We own a little poststamp size piece of forest in the south of The Netherlands (where I’m from). We like to spend camping-style weekends there, simply being outdoors all day.

Five years ago I made Sara her first period box — and with it, I initiated a little tradition. So now that Ava has ‘come of age’, she too got her special present!

It’s custom for primary school children here in the Netherlands to hand out little classroom treats on their birthday.