10 Things

10 things is a collation of list posts from Planning With Kids that are posted on Tuesdyas. Topics range from planning, parenting, Aussie Mummy Bloggers, education, guest posts and much more.

Ten Things I Have Learnt As A Stay-At-Home Dad

May 5, 2011

You may have guessed by the title that this is a guest post! If so you were right. The post comes from Clint who blogs at Reservoir Dad. And as the title would suggest he is a stay at home dad to three boys: It wasn’t a very difficult decision to make when we sat [...]

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Slowing Down With Better Time Management

April 5, 2011

Each month I bring together a collection of posts on a theme. This month’s theme is on time management. But not managing your time to cram more into your days, using time management to prioritise, re-align and slow down. After a pretty crazy six months, this is my aim for the rest of 2011. 1. [...]

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Melbourne School Holidays April 2011 – Kid’s Activities

March 29, 2011

****** Click here for September 2011 School Holidays. ****** For this school holiday round up, the wonderful Jo from Little Melbourne has collated an amazing range of activities for some special outings over the school holidays. Little Melbourne is THE guide to all the latest happenings in and around Melbourne for babies, toddlers and kids. [...]

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10 Winter Fashion And Beauty Essentials For Mums

March 15, 2011

I asked the gorgeous Nikki from Styling You a number of weeks ago if she would like to write a guest post for me on the essential fashion items for winter for mums. I have personally held off my pre-conference shopping until this post, to make sure I have more of a plan for what [...]

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Best Playgrounds In Melbourne For Older Kids

March 8, 2011

Melbourne Playgrounds is a free on-line guide to thousands of Melbourne activities, products and services for Kids! Activities cover playgrounds (more than 2130 reviewed with photos), Play Centres, Aquatic Centres, skate parks, BMX tracks, miniature trains, sport and much more. I came across Ian and Mira from Melbourne Playground via their fantastic facebook page. They [...]

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Change Of Season – Autumn

March 1, 2011

Summer this year in Melbourne was almost non existent, but compared to the weather based tragedies we had around the rest of Australia, I simply can’t complain. Instead I am going to look to get myself well organised for autumn! 1. Autumn Garden Tasks I am not an overly keen gardener, but after a recent [...]

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Retro 10 Things

February 22, 2011

Usually for the last Tuesday of the month I highlight 10 kids activities in Melbourne for the upcoming month. I love putting those posts together, but they do take a number of hours to do. As I continue the run home with the book and the conference, I decided to cut myself a little slack [...]

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10 Posts That Made Me Think About Motherhood, About Me and My Work

February 15, 2011

Image by piermario An eclectic collection of posts this month. All of them have given me things to think about and some have given me ideas for actions to take. 1. Work and Family Juggle In this post on the Wall Street Journal – Life as a Working Mom of Four, it is interesting to [...]

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Going Back To Work – 10 Frequently Asked Questions

February 8, 2011

Image by liquene Are you thinking of going back to work? I know many women who are now contemplating going back to work or are looking for some way to update their skills after many years being at home full time. One of the reasons I started blogging was to learn a new skill set, [...]

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Kids Activities for February 2011 In Melbourne

February 1, 2011

February is a big festival month here in Melbourne (although Melbourne does love a festival so there is always plenty of them out there!). Below you will find 10 kids activities for February including a number of festivals. There is a mix of age groups targeted for the activities – from tots to teenagers! 1. [...]

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Education and Literacy

January 25, 2011

Image source:allaboutgeorge As we are about to head back to school here in the southern hemisphere I thought I would share some of my most recent favourite education flavoured posts that I have read around the blogosphere! 1. Separation anxiety – tips for teachers This post comes from an Australian blog written by a couple [...]

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10 Things My Kids Do That Remind Me Of My Childhood

January 18, 2011

Hello! I am back from my online leave. We have been having a wonderful time. Doing lots of hanging out, playing games and some fun activities away from home here and there. The pace has been wonderfully slow and after such a busy end to 2010 I am loving it. Over the last couple of [...]