Octonauts Characters for my daughters birthday invitations

My eldest daughter is due for another birthday and this year I started working on her invitations a tad early. We had the big party when she turned one and then since then we have a playdate at her favourite park with her friends instead of the big birthday celebration.

My daughter loves the Octonauts at the moment. We purchased Octonaut figures for her birthday cake and I decided to decorate her birthday playdate invites with her favourite characters.

I had a play around with Adobe Illustrator and made some cute vector images of her favourite oceanic team. As I built the characters my daughter sat by my side, providing a running commentary on what I should add/edit! She is the leading expert on the Octonauts in our home.

It was a fun activity and I thought I might add the .png files to my blog, just in case there are other mammas out there looking for images for similar activities!

Please note: Octonauts characters belong to Meomi Design Inc. These images are fan art only and not for sale.

(Octonaut team)

 

 

(Kwasii)

 

 

 

(Peso)

 

 

 

(Shellington)

 

 

 

(Turnip)

 

 

 

(Tweak)

 

 

 

(Captain Barnicles)

 

 

 

(Dashi)

 

 

 

(Professor Inkling)

 

 

My little banshee

Littlest Miss is nearly six months now and found her voice. Once a happy energetic baby she has suddenly transformed into a howling Banshee! She is so active but not able to move enough yet, so social so gets bored of independent play quickly and cheeky, she is so so so cheeky!

Better check the wonder week app again and see what fun developments she is up to. It's great for new ideas and games. A little insight into the challenges Littlest Miss is taking on. 

Australia Summer

Living in the outback is hot and sunny. Being born in Australia with fair skin means sunscreen is just a way of life. Having a baby in an Australian summer is difficult, protecting fair and sensitive skin from the elements is a challenge! 

My first baby girl tanned like her daddy, a dark summer sunset, I was shocked when I noticed our baby sunscreen wasn't protecting her like it should. Then as she became older we switched to a better coverage. My second daughter is a fair english rose, her dark lashes frame porcelain skin. 

Nearly six months of wraps, hats, shade, long clothing in the heat of summer, everything to protect her skin. Now the milestone is looming and we can finally get her skin used to stronger sun protection!