It is only a bit over two weeks until we have school holidays here in Victoria. It has been a very long term and I have to say that I am looking …
10 Online Learning Game For Junior Primary School
My second son is in grade 1 and these are a collection of on line games that he likes to play (and that I also approve of!). If you are looking for …
How To Create A Preschool Writing Box
Possum is in four year old kinder this year and has now become very interested in writing. She is writing her name everywhere possible (thankfully only on paper though) and trying to …
WW – Bk Bk Bk
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Planning Children’s Birthday Parties – Emergency Plan and Thank You Notes
This is Part 6, the final post in the Planning Children’s Birthday Series. Part 1 was a 10 Point Birthday Party Plan Check List. Part 2 focused on family strategy for birthday …
Planning Children’s Birthday Parties – Party Week and Party Day Timetables.
This is Part 5 in the Planning Children’s Birthday Series. Part 1 was a 10 Point Birthday Party Plan Check List. Part 2 focused on family strategy for birthday parties, party themes …
Planning Children’s Birthday Parties – Activities and Accessories.
Welcome to Part 4 in the Planning Children’s Birthday Series. Part 1 was a 10 Point Birthday Party Plan Check List. Part 2 focused on family strategy for birthday parties, party themes …
Children’s Timetable Term 2, 2008
Week one down of a long (twelve week) school term for the kids. This term there are changes with sporting activities, so I have revised the children’s timetable created at the start …
10 Children’s Birthday Presents with a Difference.
Continuing with the birthday themed posts so far this month, I have put together a list of birthday presents for children that are bit different from a traditional toy/book/game. They are some …
Planning for the End of Daylight Savings.
It is the time of the year, where we move to days that start to grow shorter and cooler. In Victoria (Australia) on Sunday 6th April (tomorrow morning) we move our clocks …
Toys R Us With a Dash of Green.
Last Christmas I tried to buy for my nephew a wooden garage, like the one in the photo. I looked in all sorts of toy stores and was unable to locate exactly …
Planning Children’s Birthday Parties – Strategy, Themes and Invitations.
When I first started organising children’s birthday parties, I would get a little overwhelmed and not know where to begin. It took me a couple of parties to work out, that I …
10 Point Children’s Birthday Party Plan
Two of my four children have birthdays within 10 days of each other in April. Little Rascal will turn 7 on the 20th and Babaganouski (my baby!) will turn 2 on the …
10 Great Children’s Audio Books For Long Car Trips
Planning for the Easter Holiday Car Trip post I detailed some of the activities that we pack for the children. We also make sure that we have a number of quality audio …