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 StoryGrandparents are wonderful creatures. While they don't always parent the same way as we do, and while they don't always agree with us, they are a wealth of knowledge, stories, and experience. My children are lucky enough to have a myriad of grandparents and great grandparents around them, and it's the relationship with the great grandparents that is so deeply important to both of them. Both of the boys love spending a day at "nanny's and grandad's house" more than anything else on earth. "
As I type this article, I'm sitting in a holiday chalet with my two beautiful boys and husband. Having been a cloth diapering family since master nearly 3 was born, we've been on a few trips using cloth diapers, this trip, going away with our grandparents, we've taken a mixture of disposable diapers and cloth diapers. (Yes, I'm admitting to this, and will explain why later ;-)) Travelling with cloth diapers is particularly easy if you have access to washing and drying facilities. All you need
Many people today are divorced and have children. It is an unfortunate circumstance but life always moves on. So when you meet someone else and start to get serious how do you introduce them and even have them living with you and your children. My parents divorced at an early age and my parents have introduced numerous new partners on both sides from when I was a child to a teenager. I wish I could have written this for them many years ago. Babies (1 year or less) They are aware of
I always have a policy of not teaching someone something that I haven't achieved or experienced. So if the person isn't a multi-millionaire I wouldn't want to learn or teach my kids about what they have to say about money. Lets get the first question out of the way, no I am not a multi-millionaire but I am well on the way. I want to let you know about the things I have learnt from people who are extraordinarily wealthy, so I am passing on advice rather than giving it. The main things I want to
Even if you home-school, lunch boxes can be a lot of fun. My two little ones love it when we go on a picnic and take a bento box for each of us to munch on. Actually, I love the idea of bento boxes, when I was in Japan, the highlight of my day was seeing what my host mother had packed in the delightful little boxes for lunch. Usually it was something nutritious like rice, sushi, some omelette and a bit of salad. I don't know what it is about a bento box, but lunch always tastes better com
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