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Mum of two gorgeous boys always on a mission to explore the beautiful city of Perth where I live and to find fun and interesting activities to do, either out and about or at home.
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What do You Think of Giving Time Out?
Before having children, I'd caught many an episode of the UK's and made mental notes of the effecti...
5 answers
10 Ideas for Kids Party Bags
Lolly bags, loot bags or the humbly known party bags are what many kids look forward to at the end o...
361 views
Review of the British Airways Sky Seat for Flying with Toddlers
I've flown with British Airways before, but generally have opted for other airlines due to cost...
829 views
Product Review - Bumbo
When I had my first baby, the Bumbo was all the rage and seemed to one of the 'in products' that par...
347 views
Kids Party Food on a Budget
If you have children then you'll know that once a year you'll likely be organsing a party of some de...
363 views
Birthday Cake Inspiration for Kids
Birthday cakes are often the centrepiece for any kids party, and as tastes change almost every year,...
221 views
Product Review - Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Dunk 'n Cheer Basketball
This basketball game by Fisher Price is aimed at babies 6 months and over, and helps them to develop...
502 views
Easy Construction Themed Birthday Party
if you've got little kids at home who love diggers, trucks and mud, then a construction theme for a ...
926 views
Fitting in Fitness Around Family Life
Finding time to get your fitness fix when you have a busy family life can be quite a struggle
668 views
What's Your Top Tip to Help Children Sleep Through the Night?
Any parent will tell you that when your child sleeps through, the whole family feel better
3 answers
When Breastfeeding Bites
There's a lot of things people tell you about when you start out with breastfeeding but not many tal...
264 views
What's the One Piece of Parenting Advice you Wish Someone had Told you?
When you have a child, people will give you lots (and lots) of advice
4 answers
What's the Best Thing About Being a Parent?
Being a parent brings with it a mix of ups and downs; some wonderful moments and some times that rea...
2 answers
Product Review - Don't Rock the Boat Game
If you've got pirate loving kids at home, or you're just looking for a great easy game to play as a ...
139 views
Cutting the Cost of a New Baby
The addition of a new baby in a family is an absolute blessing; a real time of joy
384 views
10 Ways to Create a Childhood Unplugged
Not sure what an unplugged childhood is? Perhaps think back to your own childhood, free of iPads, s...
821 views
Product Review - Little People Wheelies Loops 'n' Swoops Amusement Park
This is a great toy from Fisher Price offering enjoyment to any child who loves cars, and enjoys the...
391 views
Second Hand Baby Shops in Perth
One way of cutting the cost of having a baby is to get some of your baby items second hand
9015 views
Free Stuff for Fans of Disney's Frozen
If you enjoyed finding out about all the %%free%% benefits of joining the Disney membership club , t...
506 views
Different Ways To Work Flexibly
Parents returning to the workforce after having children often want their employer to consider flexi...
165 views
Why Playing in the Dirt is Great Fun
**Mud Mud Glorious Mud** Whilst you might want your kids to refrain from playing in the mud w...
180 views
Quick Tip #4 Saucepan Safety
It is estimated that in Australia that 320,000 children under the age of 15 every year require treat...
379 views
Superhero Parties on a Budget
Superheroes seem to be all the rage these days, with new films and cartoons coming out every yea...
619 views
Top 5 Websites for Free Printable Activities for Kids
One of the great things about the internet is the amount of free stuff available for kids
569 views
Storyline Online - Where Celebrities and Kids Stories Come Together
If your kids enjoy enjoy story time, then you'll love this cool site for storytelling with a twist
359 views
Top 5 Nursery Rhymes for Counting
Play based learning is an ideal way for preschoolers to have fun learning the basic concepts of thin...
251 views
5 Ways to Avoid Nappy Rash
When nappy rash strikes it leaves your baby sore and stressed, and whilst easily treated, it's no pi...
183 views
10 Tips and Tricks for Helping Your Baby Take Their Medicine
At some point in your baby's first year, they may get ill, or might get a fever and you may have to ...
157 views
Quick Tip #3 - The Power of Positive Praise When Toilet Training
When you're training your toddler to go to the toilet on their own, you'll know that it can be a tr...
145 views
What Does the Federal Budget 2014 Mean for Families
If you’re a parent who wants the low down on what the new budget means for you, here’s a quick overv...
