Back in February I reorganised Possum’s drawers and wardrobes. Possum has independently dressed herself since she was two and has an eclectic sense of style! For an example of this, see the …
WW – I Like It And I Don’t Care What You Think
Background: WW stands for Wordless Wednesday and is where you post without words and simply use a photo. I realise that I am using words here, but thought as this was my …
10 Tips To Get Children Involved In Housework
My children have their set jobs which they are responsible for on a daily basis. To help them remember them, we break it down to certain times across the day: Kids Chores …
Menu Plan Monday – Cooking In Bulk
Cooking in bulk so I can freeze portions for later, is something that I always talk about doing, but in reality don’t do very often. But from looking at our calendar, I …
Planning For Life Learning
Before I had kids, I didn’t have that many views on what I would be like as a parent. One of the few things that I did have a view on was …
Planning Our Trips To The Library
In Victoria (and many other states in Australia) the Premier of our State holds a Reading Challenge each year. The aim of the challenge is “to promote a love of reading. It …
Winner Of ickle kids Activity Pack Is……
Thank you to everyone who entered the ickle kids Activity Pack Give Away. I used a random number generator to select the winner and the winner was mamasutra, who chose the Ultimate …
10 Online Learning Games For Preschoolers
As I set out in my post about TV we limit the time our children have watching TV and we also deal with time on the computer in the same way. I …
Menu Plan Monday – The Favourites
Don’t forget the ickle kids activity pack giveaway ends on Wednesday 21st May at 9am Australian EST if you haven’t entered yet! We have a pretty basic menu plan this week. The …
Do You Iron?
We do iron our clothes in our house. I am lucky that my husband will iron and is quite good at it. I do though have friends who don’t iron any clothes …
Am I Over Parenting?
If you have read even a little bit on this blog, you would would most likely know these two facts about me: I love my children and I take my parenting seriously. …
Tear Down The Great Fire Wall Of China
This post is my contribution to Bloggers Unite For Human Rights. As an Australian I can openly express my political views on this blog, on a chat room or in an email …
10 Essential Items For The Family Car Trip
We have made a few trips to my home town of Mildura recently and I have collated a little check list of the essential items that we must have for the long …
Menu Plan Monday And ickle kids Activity Pack Give Away
I have a fantastic give away to announce today. I am going to give away one ickle kids activity pack to a reader up to the value of $45. A great friend …
What Is Mum’s Work Worth?
Firstly Happy Mother’s Day! I have had a wonderful morning so far and hope you have too. This year my birthday actually falls on Mother’s Day so I have been doubly spoilt. …
Free E-book – Planning With Kids Top 100 Tips, Volume 1
EDIT: The Free E-Book is no longer available from this page. If you would like to receive a copy of Planning With Kids Top 100 Tips, simple subscribe to the blog via …
Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables for May
It is the start of a new month, so time to receive some inspiration for meals by which vegetables and fruit are in season. The following fruits and vegetables listed below are …
A Newbie’s Lessons From Upgrading to WordPress 2.5.1
For some, the upgrade to WordPress 2.5.1 has gone very smoothly, but unfortunately for me it did not go as well as planned. This was due in large part to my inexperience …