Friday 29 May 2009
My daughter has been very clumsy this week. She’s managed to fall off a chair, walk into a wall and tumble head first down the stairs. Fortunately I was at the bottom of the steps and managed to catch her before she really did herself an injury. Oh, and she also tripped over her own feet, landed on her face and split her lip. The ice pack has been in and out of the freezer all week! She seems to have a patch like this every now and then, which I suspect is due to growth spurts.
Isn’t it funny how kids can jump a whole clothing size in a week? Or how you buy a pair of shoes...
Wednesday 27 May 2009 -
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A milkshake is one of life’s simple pleasures. My daughter and I often enjoy a milkshake at a cafe together, making memories as we share – one cup, two straws! Unfortunately though, I do sometimes find she has a case of the sillies afterwards, so lately we have been making our own shakes at home.
We really use whatever we have in the kitchen at the time to make our shakes. We start with a base of milk...
Monday 25 May 2009 -
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Sick-boy snuggled up with Daddy
My little man has been out of sorts for almost a week. He just hasn’t been his usually sociable and smiley self. He’s been off his food, not napping well in the day, and waking several times through the night. His low grade fever told me something was going on, but I just put it down to teething. After all, most kids get a little hot and bothered when they start teething.
Today...
Sunday 24 May 2009 -
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Finger painting with young kids is insanely messy, but it is worth the effort. Here’s how to survive the experience without it becoming a colourful catastrophe:
1. Dress your child in old clothes or put on a paint shirt (I do both!)
2. Cover surfaces with a drop sheet or old newspapers.
3. Use decent quality paint. You need good depth of colour and good consistency.
4. Limit the colours you put out. ...
Thursday 21 May 2009 -
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I made a great dinner last night. Lovely grilled ocean trout with wilted greens and a lime soy dressing served on a bed of rice. Masterchef eat your heart out. (Even my three year old scraped her plate clean!) After enjoying our meal, my hubby and I put the kids to bed and cleaned up. As usual I just tossed out the leftover rice because there wasn’t enough for another meal, and in all honesty I couldn’t...
Wednesday 20 May 2009 -
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I love this photo of my son and I blogging. Well, I’m blogging and he’s giving me material to write about! As children of a software developer and a reasonably tech-savvy mama, my kids are bound to be fairly technically literate and exposed to the online world from a young age. But how young is too young? Or is there no such thing, given that these kids are growing up as “digital natives”?
My...
Saturday 16 May 2009 -
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The much requested Strawberry Cake
My daughter always seems ready to embrace the next stage in life long before I am. She was on the go before I was ready for her to crawl. She was walking before I had good shoes for her little feet. She climbed out of the cot before we had bought a single bed for her to move to. You get the idea. Today my little munchkin turned three. She’s ready. I’m not.
Three...
Friday 15 May 2009 -
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My daughter turns three tomorrow, so I’m spending today doing the cake and getting things ready. Thought I might flashback to this article I wrote in 2008 after her second birthday party.
Before becoming a mother I spent many years as a teacher. I planned excursions and celebrations and full scale musical productions. So I had no qualms about planning a little party for a two year old.
I was quite pleased with...
Wednesday 13 May 2009 -
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One of my daughter’s little friends sent her a beautiful picture made with coloured salt. Inspired by the lovely surprise in the post, we decided to give it a go too. So easy, cheap and fun. Here’s what we did:
Firstly, colouring the salt. I bought a decent sized bag of no-name salt (for the grand sum of about 99c I think). We poured some salt into a bowl, added a few drops of food colouring and...
Monday 11 May 2009 -
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Meet the inspirational Rebecca Mason – a wife, mother of 6 children (aged 6 wks to 10 yrs) and midwife living on the outskirts of Melbourne who has a passion for travelling and has a vision to inspire large families. She is the founder of the Family Value website which lists Aussie family attractions encourages them to bring back ‘Family Entry at Family Prices’. Here are her five faves:
1. Favourite outing...
