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I inadvertently taught myself a good lesson this week; despite my best intentions not to work on Monday’s as Nix is home from kindy, I found myself a participant in a continuous string of phone calls for over an hour, whilst I madly multi-tasked, wrote a difficult email I’d been dreading and stressed about the next deadline. This was not …
Here in New Zealand, the first school holidays of 2017 are very quickly approaching and if the recent unsettled weather is anything to go by, we better get prepared for some rainy days inside! Nixon is our hurricane child, whom we often struggle to settle down into focused, prolonged play. He tires quickly of traditional toys but, give him creative options and …
There’s only one thing better than a great art project and that’s one that lasts for 7 days!!! This one’s all you need mamas; the 7 Day Mural can be customized to use up whatever craft supplies you have on hand, will suit whatever age/stage your kids are at and can easily incorporate whatever creative project the kids have been …
School holidays kick off here in New Zealand next week and I like to be organised and have a pretty clear plan of what we’re going to do or where we’re going to go each day. This helps me get organised and also (hopefully) avoid the “I’m bored” catch-cry that’s every mummy’s nightmare! It’s also Create Month at Warehouse …
Toys that do double-duty are my absolute favourite when it comes to creating hours of meaningful, educational play for Nixon. I will not buy single purpose toys for under 5’s as little ones tire of them so quickly and often require intensive supervision to ensure they stay focused and on task. Duplo however, is guaranteed to keep my boys entertained through the …
So one day toward the end of winter last year, I had this freaking genius idea to turn a corner garden surrounded on two sides by concrete into an in-ground sandpit. Bordered by railway sleepers, complete with driftwood and spendy, smooth river rocks, over-flowing with just the BEST sandpit toys {or whatever dregs I found in the tupperware drawer}…….are you …
Just so everything was on the up-and-up I used the webs definitive random number generator that I’m sure you’re all familiar with ……… Psychic Science {or, the first result from Google that was free!}, Free custom random numbers for lotteries, prize draws, gaming, divination, research I love it when I find a website that helps me with my divination! So …
The wonderful team at Milo have really gotten in behind the concept of play in 2012 and it has been so great to be involved as a Mum Ambassador! You can catch up on what we’ve all been up to by heading over to the Milo Australia/New Zealand Facebook page and getting involved in the discussions and play ideas, plus keep …
You know that feeling when one second you are walking hand in hand down a gentle slope with your toddler having ‘a moment’, it was sunny, birds were singing perhaps, there could be ice creams involved but there is definitely fun and you are definitely present in full Mama capacity. And then little fingers slip through yours and start charging down …
Dave now is able to work from home whenever his onerous schedule of meetings allow; which is great. The dogs are happy, the laundry is happy {it gets hung out} he’s happy as he doesn’t get stuck in rush hour traffic. But, he has used all of our broadband allowance, the horror! So until Wednesday, we are cruising at the …