284 views
Free: 100 Must Have Tips for Beginning Reading
If you've got kids at home who are starting to begin the reading journey, then you'll love this free...
160 views
Quick Tip #2 Keeping An Older Sibling Occupied Whilst you Breastfeed
When you have more than one child, it can certainly be tricky business trying to balance breastfeedi...
305 views
How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed with Visitors when You Bring Your Baby Home
When you have a new baby, it's an exciting time for you and your partner, and it's only natural that...
220 views
Do Your Or Your Children Get the Flu Shot?
According to the Australian Department of Health, children are able to get the flu vaccine from as y...
3 answers
A Good Bed Time Routine for Kids for a Good Night's Sleep
A good bedtime routine can make all the difference in helping your child to get a good night's sleep...
225 views
Product Review - First Aid App by the Australian Red Cross
There are simply hundreds of apps out there to help give parents more resources at their fingertips...
155 views
Free Fun Activities from Crayola
With Winter on fast approach in Australia, I'm often on the look out for fun indoor activities to do...
137 views
5 Parenting Lessons You Can Learn From Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a cheerful children's TV show with 5 minute episodes featuring the lives and adventures...
509 views
Free Apps for Keeping on Top of Breastfeeding
Ok, first off, I know that you don't absolutely need an app to breastfeed, far as I know you just ne...
184 views
Fantastic Free Disney Membership Club That Kids will Love
If you've got kids, or frankly if you're a Disney fan yourself, then you will simply love the free M...
218 views
What to do If Your Baby Won't Take a Bottle
When you are breastfeeding, there may be times when you might still need to give your baby a bottle...
200 views
Ideas for Teaching Kids to Be Environmentally Kind
There's an old Indian proverb, that says that, 'we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we b...
138 views
When Is the Right Time for Cot to Bed Transition
There's no set age for when a child should move from their cot to the bed, and based on the accounts...
137 views
Things a New Mum Just Doesn't Need to Hear
When you're a new mum or an expectant one, it seems that somehow your new parental status gives all ...
132 views
5 Quick Tips for Dummy Weaning
Dummies, pacifiers, binkies, soothers, comforters and do-do, all refer to the small, plastic teat sh...
333 views
How do you Know if you are Ready to Have a Baby
A friend recently asked me when do you know you are ready to have a baby, and my advice at the time ...
155 views
How to Keep Your Kids Sun Safe
Living in Australia and raising two very fair skinned boys, I've had to be very cautious between bal...
235 views
Ways that you can help your 'shy' child
Shyness for many children can just be their way of demonstrating wariness of a new or difficult soci...
305 views
Toddler Tints - A great solution for car windows
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I started to look into the different things that you could u...
1495 views
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables
Vegetables are an important part of everyone's daily food intake, and healthy eating habits develope...
203 views
Product Review - Baby Bath Time With GAIA
It's not until you have a baby that you find out that so many of the baby products on the market, ar...
318 views
Being Aware of Posting Your Child's Photo on Social Media
As any of my Facebook friends will know, I love taking photos of my children, and because so many of...
475 views
Dial a Doctor - Free Home Visit Service
, as the name suggests, provides a service where you can call up for an out of hours GP to come and ...
405 views
Ten Reasons Why Doing Crafts is Good for Kids
Craft time is something kids have enjoyed doing for many a year
320 views
Why It's Worth Checking Out The Second Hand Store if You've Got Kids
If you have kids, the chances are that you're also on a budget with the high costs of kids clothes a...
216 views
Product Review - Sinchies Food Pouches
If you are fed up with taking a myriad of bowls and containers out with you when you're carrying 'fo...
212 views
Top 10 Outings For a Rainy Day
Don't get cabin fever when the weather takes a turn for the worst, instead just plan a trip out to a...
140 views
10 Old Wives' Tales To Hint if You're Having a Boy or a Girl
When you're pregnant, there can be a lot of speculation about whether you're having a boy or a girl,...
228 views
How Should You Handle it When a Child Hits Your Child
In the natural course of childhood, your child is likely going to be hit, smacked, pushed or bitten ...
