Another 7 ideas to help you get more vegetables into your family’s diet.
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Harnessing the power of music
Two reasons why bringing music into your little one's life can make YOUR life easier!
7 tips to get your family eating more vegetables - Part One
Planning, shopping, preparing and eating healthy food can be complicated! Don’t despair, there are plenty of possibilities to increase your vegetable consumption. Here are 7 tips to get you started.
Why IS music so important for kids?
Five reasons why music is important for babies, toddlers and kids.
Tickly under there...
Most kids love a tickle and most parents love to hear their child giggle. So rhymes that end with a tickle make EVERYONE happy!
Salt Dough
A cheap, easy and satisfying family activity for little (and big) fingers.
Being a parent can be lonely. Really lonely. Even though you're never ACTUALLY alone.
Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo and Hide-and-Seek are classic childhood games that bring smiles, laughs and social connection, for children of all ages and their families. So just what is it about these games that make them so enticing and keep us playing them generation after generation? How can we get more of this fun into our day? This post will explore why hiding games can be so fun and will give you some ideas to get you started with creating your own games and rituals, suitable for your family.
WARNING: Christmas is coming
Find a few moments to escape the Christmas madness and share these musical moments with your little one...
Musical gifts
Beware - not all musical gifts are created equal!
Keep it simple
Kids just love repetition, but adults can get a bit bored by it...how can we keep everyone happy??
Bron - why do you always sing so high?
If you've ever been to one of my preschool music sessions you'll have noticed that I always sing up high.
Fragrant Herbs
Herbs are wonderfully fragrant and can turn any meal into a gourmet feast. Read on and be inspired toinclude more herbs in your life!
Setting the scene for healthy eating
It's pretty hard to make a decision about food these days. Food companies, the government, celebrity chefs, the latest cafe and health professionals seem to all tell us to do different things! How can we decide what is best for ourselves and our families? To help navigate through these choices and make good decisions about food, it is helpful to take a step back from the actual food and look at setting the scene for healthy eating first
It's not what's on the outside, it's what's inside the book that counts!
What is one thing that most of us can remember from our childhood? Reading books!
When your child is hurting
Babies cry, toddlers cry, big kids, teenagers and adults cry... it can be hard to know how to help
I’d rather have a Bow-wow-wow
Do you have a BFF?
'Wiggles' for little fingers and little toes
For many generations, little fingers and toes have played the roles of pigs, cows, people and train carriages. Here are my five favourite 'wiggles'.
Baby it's cold outside
Do we really need the outdoors to grow and function well in WINTER?!! Yes we do! Here are some simple tips to get you started...
How do the words our children hear shape them? Is 'good girl' actually a better choice than 'You're a little s&#t!'?