We're reading AA Milne's Winnie The Pooh and the Very Blustery Day where eventually piglet gets blown away, and lands in Owl's house which gets blown down on a very blustery day. Given the wind theme, and the current windy weather where we live, we decided to go fly a kite in the wind. Unfortun
Read Full StoryToday early learning centers or institutions designed to help give your child a head start seem to be popping up everywhere. I agree with guiding and helping learning naturally when they are young but some parents seem to think that they can help their child have a happy future by making them smar
Read Full StorySimply through undirected play, children will develop their motorskills - you don't actively have to structure anything. However, if you're looking for a lazy afternoon idea, or something to fill the time on a rainy day, here are 7 activities to help develop your child's fine motor skills. 1.
Read Full StoryThere is always fun to be had in every part of the world. Depending on whether you are rural or city, will limit some options. 1. Zoo. As a kid I loved going to the zoo. The animals were all so interesting and living in the city, it was unusual to see anything else other than pigeons or crows/r
Read Full StoryCleaning your home is always a big concern especially if you have children. The vast amounts of chemicals used in most of these products are continuously being linked to allergies and other diseases. So here is a list of ways you can clean your home without any nasty chemicals. 1. General Clean
Read Full StoryHave you got a pet? I've always grown up in a 'dog' household, where we've always had a dog or two as part of the family. My second most recent dog, Titch was with me from when I was 5, until I was 22. She moved out of home with me, and died in my arms one very sad day. Titch taught me a lot about life, she taught me patience, when we were toilet training her.... She taught me compassion, when we had to take her to the vet. She taught me what it is to care so deeply about something it rip
If you're like us, and use crayons, you'll inevitably end up with a whole lot of broken, half used snapped off bits an pieces. The following is a neat way to use up all the little bits and pieces, and turn them into recycled rainbow crayons. You can use these for gifts if you like, they look really cute packaged up! You will need Broken Crayons with the paper removed. heavy based saucepan (one you don’t want to use for food again) Chocolate moulds, or soap moulds, shaped ca
Whether it be to wind down for bed time, or to cool down after a meltdown, we all need to learn how to relax. When I was in primary school, we had a fabulous teacher who insisted we all learnt basic tai chi, and meditation techniques. He also firmly believed that that each day should be started gently, and incorporate some form of relaxation and meditation. In honour of him, here are my seven favourites: 1. Breathe Silver Air - find yourself in a comfortable spot, close your eyes
One of the arguments I hear from so many moms as to why they have to give up breastfeeding, is that Dad feels left out. As my other half mentioned in another post, the one thing that Dads have no real place in, is breastfeeding. There are so many other ways to bond with your baby, that feeding is a moot point. And really Mom's job :) 1. Bath your baby. Better still, bath with your baby. Co-Bathing and showering saves water, and gives you some lovely skin to skin bonding time. 2. Mass
When my wife (Kiera) first suggested birthing from home I was a little hesistant. Like most people I thought that hospitals were the safest place and what if something went wrong, we would be at home. I started warming up to the idea when I found out a bit more about the midwives and they are actually trained professionals. So I decided to support Kiera in our first home birth. (Kiera had already firmly made up her mind..!) The checkups throughout pregnancy were great, I did love the fac
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