April 2011

Easier…….for the moment!

April 28, 2011

Over a year ago I wrote a post that posed the question “Does It Really Get Harder?????“. I was wondering if, once the little kids grew up a bit, things would get easier for me. There were many excellent comments, some saying yes, some saying no, some saying it is just a different “hard” and [...]

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Kids Activities Melbourne – May 2011

April 26, 2011

The lovely Jo from Little Melbourne is guest posting again today, bringing us some of the best kids activities in Melbourne for the month of May. To help me out while the book is being launched, Jo will be collating the kids activities Melbourne round up posts for the next couple of months. And speaking [...]

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A Different Gift For Mother’s Day This Year

April 24, 2011

As the blog has grown, so too has the requests for me to promote products and campaigns. I reject way more than I take on, but every so often one will come along and I know I need to help spread the message. This was the case when Bec from Child’s i Foundation contacted me. [...]

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Preparing for the Evening Peak Hour (and win a copy of my book!)

April 23, 2011

Thank you to everyone who entered and for the wonderful, supportive comments left. The lucky winner was Nicole T! But don’t despair if you didn’t win. My very kind friends at Kleenex Mums have 25 copies to give away! So head over and enter there too. ****** As you may have noticed the Planning With [...]

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Memory card game – how to make your own

April 21, 2011

My daughter made these memory cards in a previous school holidays and our preschooler made a set of dog snap cards. They are very easy to make and the kids practice all sorts of skills along the way like: decison making – what theme for the cards and choosing the pictures to use maths (measuring) [...]

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Traveling With Kids Overseas

April 19, 2011

We had the most fabulous time in Hong Kong, but I will write in more detail about our trip at a later date. Beside the toddler, it was the first time overseas for the other four children. They really all traveled brilliantly and the nine hour flight was much better than I anticipated. Today I [...]

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What’s In The Planning With Kids Book and Book Launch Details

April 18, 2011

Thanks so much for the wonderful support of the Planning With Kids book. I have been thrilled at the response. If you have pre-ordered a copy, your book will be making its way to you this week! I have had a number of requests for more info on the content of the book. The book [...]

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How To Make An Easter Chocolate Nest

April 17, 2011

SPOILER ALERT – Family should look away now or you will see your Easter gift! ****** Now that is out of the way, I can show you how to make an Easter chocolate nest. They are super easy and a great activity to do with the kids. Perfect for school holidays. I used the same [...]

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Personal Motivation In Motherhood

April 15, 2011

Today’s post was inspired by this question from a reader: I would be very interested to know where you get the MOTIVATION to actually do what you write about. Being a mum of (only) one child, planning is not my challenge, but the ‘follow-thru’. Sometimes I just cannot be bothered, which often has consequences I [...]

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Huggies MumInspired Grant Program

April 14, 2011

Image by Jeff KubinaI When I first started blogging, I had been out of the paid workforce for seven years. Blogging seemed like a great way for me to learn some new skills, share my knowledge and dip my toe into the online world. I knew eventually I would want to return to the paid [...]

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Little Red Photography Session Give Away

April 13, 2011

Thank you for entering the Little Red Photography give away. The winner was Felicity Mazur! Felicity you will receive an email from me shortly. Don’t despair if you didn’t win though. The lovely Rebekah is offering a special package to readers of Planning With Kid as follows: $60 sitting fee which includes: One hour family [...]