July 2009

Handmade Christmas Cards and Christmas Tags

July 30, 2009

NB. You can order sets of these cards from me (Australian Residents Only). For details on how to place an order, please click to the end of this post. We have now sold out of all cards. Thanks very much for supporting this fundraiser! I am not the craftiest of people, so it is quite [...]

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10 Children’s Activities For August In Melbourne

July 28, 2009

The last month of winter – hooray! I do prefer the warmer weather and all the outside activities that it brings with it. So here are some activities to do with the kids in August in Melbourne. 1. Children’s Book Week Each year, many schools and public libraries from all over Australia spend a week [...]

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Introducing Solids To Baby

July 27, 2009

This week our beautiful boy turned 6 months. Up until now he has been exclusively breastfed, but this week we will begin introducing solids to our baby. Each time that we reach this stage of our children’s lives, I always refer back to a great list that I received from my Maternal and Child Health [...]

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A Few Things!

July 24, 2009

A few things to wrap up and update on from the world of Planning With Kids! Children’s Dress Up Tiara Tutorial Cath has put up a groovy little tutorial here, if you are interested in seeing how to make these. Handmade Help Recipe Book The Handmade Help project arose out of the devasating fires that [...]

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Magic 100 Words Or Sight Word Lists

July 23, 2009

This post has proven to be one of the most popular on the blog. Thinking about this and reflecting on my own experience with my first child and sight words, I have created a downloadable pack of Sight Word Activities and Games. The pack includes a comprehensive list of 125 words, broken down into 10 [...]

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10 Tips For Coping With A Larger Family

July 21, 2009

Image by Pink Sherbert Photography A lovely friend of mine Carolyn suggested to me recently that tips and strategies on coping with a larger family would be great fodder for a post. So I thought I would give it a go. Having a family with five children 10 and under can be busy and hard [...]

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Beginner Phonic Activities

July 16, 2009

Possum started her first year of school this year, known as prep in Victoria. I always find it amazing just how much they learn in their first year of school. The school that she attends uses a combination of phonics and whole of language approach to literacy. If you are not familiar with these terms [...]

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10 Things To Cherish About Having A Young Family

July 14, 2009

Towards the end of June, just before school holidays started, I had one of those very tough weeks that comes with the territory of life with a young family. Some of the highlights of that week included: having my blog hacked which diverted readers from Google to a porn site (sorry if that happened to [...]

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New Rules For Child Restraints In Victoria

July 10, 2009

Image by spinadelic I came across an add in the newspaper the other week end advising that there is to new rules for child restraints and booster seats in Victoria. A quick check of the VicRoads website shows that the new rules are to be introduced on Nov 9 2009. The quote below comes directly [...]