September 2010

Be A Fun Mum This School Holidays

September 17, 2010

School holidays are here! Our family isn’t going away but I have planned a fun time for the children. Art classes, train ride, bike riding, visiting friends and just hanging at home is what our break looks like. If you are looking for ideas to keep your child/ren entertained for the school holidays, you can search previous posts [...]

Baby Communication: Newborn to 1 year

September 16, 2010

This is a guest post by Julie Miller from Works for Me Homemaking. Communication begins at birth. Communication is not the same as talking. Talking is only a small part of communication. Babies do not talk from birth (as a general rule), but they do communicate. The communication skills used before the onset of real words [...]

Paper Dolls

September 14, 2010

What fun can be had with a bit of paper cut out into the shape of a doll! 1. Decorate with pencils and play “Mums and Dads” like this pair. 2. Make a family line for the wall like my older daughter did. See what your child can do with paper dolls. Note: For best results, [...]

I’m Scared to Buy a New Bra

September 13, 2010

I’m scared to buy a new bra but I need to. I stopped breastfeeding 2 years ago and am still wearing maternity bras. Sad, I know. I’m proud to say that I do have some “normal” bras too, broken as they are. However, I would like to move on from my beige uniform and have two [...]

My Style: Going Retro

September 11, 2010

As I was putting this outfit together, I thought this: I’m going retro! The retro era typically includes anything from the 1950′s to the 1980′s. I thought the only good thing to come out of the retro era was MacGyver. I was wrong. While I don’t think hypercoloured T-shirts should ever be back in fashion — please no — retro has produced many [...]

Parenting Siblings: Is It Fair?

September 8, 2010

So I can do the Math on the increase of my children. Sometimes I look at them and wonder how it all happened. The math is the easy part. The hard part comes now I have four children to juggle, each with different needs and personalities; strengths and weaknesses; likes and dislikes. I strive to raise my children together as [...]

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