March 2010

Book Review – Sew Darn Cute By Jenny Ryan

March 31, 2010

Sew Darn Cute is an inspirational craft handbook from Jenny Ryan. The book contains 30 projects to sew and embellish, each of which is beautifully photographed and has step-by-step instructions to follow. I love the philosophy behind the book, which Jenny states in her introduction: “There is no right or wrong way to approach sewing. [...]

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10 Activities To Do At Home With The Kids

March 30, 2010

It is school holidays in Victoria. I was incredibly happy to see them arrive. Term 1 went ridiculously quick and was much busier than I would have liked it. I will certainly be trying for a calmer Term 2. I posted a couple of weeks ago about kids activities in Melbourne that you can take [...]

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Children’s Comedy Show Review – RODNEY. MISSING.

March 27, 2010

Today we headed into the city to Melbourne Town Hall to see RODNEY. MISSING.. RODNEY. MISSING. is performed by Cave Mann Productions and is part of the amazing array of gigs that are playing in Melbourne as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The whole family came along, including the 14 month old and [...]

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Parenting Book Winner and Articles From Kathy Walker

March 26, 2010

There was a fantastic response to my review of Kathy Walker’s latest book Parenting: A practical guide to raising preschool and primary-school children. Kathy is certainly a respected and popular education and parenting expert. The winner drawn randomly was number 22 – ickle kids! To those of you who didn’t win, thank you for entering [...]

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What To Do If You Can’t Afford To Buy Organic?

March 23, 2010

1. Produce Stand, 2. Watermelon is love, 3. PAPAYA, 4. Star Fruit One of my current favourite parenting podcasts is Parenting Unplugged. They were once a weekly podcast but it is now daily (week days), and I particularly enjoy their Tuesday shows when they have an expert on line to interview. Recently they had an [...]

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Book Review – Parenting By Kathy Walker (And Give Away!)

March 19, 2010

The give away has now closed. Thank you for visiting Planning With Kids. If you have been reading my blog for a little while, you will know that I am a massive fan of Kathy Walker and reference her frequently in my writing. So I have been eagerly awaiting her latest book Parenting: A practical [...]

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Blanks Levels Of Questioning – Stimulating Children’s Language Development

March 18, 2010

At the end of February I wrote about a great booklet called Early Learners Games And Activities. This booklet not only gives you ideas of activities to do with young children but also “What you can say?” prompts. Julie from Works For Me Homemaking left a very insightful comment about “Blanks levels of questioning” and [...]

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10 Children’s Activities For March / April School Holidays In Melbourne

March 16, 2010

1. Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Children’s Shows The Melbourne International Comedy Festival runs from 24th March to 18th April. There are a number of family shows during the school holidays including: RODNEY. MISSING. John Johnson and Rodney the Elephant are an incredible duo. Together they travel the world, delighting audiences with their colourful stage [...]

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Keeping Family Harmony

March 11, 2010

Today I had the absolute pleasure to present a talk on Keeping Family Harmony at a local MOPS group. It was the first time for me to see a MOPS gathering in action and I was impressed with the warmth of the group, the smooth running of the morning and what a wonderful opportunity that [...]