June 2009

10 School Holiday Activities To Do At Home

June 30, 2009

Last week I posted on 10 Children’s Activities For June/July School Holidays. There is always such an amazing amount of wonderful activities on offer in Melbourne. With that said however, I am mindful that during the school holidays, my kids need to rest. In particular my little girl who is in her first year of [...]

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Children’s Party Food – Lunch Boxes

June 26, 2009

Parties With Kids is your complete guide to planning your kids party. More info found here, or click to buy! Parties with kids includes: 38 paged ideas & planning e-book 20 paged recipes booklet 3 party plans to spread the work load 3 party menu plans with shopping lists and much more! A couple of [...]

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Coping With A Baby That Cat Naps

June 25, 2009

Image by Crimfants My History With The Cat Napping Baby With the exception of our first son, once our babies reached four months old, their sleeping during the day turned into cat napping. By cat napping, I mean that they sleep for somewhere between 30 – 45 minutes then wake up. Those of you who [...]

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John Brack Exhibition

June 24, 2009

On the long week end in June I took the children to see the John Brack Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (Ian Potter Centre). Access to the NGV is free but the Brack’s exhibition itself does have an admission fee. (Adult: $15, Concession: $12, Children: $7.50 (Ages 5–15), Family: $42, NGV Member Adult: [...]

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10 Children’s Activities For June/July School Holidays In Melbourne

June 23, 2009

EDIT: The post below lists activities from 2009. Here is the post for these school holidays – School Holidays Activities Melbourne – July 2011 Friday is the last day of Term 2 for Victorians. I for one am looking forward to the holidays. We are staying in Melbourne for the holidays, catching up with friends, [...]

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Kids Party Food – Jelly Shots

June 21, 2009

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Increasing Independence In Children – Taking The Train To The City

June 18, 2009

This post is part of a series of activities that can help increase your child’s independence. This activity was for my child who is 10 years old, as was the below post: Cooking Dinner Other activities which are aimed at younger children (aged 2 – 6) can be found below: Juicing oranges Cutting Food Grating [...]

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10 Questions With The Kids

June 16, 2009

I saw these questions on the blog Harmzie’s Way a little while a go. The idea is to ask a series of questions about yourself to the kids. The original by Harmzie has 22 questions. I did ask my kids the 22, but to fit in with my theme I opted for 10 questions and [...]

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