4 Things I Want My Kids to Learn in 2014
I love thinking about the new year and all the new possibilities. I know new year’s resolutions are a bit blahhh BUT I do like to take any opportunity I can to reflect on what has been and what is to come. I think a lot about my kids and what I am doing to […]
Games to Play with Kids on Road Trips
Long road trips can be trying on both children and their parents. Children can become very restless and may start acting out as a result. This can become such a problem for the parents, especially while driving, it can also become unsafe. So what is a parent to do? Why not play games with your […]
How Walking Helped My Family Enjoy Life in the Slow Lane
Motherhood can make you nostalgic. For life in the slow lane. For simplicity. For music, for games…and for how you got around. ME – I was a walk-to-school, walk-to-the-park, walk-to-the-shops and walk-to-the-neighbours-with-a-bag-of-lemons kind of kid. MY kids…well let’s just say they are a chauffeur driven lot. A mix of a busy life-style and semi-rural location […]
Christmas Ideas for a 6 to 7 Year Old Girl
So, Christmas is coming and your little girl has been telling you the 1001 things she wants for Christmas but you are stumped as to what to get her . There are plenty of options as to what to do for your growing girl. Music. No matter the age of any little girl they are […]
Homemade Wholefood LCM Recipe
I have been experimenting with trying to make tasty treats that both my children will eat that have some good quality healthy food in them. I experimented with this homemade LCM recipe and it was a hit with the kids and both me and hubby!! The other thing that I totally LOVED about this recipe […]
18 Awesome Christmas Present Ideas for Teachers
Oh yes, it’s that time of the year again. The holidays are around the corner and that means presents. It might be easy to shop for your husband, your brother-in-law, and even your boss. What if you want to show the teacher in your kid’s life how much you appreciate them? After all, they are […]
Fairy Dust Recipe
Last Christmas my daughter was living and breathing Rainbow Magic. On Christmas day she woke to a small jar of fairy dust and a letter from her beloved Rachael and Kirsty. There were so many gifts exchanged on the day, but nothing was near as exciting as the little jar of fairy dust and her special […]
WilderQuest – Free Holiday Fun
I have been lucky enough to be able to have a play over the past week with this fab online educational game for kids called WilderQuest. WilderQuest is a Nature Discovery initiative by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and it is awesome. Your kids get to sign up as themselves and make their own […]
The Benefits of Team Sport
Team sports are a fun and popular way for your child to develop a number of important life skills. It is also a wonderful way for them to make friends as they share a common interest. Children who play a team sport will be more sociable and are not as likely to feel isolated. It […]
Kids in the Kitchen
Do your kids love getting into the kitchen? Mine do. Unfortunately, I am not one of those admirable patient Mum’s who engage in long intricate craft activities and baking projects. I much prefer the as-little-mess-in-as-little-time approach. If your kids are anything like mine the novelty wears off fairly quickly and I am left spooning in […]