For a long time my girls have created little nature mandalas and art whenever we are at the park or out for a walk. They gather collections of things as we wander and bring them together to make nature mandalas. This is an activity that is good for the youngest to oldest of kids (I…
Minute to Win It party games are the BEST
I’ve been wanting to write about the awesomeness that is Minute To Win It party games since Badoo had her party in June. Life, huh? We actually replicated the exact Minute To Win It party games we had at Max’s party back in May (again, blog silence – it’s been a hellava quick year), so I can…
School holidays: I’m equal parts relieved and terrified
So, the school holidays happen on Friday. Friday, 3.10 pm to be exact. My friend was telling me last week that she was so relieved that the holidays were coming. “We’ll be able to sleep in and laze about and head out for little excursions,” she said. “That sounds like bliss,” I sighed, deeply regretting…
The unbelievably simple secret to sibling harmony
After taking so much time off over summer to go to Europe, I’ve no holidays left in the kitty at work. So I’m working through these hols. Bart is taking a couple of days each week to keep the kids occupied, and they have been to friends’ places and activity camps and the like. They…
Make a dream catcher with the kids
Instead of screens today, why not make a dream catcher… We were recently at a country market and the Badoo’s eye was caught by a stall selling beautiful dream catchers. “What are those?” she said, all eyes and awe. “They’re dream catchers,” I explained. “The Native American Ojibwa nation made them to protect their kids from…
10 ways to make the most of the school holidays
I’ve seen a lot of articles around about ‘staying sane in the school holidays’ and I get it, I really, truly do. The school holidays are hard work because they force us away from the everyday family routine that makes life easier for us and holidays then have the added stress of demanding to be fun and interesting and sunny…
Sydney hidden places for kids | Yarramundi Reserve
By Kylie Purtell Yarramundi Reserve really is an explorer’s paradise. Hidden away on the banks of the river, this is where the Hawkesbury becomes the Nepean, and meets the Grose River, resulting in one of the best places for small nature lovers to explore. Yarramundi has a little something for everyone. In the summer, it’s…
Brisbane hidden places for kids | Walkabout Creek
By Robyna from The Mummy & the Minx When I think about taking my kids to see animals in Brisbane and greater surrounds, I immediately think about Australia Zoo, Sea World or Lone Pine. All great places, all great days out. But none are cheap and all are a good distance out of the CBD. …
Weekend Rewind 56 | So long school hols
I’ve spent the last year or so getting ready for home-based school holidays and it’s really paying off. I enjoyed these school hols more than any other. Here’s how the holidays roll at our place: 1. Them I let the kids do their own thing about 60% of the time. If they get bored, I tell them that only…
School holiday activities in Sydney – June 2014
The school hols are about a week away, eeek! I don’t know how they creep up on me like that every single time. Back when I worked in the city I started planning the June school holidays in around February, such was the strategical precision required to organise three kids and a corporate life. Nowadays I…