560 views
10 Morning Sickness Remedies - Top Tips
Morning sickness is reported to impact over half of all pregnant women
213 views
5 Great Online Resources for Breastfeeding Mums
Breastfeeding can be a tricky skill to get the hang of when you are a new mum
222 views
Free Lego Movie Colouring In Sheets from Kmart
I can't wait to take my little man to see the new Lego movie, but in the meantime, these colouring i...
129 views
The Folklore Behind 5 Popular Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes are a common feature in our home, but every now and again when I'm singing the rhymes...
129 views
5 Top Interview Tips for When You are Returning To the Workforce
Lots of parents take time out of their career when the babies come along
139 views
5 Games You Can Play To Distract Kids When You Go Shopping
Grocery shopping is a bit of a necessary evil
75 views
Would You Leave Your Kids With a Skype Babysitter
I likely should preface this article by saying that I am somewhat of a natural born worrier, but eve...
457 views
Product Feature - The Door Monkey
The Door Monkey protects your little monkeys from the harm of slamming doors and the dangers that lu...
261 views
Babyweights - Work out With Your Baby
Many mums are looking to lose a few pounds after having a baby, but joining a gym or going to an exe...
478 views
Hosting a Frozen Party for Kids
If your children are a fan of the Disney smash hit Frozen, then you might just get asked if they...
1559 views
Cheap and Cheerful Bath Toys Tidy
If you're sick of all the bath toys taking over your bathroom and just want a quick, easy and cheap ...
310 views
How to Deal With Kids Who Are Waking Too Early
If you've got early risers in your household, this can play havoc with the sleep for the rest of the...
190 views
Attipas Shoes - Perfect Shoes for Little Feet
If you're looking for a great first shoe for your little one, it's worth heading over to to check o...
697 views
How to Host an Allergy Aware Kids Party
If you're hosting a kids party and you've got party guests attending who have food allergies, there ...
174 views
Wonder Weeks are not Wonderful Weeks
A wonder week is a parenting term that no one really talks about prior to babies coming along, and s...
440 views
10 Signs of Toilet Training Readiness
If you're thinking of toilet training your little one, here are some of the signs that they may or m...
327 views
Top 5 Fun Activities to Help You Get Active With Your Kids
It is well documented that child obesity is on the rise with adult obesity not faring much better
215 views
Table Manners Are Not Old Fashioned
In a recent of 2000 parents and 1000 children, 62% of participants considered traditional table man...
247 views
5 Ways to Avoid Sibling Jealousy With a New Baby's Arrival
A new baby's arrival is an absolute blessing and one filled with happiness
134 views
Creating a Life Plan for Your Family
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe
230 views
Parenting Acronym Buster - Deciphering the New Language
**Do you want to know what BF, DD1 or BLW mean?** When I was pregnant with my first child, I star...
194 views
Emergency Go To Meal Ideas When You're in a Hurry
Generally I like to plan my meals, but every now and again I drop the ball and by the time the witch...
456 views
Top 10 No-Cook Baby's First Finger Foods
The moment I introduced solids to my son he showed a distinct preference for 'real' food items over ...
402 views
Keeping Track of the Funny Things Kids Say
My eldest son is 3
239 views
10 Fun Ways for Parents to Have a Date Night at Home
There's a number of reasons why parents might not be able to leave the house to get out on a date, b...
4521 views
Top Benefits of Cloth Nappies
Cloth nappies have evolved considerably in the last 10 years and the days of your choice being limit...
286 views
Preparing Your Kids for Swimming Lessons
Learning to swim is a valuable skill for your children
475 views
What to do When Head Lice Strike
The idea of head lice is enough to make your skin crawl (literally), but they're a fairly common occ...
125 views
Staying Cool and Comfortable During Pregnancy
When you are pregnant, it is a common symptom to feel hot and this combined with the extra pregnancy...
195 views
How To Fake a Clean House
We've likely all been there, when you've got guests dropping by and you've been given 30 minutes not...
383 views
There'll be days like this #4
I recently thought it would be a good plan to share some parenting to show that parenting is not al...
141 views
What is Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs is an online application that can help children to learn to read
320 views
Top Tip: Secure your blind or curtain cords
Between 2001-2008 there were a reported 11 child deaths in Australia due to strangulation on blind o...
136 views
Product Review - Peppa Pig Muddy Puddle Cup Cake Mix
If you have a Peppa Pig fan in your family, then there's now an easy way to combine baking and your ...
