The Benefits of LEGO
How is everybody keeping their kids entertained and happy during lockdown? I won’t lie…..my kids have had more gaming hours in the last 100 days than they probably would have had in their whole life, if there was no lockdown.…
Are your little ones taking some Big Steps soon?
As a parent, the ‘firsts’ and ‘lasts’ never seem to end. This year Adam will have his last day at his current play school… a school we have loved for him and Joshua before him. Thinking about it makes me…
At which age do kids need a cellphone?
We all have these ideas on how we will parent. I set up some rules for kid 1, and they seem reasonable at the time. Kid 2 comes along…and you find you bend a bit, or relax those rules….. I…
Do you ‘tell on’ your kids?
I can’t be the only parent who eyerolls every time a child comes in and goes: ‘Jussie said I’m a puke face!’ ‘Molly just drank coke even though you said she can’t!‘. Something that I learnt is referred to as…
Dealing with gender disappointment
You’re so excited….you’re 13-20 weeks pregnant and the gynae asks: Do you want to know what it is? Your spouse is beaming, you’re grinning…and go ‘YES’!! Then he/she says those 3.5 words…..’It’s a BOY/GIRL!’….and your heart drops. You fake smile,…
You’re called WHAT?? {Kids book review}
Happy November!! I can’t believe it’s literally the final countdown to December and 2019!! I decided to take a bit of a break this week, so apologies for being quiet. Today is Friday though, and I could not skip another #BookReviewFriday,…
My Top 5 exam resources to help you {and your child}!
Where’s the wine at? My fellow Gr. 4 moms and dads….. let’s just take a moment, clink our glasses together….and just take it in! We are in the home stretch..one final term and exams to get through! 3 terms down and…
Fun and education with the National Geographic S.T.E.M. range of toys! + {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}
Do you love buying toys? When we had Addison, she got everything. I would randomly rock up at home with toys and puzzles….anything I thought her little heart desired. Once we had Joshua, the toy buying was still exciting, but…
