Sunday 05 June 2011
This week on air with The Family Show on 96five I spoke about birthday parties, and shared my top tips for hassle-free parties. If you missed it, here’s a summary for you:
Wednesday 20 April 2011 -
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Do your children like to dance? Mine do. This morning we twirled and whirled in tutus together – yes, I put one on too. My daughter asked for “dancing music” so I flicked through the CD collection until I settled on one.
I didn’t choose The Wiggles, even though Dorothy rather considers herself a dino-ballerina.
I didn’t choose Justine Clarke, even though she’s hands down my favourite...
Thursday 14 April 2011 -
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Blob.
Swirl.
Squelch.
Slide.
Blend.
Marvel.
Explore.
Create.
Delight!
Monday 11 April 2011 -
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I need to be upfront and tell you that Christie from Childhood101 and I aren’t just blogging colleagues – we’re friends.* And when I say I like her ebook – I mean I love it. So much so that I contributed a few photos, helped with editing and I am a proud affiliate. (That means if you purchase the ebook because I said it’s awesome, I get a percentage of the profits too.)
What is it?
ART...
Friday 25 March 2011 -
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My son surprises me constantly because he thinks so differently to me. When I asked him to sweep up the cornflakes he spilled on the floor recently, he ran off to his toybox to find a truck. Just as I was about to rouse on him for going to play instead of cleaning the mess – I realised what he was doing.
Wednesday 23 March 2011 -
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Childhood is full of simple pleasures:
Sunday 20 March 2011 -
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This week I did something I thought I would never do: I sent my young daughter to school with makeup on! It was class photo day, and she had an absolute shiner of a black eye. It was every shade of green and yellow and black and blue you can imagine! The bruising (as a result of playing around in the loungeroom and bumping into a cupboard corner) was still visible. I just took the edge off with a bit of pressed...
Monday 14 March 2011 -
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A story in pictures…
Whoa. Check out this big branch that fell down!
I’m going to move it up there to build a cubby with it.
All. By. Myself.
Tuesday 08 March 2011 -
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Step 1. Hammer the wood.
SquiggleDad helped, of course.
Step 2. Make your purchases.
Green rocks. Small plant. Mini trolley. Happy boy.
Monday 28 February 2011 -
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I have both kids home sick today. One is quite cheery, despite being very unwell. The other is quite miserable, despite not being all that sick! Typical.
Here are 10 things to do with kids on sick days. (Thanks to my facebook readers for some of these suggestions). A word of caution though – if you make the day too much fun they won’t want to go to school tomorrow!!