1086 views
Product Review - Fisher Price Baby Grand Piano
This is a colourful little piano for kids aged 9 months to 3 years, and will start your little one o...
274 views
Recovering from a C Section
Most Mums would love a natural birth
252 views
5 Easy Games to Play with Babies
There's so much to do when you bring your new baby home, and when you're also sleep deprived, thinki...
493 views
Top tips for choosing a school for your child.
Choosing a school for your child is an extremely important decision for parents and carers to make
169 views
Top reasons why Bunnings is a great shop for kids
My husband has long had a love affair with Bunnings
564 views
5 Ways to Earn Some Extra Cash as a Stay at Home Parent
As a stay at home parent, there are invariably times when some extra cash would come in hand...
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Tips on What to Pack When Travelling Abroad with a Baby
This article is sponsored by , a full service baby equipment hire agency based in Bali to take the p...
133 views
Top 5 Easy Ways to Smuggle Veggies for Kids
Not all children like the notion of eating their vegetables, with some kids downright refusing to ea...
107 views
Top Tip for Helping the Transition from Cot to Bed
Moving your infant from cot to bed can be a real headache, with some infants showing real resitance ...
79 views
Suitable chores for a 3 year old
I'm not aiming to enter into the debate on whether or not a 3 year old should have chores; that's on...
273 views
Top 5 tips to keep up with your children on the internet
I recently had the pleasure of talking to leading cyber safety expert, Robyn Rishani from Your Kids ...
193 views
There'll be days like this #3
I recently thought it would be a good plan to share some parenting to show that parenting is not al...
96 views
There'll be days like this #2
I recently thought it would be a good plan to share some parenting to show that parenting is not al...
115 views
There'll be days like this #1
I am an avid reader of parenting articles and parenting blogs; I pore over them
122 views
The Importance of Nursery Rhymes
I've always loved nursery rhymes, since I was a child myself
289 views
Product Review - Pop up Pirate
This game pretty much does exactly as the title suggests; makes a pirate pop up
164 views
Product Review - Memory Card Game by Hasbro
This cheerful little game is aimed at pre schoolers aged 3 and overs and is very easy to get the h...
110 views
Top 10 Free Things to do at the Beach with Kids
Outdoor play has long been regarded as the ideal environment for kids to get down to the busines...
251 views
Product Review - Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Tool Bench
This is a great baby toy that will see your 6 month old amused, and a 3 year old still stimulated
196 views
Product Review - Fisher Price Medical Kit
This little medical kit has brought my 3 year old so much fun and it's a great gift idea for any you...
93 views
Product Review - Thomas the Tank Engine 3 Puzzle Pack
This puzzle pack is a perfect gift for a Thomas loving child
95 views
Top ways to integrate alphabet learning into every day family life
For toddlers, there are many ways for learning to occur, and for many it will not happen in a struct...
164 views
How to Make Injections for Kids a Little Easier
I don't think I've ever met anyone who likes getting needles, whether child or adult
133 views
Top Tips for Taking Kids to a Theme Park
Taking your kids out to a theme park, is great way to have fun as a family and there are some great ...
500 views
Product Review - Vtech Octobubble Orchestra
This is a really fun toy for the bath, that brings music and bubbles into the tub
237 views
Cutting the Cost of Toddler Snack Time
I should preface this article, by first admitting that I do believe in the power of the snack
789 views
Product Review - The Spaghetti Wrap
Created by Groove Child, the Spaghetti Wrap is a swaddling product for babies up to 6 months of age,...
479 views
Top Ten Tips for Making Santa Real in Your Home
Christmas is a wonderous time for children for many reasons, not least the magical moments when they...
1876 views
Top Tip: How to Teach Your Child to Write Their own Name.
One of the milestones of small children is mastering how to write their own name
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Top 10 tips for keeping your baby awake for a breast feed
When they say breast is best, they don't tell you that for some babies, getting them to stay awake l...
715 views
Top 5 items to pack when flying with a toddler
Travelling with kids can be stressful especially when you're stuck on a long flight where their norm...
320 views
Tips for Returning To Work After Having a Baby
If you're on maternity leave and thinking about returning to work, here are a few tips to help make ...
356 views
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