Maths Games

Luda has collected and created a host of games that teach and train mathematics, we test them on our own kids.

On Saturday we were invited by our friends in nearby Divnogorsk, to run a session of Maths games. 

It was a way to help parentss both inside and outside of the church.

The Church building in Divnogorsk

inside 

You can just about see the view of the surrounding mountains

First the kids played

Then we drank tea!

Our team of helpers!

Prepare your sledge in the summer

This russian phrase warns you to get ready for the winter whilst the short summer is still warming the land.

Now is the time for conserving berries (at least the ones you haven't eaten)!

Here is our take on how to make a delicious fruit drink (Kompot).

Fill a steralized conserving jar one fifth full of berries (these are local cherries and blackcurrants, but we have also used raspberries, goosberries and crab apples)

 Fill the jar (ours is 3 litres, but any size will do) to the brim with boiling water.

Leave it to sit for five minutes (or so), 

then pour off the juice into a saucepan, leaving the fruit in the jar. 

 Add a cup and a half of sugar to the liquid in the pan.

 We buy ours in 10 kilo (22lb) bags from the supermarket.

Disolve the sugar and bring the juice to a boil.

Pour the syrup back into the jar onto the fruit, filling to the brim.

Seal the jar with a sterile lid.

Flip the jar onto its lid and check for leaks.

Cover the jars on their lids with a blanket and leave until morning. 

The kompot will keep for more than a year at room temperature.

Dilute to taste before drinking!

Faces of Sasha

Alexander in Russia gets shortened to the "diminutive/affectionate" - Sasha!

Our Sasha is three years old and although he likes to pull faces for the camera,

he is more willing than the older kids to be photographed.