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Water bottle Christmas craft

My boys and I have been having fun dressing a basic water bottle into various Christmas looks this season. We’ve made Frosty the Snowman, a reindeer, Santa Claus and an angel – all with just a basic water bottle and simple craft supplies. It is a great Christmas tradition to start with the kids. Here […]

Snazzy Snowmen Christmas cupcake recipe

Get Santa’s little helpers together to make these cute Christmas cupcakes. They are so simple yet effective and look great on the Christmas table! Kids can have fun decorating them with marshmallows, strawberry laces and sugar baubles. Perhaps run a bake-off style competition to see which little one makes and bakes the best snowman? Get […]

Play. Wear. Read. Share. A simple guide to buying kids’ presents

Have you heard of ‘the four-gift rule’? It is a simple idea that helps make shopping for kids’ presents a little less overwhelming. Basically if you follow the four-gift rule you buy four presents for your child at Christmas or on their birthday. These four gifts fall under the following four categories: something you want, […]

News: Asthma caution this Christmas, Red Cross appeal, new learning app

So what is happening in the parenting world this week? Why is the National Asthma Council asking Aussies with asthma to be cautious this festive season? How can your donation help the Australian Red Cross during their Christmas Appeal? And what world-first from Monash University can help entertain (and educate) your children over the school […]

Christmas tags and wrapping paper craft with the kids

How’s this? A cute Christmas tag idea you can make with the kids and it looks fab to boot! All you need is a colour scheme and you’re halfway there. The little guy and I were cutting some paper with his new lefty scissors and by the time we were finished we’d made gift tags […]