September 2010

10 Things to do in Melbourne with Under 5’s

September 28, 2010

Today’s guest post is compiled by Julia Dixon from Things to do with Under Fives. Julia is a local mum who started this blog as a way of helping other mums with ideas for under-fives, whether they be new to Melbourne, new to motherhood or just looking for something new to do. 1. A Day [...]

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Perfectly Imperfect – Some Weeks I Drop The Balls

September 26, 2010

This is the second year that Kate at Picklebums has had her Perfectly Imperfect Celebration. Last year I showed you my windows complete with the thousands of fingers marks. This year it is more about me and how I sometimes want to do everything, but don’t succeed. Most of the time I can keep juggling [...]

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LEGO Creationary Game – Review and Give Away

September 23, 2010

This give away is now closed. Thank you to all who entered. The winner is missdv! Check your inbox from an email from me. *** We are big LEGO fans here at Planning With Kids, so we were pretty excited to take the new LEGO Creationary Game through its paces. This game along with another [...]

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10 things to take in your baby bag when eating out with little ones…

September 21, 2010

This special guest blog post was written by self-confessed foodie, avid cafe goer, Mamma to two little girls under two, and creator of kid-friendly cafe review website www.littleeats.com.au – where it’s all about cafe culture for Melbourne’s little ones. Here Jemma shares 10 things to take when you are eating out with kids 1.Entertainment Toys [...]

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Teaching Number Recognition To Preschoolers (So they don’t know you are doing it!)

September 19, 2010

Welcome to the September Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “Maths”, which isn’t just about counting! Our bloggers have written about games, materials, memory, shapes, graphs and more. Check out the links at [...]

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Blogging News

September 19, 2010

I have been working with an amazing group of ladies – Brenda, Veronica, Tina and Karen, over the last couple of months to help organise the Aussie Bloggers Conference. Today the Aussie Bloggers Conference goes live and early bird tickets are now on sale. This amazing event is going to held in Sydney on March [...]

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Movie Review: Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue

September 17, 2010

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. When I sat down to watch Disney’s Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue with my 6 and 4 year olds, I was a little bit wary of what I might have to endure. Fairies, rescues, there was a chance it could all be very formulaic. But I was pleasantly [...]

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Composite Classes

September 16, 2010

This is the first in a series of posts that I will be writing on Preparing For School. Now when I say preparing for school, I want to point out that I really believe that each year in a child’s life is unique and deserves to be celebrated and experienced for what it is. Kinder [...]

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How To Manage Curly Hair

September 16, 2010

This post is part of a series where I answer questions from my readers. If you have a question that you would like me to answer, please feel free to leave it in the comments below. Other posts answering reader questions can be found by clicking here: Reader Questions. Cath asked a couple of questions [...]

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Staycation Ideas For Kids

September 14, 2010

This Friday sees the end of term three for those of us in Victoria. We have had more illness with the kids this term than we had all of last year. This school holidays we are not going away anywhere. We have a few activities lined up outside of the home, but intend on spending [...]

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