Girls

On Barbies and Backtracking and Being A Big Girl

Be gentle with me on this one, ok? So you remember the Barbie post?  (If not you might want to jump back and read it here.)  In the post I shared my thoughts about Barbie, and my personal reasons for not purchasing the dolls for my daughter.  The post sparked LOTS of healthy debate.  Some mums agreed with my concerns regarding body image, some shared that while they played with Barbies themselves as kids they don’t...

Outdoor Multi-Age Play

Thanks to a recent pupil-free day, my children had the opportunity to have a play date in our backyard with a group of kids of varying ages (from 2 – 12).  I encouraged them to make cubby houses, and gave them them access to the following materials: one sheet string scissors anything already in the backyard (rocks, sticks, bamboo, etc) It was amazing to watch the kids interact.  The boys and girls naturally...

Sparkle and Shine

Her face is a map of the world Is a map of the world You can see she’s a beautiful girl She’s a beautiful girl And everything around her is a silver pool of light The people who surround her feel the benefit of it It makes you calm She holds you captivated in her palm (KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See) I couldn’t go past these shoes for my daughter.  The sturdy soles make them practical, and they...

Hair Clip Board

You might have noticed the decrease in activity posts here at SquiggleMum this year.  Now that my daughter is a big kindy girl, her world is full of indoor and outdoor activities when she is not with me.  Her needs have changed.  What she is desperate for at home at the moment is down time! I have missed spending special one-on-one time with her though, so on the weekend we did a girly activity together.  We had seen...

The Barbie Debate

A few weeks back I posted a pic of the newly released Computer Engineer Barbie on my facebook fanpage, and it caused a little bit of a stir.  I decided to share some thoughts on the Barbie debate here as a couple of readers challenged me to post about it. I must say up front that I am not a big fan of barbie dolls.  My daughter doesn’t have any, and it would take some serious convincing for me to hand over money...

Teeny-Agers (Parenting Aus)

I’m having a bit of a rant over at Parenting Australia this week regarding fashion for young girls.  I didn’t mean to get up on my soap box, but I feel so strongly about some of the clothes that we are “supposed” to be dressing our kids in and the messages we are giving them. When did we decide to skip childhood and fast track our babes from tots to teens? This week’s junk mail catalogues are...

The Rainbow Skirt

I’ve had so many comments or emails asking about the skirt my daughter was wearing in the Mooo Giveaway photos that I thought I should just dedicate a post to the story of the rainbow skirt. It was her first fashion lust.  We were looking for a skirt to wear with tights and boots, and I found a nice corduroy layered skirt at a good price in Myer that did the job nicely.  Of course as it was mid-winter, the new...

Slimming Season

January might as well be called Slimming Season.  Marketing campaigns for dieting companies and products go into overdrive, cashing in on our holiday guilt.  I for one feel NO guilt about enjoying special foods at Christmas or about taking the pressure off myself in the kitchen during the holidays.  This doesn’t mean my daughter is immune from the marketing messages though.  “New year, new you” type...