October 2008

Children’s Activities In Melbourne For November

October 31, 2008

There is so much going on in our lovely city at the moment, that I thought I would collate a list of my highlights of children’s activities in Melbourne, for the month of November. We have a couple of these events booked already, which I am looking forward to and will post some photos once [...]

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Christmas Planning – Homemade Christmas Gift Tags

October 30, 2008

It is now 8 weeks until Christmas. According to my Christmas Preparation Plan this week I was going to be working on updating my Christmas Card list. The great thing about having the Christmas Plan is that I am aware of what activities I need to do and roughly in what order. This knowledge helps [...]

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10 Family Meals That The Children Will Love

October 28, 2008

I have a lot of discussions with other parents on the topic of meal time and about getting smaller children to eat a healthy meal. There are a number of things that we do as a family to make meal time more enjoyable, but I think the most important from that list is having the [...]

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Supporting Quality Blogs

October 25, 2008

The ever resourceful Problogger tweeted about this project going on in the blogosphere earlier today. It is being run at Chuck Westbrook’s Blog and is aimed at solving the problem of Blogs With Great Content and No Readers. In brief participants like myself will: 1. Join the group for the project. 2. Read a good, [...]

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Christmas Planning – Homemade Bath Salts

October 23, 2008

This post is part of my series on handmade Christmas Gifts. Instructions for the other items can be found here: Handmade Fabric Covered Notebooks Handmade Fabric Necklaces Homemade Works Of Art The countdown continues – 9 weeks until Christmas. My countdown is naturally of a planning nature and I am working through a Christmas Preparation [...]

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Children’s Pets

October 22, 2008

We have a beautiful border collie dog named Millie. Millie is now a much quieter dog than she used to be as she has passed her 13th year. She has always been brilliant with the children and other than her slight tendency to bark at things in the sky, she is also a very well [...]

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10 Tips For A Successful Toddler Bedtime

October 21, 2008

Image by london mummy Although the title states that the tips are for toddlers, they can really be applied to children of all ages. All families are different and I think the most important thing you can do is find a routine that works for you and your family, so the end of the day [...]

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Bullying – Who Is Likely To Be A Victim?

October 17, 2008

Time Magazine recently published Schoolyard Bullying: Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable? You often read about children who suffer more than one episode of bullying and I have wondered if there is any characteristics that make some children more prone to becoming the victims of bullying. The article from Time was based on research conducted in [...]

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Review Christmas Budget (10 Weeks To Go!)

October 16, 2008

1. Gingerbread House, 2. Untitled, 3. | Feliz Navidad / Merry Christmas |, 4. merry flickrmas!, 5. Red Christmas 2006 – 236F, 6. fabric ball ornaments, 7. Untitled, 8. They are back !, 9. Button Christmas wreath This is my first in a countdown series to Christmas. I have a complete Christmas Preparation Plan that [...]

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Children’s Timetable Term 4, 2008

October 15, 2008

Regular readers of Planning With Kids will be familiar with this post. Each term I create a timetable for the children to assist them in being responsible for managing their own tasks. I photocopy the Children’s Timetable onto A3 sized paper and place it on the wall where it is easy for all children to [...]