August 2009

Last Few Hours For Competition and An Interview

August 28, 2009

Just a quick note to remind you that the fantastic Mt Baw Baw Accommodation Competition ends midday today (AEST). Check out the post for further details and put yourself in with a great chance of winning a wonderful time in the snow for your family. Secondly the lovely Michelle has an interview up with me [...]

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Ideas For Celebrating Book Week

August 27, 2009

You can find more ideas for celebrating book week on my current post for 2011 here – Book Week Activities 2011 – Ideas for CBCA Shortlisted Book. The Children’s Book Council of Australia has a page dedicated on its website for ideas on how to celebrate Book Week. These are ideas submitted from schools all [...]

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10 Children’s Activities For September In Melbourne

August 25, 2009

How exciting that spring is near!!!! I always find August dreary in Melbourne and start to pine for sunshine. So with a sense of optimism of sunshiny days to come, I have focused on active / outdoor type activities for my September list of children’s activities. Also note that I haven’t included any school holiday [...]

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Need A Break???

August 23, 2009

In need of a break to recharge your batteries? Then enter my Mt Baw Baw Accomodation Give Away. It is for Victorian (Aust) Residents Only though, so sorry if you need a break and don’t live in Victoria. You could win yourself accommodation for one night on the mountain at the newly renovated Altitude Apartment. [...]

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2009 Children’s Book Council of Australia Winners

August 22, 2009

The Children’s Book Council Of Australia’s (CBCA) Book Week starts today and runs until 28th August. The winners of this years CBCA judges awards have been announced as part of the celebrations and are as follows: Older Readers Book of the Year 2009 NOTE: These books may be for mature readers WINNER: Tales from Outer [...]

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Fabric Covered Stationery

August 20, 2009

This is the second hand made item that we have produced for our Christmas Gifts this year. The first was the Children’s Fancy Dress Tiaras. I picked up this idea from the completely clever Jessica Jones at How About Orange. My friend Cath and I got together to give it a whirl the other night. [...]

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You Can Tell Little Ones Live At My House

August 19, 2009

Do you know how hard it is to actually photograph finger marks on the windows??? Well this is my attempt to do so and of the finger marks on the paint work around the door. Even though every time I walk past the door and shudder at the mess, I also love it because it [...]

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10 Great Australian Blogs

August 18, 2009

I have recently updated my blogroll. For those of you not familiar with that term it is the list of blogs that I frequent and is listed on the right hand side bar of this website. I thought I would share with you some of my recent finds. They are all Australian and are definitely [...]

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Gippsland Accomodation (Mt Baw Baw) Competition

August 14, 2009

I am so completely excited to be running this competition!!! It is such a fabulous prize – wish I could enter and head to Mt Baw Baw again. We had such a great time at Mt Baw Baw and it is a fantastic snow experience for families. Thanks to Destination Gippsland and Nuffnang I am [...]