December 2010

Happy New Year and “Hope” is the thing with feathers

December 31, 2010

Image by suneko Just a quick note to wish the lovely readers of Planning With Kids a very happy and safe new year. As of the 1st of Jan, I am taking a couple of weeks off line. Posts and associated tweets have been scheduled for this period, but I won’t be able to respond [...]

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Bored Kids

December 30, 2010

Image Source: left-hand This post is an update from one of my very first posts, back in Jan 2008. ***** At some point over the school holidays I will have bored kids telling me that “I don’t know what to do”. And you know what? That is completely fine with me. I have learnt it [...]

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Setting SMART Goals

December 27, 2010

Image Source Last year was the first time that I actually wrote down my goals for the forthcoming year. Previously I knew in my head what I wanted to achieve, but that was about it. It was a positive step forward to write them down but when it came time to reviewthem through out the [...]

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Review Sony Bloggie and Melbourne Aquarium

December 24, 2010

At the start of the month, the kids and I headed into the city to go visit the Melbourne Aquarium, taking with us for its first test run out of the house the Sony Bloggie Touch. It was also my first time at the Aquarium. Check out some of the lovely footage we took: Tips [...]

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Review: 10 Family Goals For 2010

December 23, 2010

This time last year I set 10 goals that I wanted to achieve for 2010. 2010 has been a very mixed year for me. I have had some amazing things happen for which I am truly grateful. In other ways 2010 has been a tough year, so I am very much looking forward to the [...]

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Top Ten Cafes For Summer In Melbourne

December 21, 2010

Many thanks to Jolie from the fabulous site Hey Bambini for putting together this list of kid friendly cafes for summer. Now if Melbourne weather could just prove to us that it is actually summer, I would be very happy! Hey Bambini is a fantastic site for parents that helps you find unique places that [...]

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Christmas In Melbourne

December 18, 2010

This is the last of my posts for my Christmas Preparation Plan 2010. ***** I was going to be talking about menu plans this week, but inspired by a lovely email from a reader Cath, I decided to post about celebrating Christmas in Melbourne. Each year I take the kids into the city to visit [...]

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School Holiday Activities Melbourne December & January (2010/11)

December 14, 2010

This list of fabulous kids’ activities is for December 2010 and January 2011. I usually only preview 10 activities, but as it covers two months I have included more than that – there is just too much low cost or free fun to be had in Melbourne this summer! Spirit of the Square Fed Square [...]

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Preparing The House For Going On Holidays

December 12, 2010

This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. This week’s task was starting to get the house organised for going away. ***** I have posted about this a couple of years ago – the checklist I have to work through before we go away on holidays, but given the time of year it seemed [...]

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Helping Children With Autism Get Ready To Start School

December 10, 2010

This brilliant guest post is from Marita who blogs at Stuff With Thing and has two daughters who have been diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. Marita is an inspirational mum, who’s positive attitude to life and love of her kids impresses me every time I read her blog. If you haven’t read her blog before [...]

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10 Different Ways To Find Your Perfect Babysitter!

December 7, 2010

Today’s post is by Rebecca Ackermann founder of Speed Babysitting. Founded in late 2008 in Melbourne, Speed Babysitting was born from Rebecca’s own time consuming experience in looking for a job as a babysitter. She thought there must be a better way and when talking to a friend, who had just attended a Speed Dating [...]