Time to take a look at what I achieved in January and what I would like to accomplish in February: Key Tasks for January Given that we are a third of the …
10 Top Posts For January
Throughout January my Google Reader would sit on over 1000+ items for days at a time. But the beauty of using a reader to manage my blog subscriptions, is that when I …
Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables For February
February is here and I always like to check to see what fruit and vegetables are in season for the month: The following fruits and vegetables listed below are at their best …
Menu Planner – New Recipes
My goal is to regularly add new recipes to the menu planner and I am very happy to add recipes of others. It is always great to try out new things, especially …
Making It Easier – School Lunch Box Process
A lovely reader of the blog wrote to me earlier this month with a couple of starting school questions. I had already scheduled posts on a number of topics that were discussed, …
10 Children’s Activities In Melbourne For February
We managed to get to a number of the children’s activities that I listed for January which were a lot of fun. With school heading back in February, we won’t be doing …
Baby No. 5
You may not have noticed my absence for the last few days, due to the magic of scheduled posts, but last Thursday, 22nd January our beautiful son arrived at 9.11am. Complete with …
Menu Plan Monday – Free Menu Planner
The Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner has been launched for a few weeks now. Thanks to all those who have signed up and using the menu planner. A special thanks to …
First Day Of School – Getting Ready
Our daughter is starting school this year. In Victoria (Australia) their first year of school is referred to as their preparatory year or prep for short. We have taken care of all …
Back To School Checklist
As the summer holidays creep towards their end, it is time to go through the check list to make sure that all is order for a smooth start for the back to …
A Family Menu Planning Process
One of my key tasks for January was to complete the family menu plans for the next couple of months. The obvious reason for this is the impending arrival of our fifth …
Summer By The Sea – Fishy Business
Now in its thirteenth year, Summer by the Sea is Coast Action/Coastcare’s annual coastal activity program. According to the Coasts and Marines website: This year’s theme is ‘Life On The Edge’. Our …
Planning Family Goals For The New Year
Towards the end of 2008 my monthly reviews stopped as the busyness of Christmas and end of school year caught up with me. I will aim (my first goal!!) to be more …
10 Reasons Why You Should Menu Plan
Menu planning is one of the first routines I recommend to parents who are wanting to start becoming more organised at home. Here are 10 reasons why you should menu plan if …
Launching Free Menu Planner!
I am posting my menu plan for next week early as I am very excited to also launch: The Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner Hopefully if you read my blog and …
Fairy Fanfare – Fitzroy Gardens
EDIT: Fairy Fanfare is on again in 2010. It is a free performance filled with acrobatics and fabulous fairy antics for both boys and girls and is held in the beautiful Fitzroy …
Tips For Packing Your Hospital Pregnancy Bag
Image by jsc. (My bags are not so pretty pink!) According to all the books, I really should have done my hospital pregnancy bag well before this date, but I had been …
10 Popular Posts On Planning With Kids
It is that time where we look back over the year and reflect on what has been achieved. This has been my first year of blogging. Officially my first anniversary was January …