If you grew up in New Zealand like me, the Slip Slop Slap message became as much a part of summer as jandals and Coppertone. So much so that we all pretty much tuned it out. I was born in the late seventies to hardworking …
I introduced New Zealand made, Royal Nectar skin care in my Cruise Essentials post a couple of weeks ago and I’m still loving it. The combination of bee venom and Manuka Honey is perfection and these three products deliver amazing results! My skin has been particularly …
This is the book every parent would love to write for their little ones.
It’s sweet, absolutely brimming with positivity and gratitude, it’s rhyming rhythm rolls easily off the tongue and the illustrations are perfectly whimsical whilst also chocka full of so much detail it’s easy to get lost discussing the pictures instead of reading!
There’s a cracking twist with a fearsome beast and friends who work together to keep each other safe.
Big Book of Love is actually the BEST bedtime story ever. It checks all the boxes and Dave and I love reading it just as much as Nix loves to listen to it.
9/10
RRP $19.99 available from Whitcoulls and other book sellers
When one day of the week is just soooooo bad it’s best to just pretend it never happened. Eventually though, enough days will pass and you’ll be able to look back and recall all of the stabby details without wanting to smash a hole in the …
I took a LOT of new products with me to trial on our cruise last month and have been putting them through their paces ever since. I was looking for time-savers, space-savers, multi-taskers or just downright awesomeness and I’ve whittled my holiday grab bag down to …
3pm comes everyday, like clockwork (groundhog day). The figurative ‘end’ of a stay-at-home parents day and the start of the evening shift. That’s how I’ve always thought about it anyway.
If I’ve not had enough sleep (every night!), not been for a run (oops!), not eaten well (Nixon’s crusts don’t count as lunch??) then the afternoons are prone to drag and become a battle of wits. Me vs the boys vs homework, chores, dinner and bedtime.
This indian summer has seen me replacing my afternoon coffee with an icy cold Soda Stream and a tiny dash of guarana powder. Before changing pm teams I needed to find out exactly what the hell guarana was and what it could do for me < there has to be something in it for me of course!
Sounds good. Now how to use it?
The little bottle I have states 500mg as the recommended serving size which equates to roughly 1/10th of a teaspoon. I’ve been making my fave SodaStream Waters flavours, adding 1 serving of guarana, ice and taking a moment to gather myself; read: sit down for the first time all day, give Nix the iPad – don’t even, puhlease – maybe breathe a couple of times and perhaps read something that hasn’t originated on social media.
Imagine that!
Ok I’m done being sarcastic because we all know I don’t really do any of those things (especially not the latter!). I make my bubbly drink, put my go-go powder in it, which thankfully is entirely natural and not a Class A drug, knock it back and get on with the vacuuming. You know it’s true.
I kicked my daily energy-drink-in-a-can habit almost 12 months ago as I was concerned about what was in my fave can of pep. But I have missed it! Totally happy to have found an alternative that has simplified that extensive list of ingredients, but also prompted me to do a wee bit of research and as a result set my mind at ease regarding what exactly guarana is.
The first Auckland City Limits Festival has been and gone and dealt an undisputed smackdown to the New Zealand festival scene. Organiser Campbell Smith successfully pulled off an event that was everything Big Day Out could only dream about. The Western Springs location was central and easily …
Auckland Mum of two Julie Bhosale has been busy over the past year. We are all busy this is true. I’m not sure about you but I know I haven’t had my second child, finished writing my thesis, become a viral internet sensation by changing how the …
Ice blocks, Popsicles, Ice Pops, Ice creams…………….. whatever your favourite frozen treat, consumption is always 1000 x more complicated, messy and prone to spills, drops and tears when you share with little people. Nix is (of course!) in love with frozen treats and eats them with such gusto that I pretty much have to hose him off after the last sticky bite has either been devoured or has fallen off the stick onto the ground ::::::cue tears::::::
The convenience, savings and quality control of making homemade popsicles is nothing new, however, the mechanism with which to do it is now simply brilliant.
There is a popular ice block here in New Zealand that pretty much makes mummies rejoice every time we spot them in the store. Entirely self-contained in a waxed-paper type tube – no drips, sticky paws and minimal mess. The smarties at Munch have made this concept even better with their take-home, make-at-home version.
Made from BPA food grade silicone, the conical shape of Munch Pops works brilliantly and is so easy for little hands to manage. For our first batch of thousands I’m sure lol, we kept it simple by using my fave cold fruit tea. I was a bit worried about the lids leaking and having a mess to clean up in the freezer, but the ridges on the caps make for a super firm, secure fit. I was really surprised. The benefit of this is that you can pop the cap back on and re-freeze for later – love this!
Nix quickly got the hang of the push-up action and sat and enjoyed his treat until he was able to tip the tube and drink the rest of his tea, which is a huge feat of focus for him!
So, I LOVE the Munch Reusable Ice Pops for the following reasons;
Before merino was the hot buzzword (and rightfully so!) in kids clothing, there was one brand that had already identified it as a wonder-fibre and was creating innovative sleepwear that would be imitated the world over. Merino Kids has been setting the standard in kids …