.  Instead, we are going to tie ropes to the corner posts. The next thing we will get is a double sized blow up mattress.  Then Dom and I will put some blankets in it because it will be cold at night, especially since it is in the bush a little bit.  Next, we will need an air pump, because to pump up the mattress you will need air.  Dom has made a little mini-cooker so we are going to roast some marshmallows and cook some sausages.  The second-to-last thing will be a chilly bin for the water, and last but not least - my camera.  I’m super excited!  I can’t wait!!!

My cat Henry

I have a pet cat called Henry.  He is two years old and is ginger.  Henry loves to play, sleep and definitely loves eating. He weighs 3.2 kgs.  Henry is a funny cat because he doesn't like to get cuddled!  The only time he will let you pat him is when he is either sleepy or when you are feeding him.  Henry loves to lay in the sun on the gravel driveway.  He likes to spend time hanging out with the chickens.  Sometimes Henry lets me wrap him up in a blanket like a baby. We like calling him different names.
I wish we had two more cats.  I also wish cats could talk.  I wonder what Henry would say?

Why I love where I live

I love my house because it is right by the beach and we have an amazing garden.  What I love about the garden is that we have our own playground we can play in. It has swings, a trampoline, a skate ramp that my dad made, and a really fun slide. I love doing front flips on the tramp, and when it is wet my brother and I put soap on it so that it is slippery and it's like a water slide but on a trampoline.  Another thing that I love about my house it that we have two hammocks on the deck that are super comfortable. We also have an outside bath in the garden.  Down the back of our property we have a motorbike track that we can ride our dirtbikes on.  It has some jumps that are fun to go over.  We grow fruit and vegetables in our garden like guavas, blackberries, blueberries, lemons, ice cream beans, bananas, lettuce, radish, kale, lemon balm, kumara and many other delicious things.  My mum always tries to get me to help in the garden, but I only like to plant seeds in the vege garden.  Radishes are my favourite, as well as peas.  I like eating chives and spring onion tops straight from the garden.

The homemade go cart

During the lockdown my brother and my dad made a wooden push cart. It's a tandem cart which means that it has two seats - one for Dominic and one for me. To get going, you have to have someone to push you.  It is still fun even though it doesn’t have a motor. When you go down a hill it picks up speed.  My brother and I have tested it out on lots of different hills. I have had three crashes on it but I was ok. I just got a little bit scratched on my leg.  We also got towed around the orchard by the quad bike.  It was soooo bumpy that I just about fell out! I helped paint it.  We painted it with a pretty blue colour and we put a piece of wood on the front to make it look like a turbo.  It has flames painted on it. It’s heaps of fun!

My favourite pancake recipe.

You will need:

  1. Mixing bowl

  2. 10 tablespoons of flour

  3.  2 eggs

  4. 1 cup of milk

  5. Pinch of salt

  6. Frying pan

  7. Butter

  8. Spatula

The method:

First you will need to have a mixing bowl.  Put 10 tablespoons of flour into
your bowl.  After that, grab your two eggs and crack them into your mixture.
  Make sure you don’t get the shell in too! Add your milk and mix until there
are no lumps.  Next, you will want to add your baking powder and salt. 
After that, you will want to get your frying pan and turn on the element
so that the pan gets hot.  When it's hot, put a little bit of butter into your
pan and if it sizzles then you know you can start pouring your mixture in. 
Wait till you see bubbles appear and then flip them over so that they cook
on the other side.  When they are golden on both sides, they are done.
TA DA!  Enjoy eating them up!  

I love eating pancakes with maple syrup, yoghurt, nutella, cream, lemon juice,
cinnamon and brown sugar.  But not all those toppings at once! 

Just remember to do the dishes afterwards!!!

What a typical day at home looks like.

During the global pandemic, people have to stay home apart from
the essential workers. So today I am going to be writing about what
a typical looks like for me.

1. I wake up at around 6.40AM

2.  go to the bathroom, brush my teeth and wash my face.

3.get dressed.

4. have breakfast.

5. Watch a little bit of youtube.

6. Then sometimes have group chats on google hangouts.

7. Then I will start doing some school work.

8.sometimes I make a little snack and play on the push kart. 

9. Schoolwork.

10. Have lunch.

11. Play. 

12. Have an afternoon snack.

13. Play some more. 

14. Have dinner.

15. watch some tv.

16. Read a book for 15 minutes.

17. Take a shower, brush my teeth and comb my hair.

18. Then I will go to bed at around 9.00PM.