Saturday 21 August 2010
I love letters and sounds, and when it comes to alphabet-based resources I know exactly what I’m looking for. I want lowercase letters. I want clear fonts. I want letter-word relationships that demonstrate an understanding of phonics and awareness of the most common sounds. I’m not asking or much, am I?!
I was so pleased to find the Mm Is For Me wall stickers checked all my boxes. Ashleigh Hoyle has certainly done her research, and consulted with early childhood educators. Each letter is filled with images of an animal (many Australian) or object with the corresponding sound. ...
Thursday 05 August 2010 -
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I get approached by a lot of companies about a lot of products for babies and children. Some of them are big companies, some are small, but I was so surprised to find one request by a mum I know from the playground. And I have to say – her product is great! There’s something cool about knowing the person behind a product. I can see the time, love and dedication that has gone into making her idea a...
Friday 23 July 2010 -
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If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would you choose? For me, it would be Justine Clarke. Oh to be a Playschool presenter – singing to, reading for, and entertaining children around the country! While I might not ever be on Playschool, I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Justine about her latest album Great Big World. (You can read my review of the album here, and check...
Wednesday 21 July 2010 -
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There are some lovely perks to being a blogger. Logitech recently contacted me to see if I would like to try out some of their new products, and I jumped at the chance. They are a tech brand I know, trust and use already, so I was delighted to take part in their new campaign My Laptop Gets Spoilt! I am one of their featured users, so you can jump over to the site and see how the products have worked for me. Here...
Monday 07 June 2010 -
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WINNERS Announced: Congratulations to Jen, Kalynda and Jackie who have each won a copy of Hi-5 Surprise! Please use the contact form to let me know your postal address. Hope you and your kids enjoy it.
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While I’m not a huge fan of Hi-5 myself, my daughter certainly is. And I must confess that as I’m writing this post their catchy tunes are buzzing around in my head (lah-lah-lah-lah...
Thursday 03 June 2010 -
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Have you heard about the upcoming film Mother And Child yet? It’s been getting rave reviews online, and Mia Freedman enjoyed it so much she hosted two advanced screenings of it! I don’t have hundreds of tix to give away like Mia did, but thanks to my friends at Hopscotch Films I do have TEN DOUBLE PASSES to preview screenings around the country.
Here’s a little about the film:
Featuring stand-out...
Sunday 25 April 2010 -
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Congratulations to Mel who was chosen as the winner of this comp by Pure and Natural Aroma Beauty! Here’s a pic of her suggested Mumma-Bubba pack all made up and ready to go. Don’t forget that Aroma Beauty will happily send a gorgeous gift pack like this straight to a mum-to-be for you. At only $22.95 I think it’s a perfect gift for a baby shower or new mama! You can buy one here (or if you just...
Saturday 10 April 2010 -
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I’ll admit it – I am as much a fan of Justine Clarke as my children are. She’s our favourite Playschool presenter, we have all her albums and know all her songs by heart. So were the kids and I excited to receive a pre-release copy of her new CD before it was launched last week? You betcha. And thanks to Roadshow Entertainment I have THREE copies of Justine Clarke’s new album Great Big...
Tuesday 23 March 2010 -
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Hope. Healing. Helping. These three words are on my mind this week for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the truly beautiful Stacey Charbachi sent me a copy of her book Climbing Mountains. Wow, what a story. Stacey first discovered the lump in her breast while pregnant with her second child. Like most of us would she assumed it to be just a blocked duct, only to be diagnosed with cancer shortly after the birth...
Monday 15 March 2010 -
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I believe it is so important for parents to spend time together, without kids! I know it’s hard to make it happen some times. It takes effort, and organising, and going out can be costly. Would free movie tickets help? I’ve got 5 double passes to give away to My One And Only for SquiggleMum readers courtesy of Hopscotch Films.
Set in the 1950′s, the movie stars Renee Zellweger as Ann Devereaux,...
