I stood in the shower with the water cascading over my face and I thought about all the ways I have screwed up today. I screw up every day, in so many different ways. From not getting out of bed when I should, to letting emails go unanswered, to losing my cool with the kids. […]
Eight Fun Family Games Everyone Can Play!
My kids love to play board games, but I do not. I will do almost anything to avoid the excruciating pain of sitting through a game of junior monopoly, or even worse, having to play the shopping list game with my youngest child. I’d rather clean the toilet, or even comb nits out of my […]
Ten Easy Veggies to Grow with Kids
It’s that time of the year, when the sun is finally shining again, and I am just itching to get outside and plant something in the garden, and as soon as I pull out the packets of seeds and start digging in the dirt, the kids want to join in too. Gardening with your kids […]
When Babies Arrive Early – 6 things you can do to help
This post is sponsored by Bupa. “How are things?” she asked when we met out the front of the hospital. She wasn’t expecting the flood of tears, and, quite frankly, neither was I. But there I was, standing on the street, with tears streaming down my face. “I’m sorry” I snuffled. “Don’t be sorry” she […]
Chapter Books by Awesome Aussie Authors.
“There are so many awesome books, and not enough time to read them!” That’s what my nine year old told me the other night when we were chatting about books, and my girls agreed with him, and so did I! We were writing a list of books by Australian authors – books we’ve read and […]
How to Conquer the Toy Clutter!
A while back I told you to’ask me anything‘, and you did. Jo asked me; “How do you manage clutter? With a craft obsessed 4 year old, a two year old destructive force and a newborn all crammed into a 2 bedroom house I find I spend a huge amount of time picking things up […]
How to Grow Alfalfa Sprouts (and get the kids to eat them!)
Growing alfalfa sprouts has got to be the easiest ‘gardening’ activity there is. You can do it inside, they grow in a couple of days, and you don’t even need any dirt! Growing alfalfa sprouts is a great gardening activity for kids because it’s quick and easy. You grow the sprouts in a glass jar […]
Ask Me Anything…
“Ask me anything” he said. “I know them all, every single one! He was so proud of himself. Reading didn’t come easily to my smallest child, not like it did for his older siblings. Even learning the names of the letters wasn’t easy for him, and it certainly wasn’t easy for me. Slogging through the […]
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