June 2011

Tips For Coping With Temporary Changes In Family Life

June 29, 2011

Today’s guest post comes from Deb who blogs at Science@Home and also her new blog Educating Deborah. Deb is usually an an ex-(paid)science teacher and SAHM to two girls. I love reading Deb’s blog because as someone who thinks she doesn’t know much about science, Deb explains it in ways that even I can easily [...]

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Hong Kong With Kids

June 27, 2011

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang and Hong Kong Disneyland. After our wonderful stay at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, we headed to Kowloon to see some more of Hong Kong. Forever grateful to Shea at Little Steps Hong Kong for recommending Langham Place Hotel. Not only was it a great location in relation to [...]

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Easy Chocolate Slice Recipe

June 26, 2011

I based this recipe on one I found on the very lovely blog Life In The Country. I have just completed a Blog Boost on this blog and while spending time looking at the blog, I was drawn very quickly to “A Farmer’s Wife’s” recipes. As you may expect there is very much a country [...]

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Food Colouring Survey

June 24, 2011

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. As you may have noticed from reading this blog, I like to read up info to help me parent my kids. Info on education, info child development, info on parenting techniques and the like. But one area where I do have a deficiency in knowledge is all those numbers [...]

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10 Things Being a Mother taught me about Myself and Life

June 22, 2011

Today’s post os a guest post from Caz Makepeace of Mojito Mother. When Caz is not sipping mojitos around the world with her husband and daughter, she is writing about her life as a laid back and fun Mojito Mother and doing her best to put the mojo back into a mother’s life. Join her [...]

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Kids Rooms – Tips On Keeping Them Tidy

June 22, 2011

Our five kids share two bedrooms. I like that they share. I like that as they go bed at night they have each other for company. I like how they have to learn to “negotiate” and compromise over space, activities and tidying up the room. Currently in one room we have the 7, 5 and [...]

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Hong Kong Disneyland 5th Anniversary Celebration

June 20, 2011

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang and Hong Kong Disneyland. Hong Kong Disneyland was a huge surprise to me. A surprise in I didn’t think I personally would enjoy it as much as I did. I knew the kids would love it, but not being really a theme park type of girl, I thought I [...]

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Beef Goulash and Dumplings – Slow Cooker Recipe

June 19, 2011

As I served up a helping of Beef Goulash and Dumplings to my 12 year old for dinner, he looked at the cook book and said it “even looks like the picture!” This dish is the only one that has a photo in the fantastic recipe book by Sally Wise – Slow Cooker as it [...]

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Red Nose Day 2011

June 18, 2011

I am old enough to remember the very first Red Nose Day all the way back in 1988. How fantastic is it that this event has been going for over 20 years now? Red Nose Day 2011 has lead up activities throughout June, with the official Red Nose Day Friday, 24 June 2011. Every day [...]

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Kids and Art

June 17, 2011

Visiting on the blog today is the very talented Christie from Childhood 101 and I am asking her a few questions about Kids and Art. Something Christie knows a lot about with the recent release of her e-book Art Not Craft. Christie’s blog in such a source of inspiration for all things play and early [...]

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Dymocks Southland Saturday June 25th @ 12pm

June 16, 2011

If you live in Melbourne, and you are free on Saturday June 25th @ 12pm you might like to come to Dymocks Southland. I will be there and doing a short talk about my top 5 tips for turning chaos into calm. There will then be time for questions, chatting and signing of books. As [...]

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School Holidays Activities Melbourne – July 2011

June 14, 2011

The lovely Jo from Little Melbourne is guest posting again today, bringing us some of the best kids activities in Melbourne for the July School Holidays. If you live in Melbourne and haven’t already “liked” Little Melbourne’s facebook page, make sure you do. It is updated regularly with loads of fun activities to do with [...]