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Things You Appreciate More Once You Have Kids
Things You Appreciate More Once You Have Kids ————————————————————– I recently read this blog post from Scary Mommy about 10 Things I Wish I’d Done Before I Had Kids. Things like travel, appreciate sleep, get into shape, treasure my alone time blah blah blah. Not a bad list – but honestly for me, I couldn’t relate to […]
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After The Kids Go To Bed
After The Kids Go To Bed We’ve fought tooth and nail to have a routine in place whereby our kids go to bed at 7pm, and are roughly asleep by 8pm. It’s been 4 years now, and finally this is almost exactly what happens each night. It hasn’t been easy. Trust me when I say […]
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To the First-Time Mum Heading Back to Work
When I was pregnant with Amelia, the day I went on maternity leave was the day I started counting down how many days at home I had left. I couldn’t help it. She was just… More Continue reading
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5 Activities to try with Formula Tins
Up until recently, our formula tins went straight in the recycling bin – at least one a week. But thanks to some great Pinterest ideas, and a little imagination, the kids and I have spent… More Continue reading
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Book Review: The Island of Beyond
We stumbled upon this book at our local library. From the look of it, it was a brand new addition to the library and although the title didn’t grab my son’s attention, the picture on the front of two boys standing staring into a fire certainly did. We were captivated. Our shared reading sessions made…
Getting Ready For Spring
Getting Ready For Spring That’s right – we can start dreaming now because Summer is on it’s way! FINALLY! However, until we get to Summer, we have to go through Spring. Now Spring can be an awkward time of the year … it’s still cold, but the weather is starting to get better. But it’s […]
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Nougat & Chocolate Slice
Happy Father’s Day to all our Kiwi and Aussie Dads today. Still not sure why we celebrate in September instead of on the third Sunday of June, but as a nation, we Kiwis take pride in standing out from the rest of the world! And which Dad doesn’t like a bit of chocolate? Kids love this…
Relationships: One Of The Hard Things
Relationships: One Of The Hard Things —————————————– One of the hard things about being in a relationship, and having kids, is working on the relationship. I’ve spoken before about the fact that I feel like we are flatmates, instead of husband and wife; so I like to try and work on this situation as much […]
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How a parent of a newborn spends their time
[Changing nappies] is way harder than you might think; babies have no control of their flailing limbs and don’t understand requests like, ‘just keep still for a second’ or ‘please don’t put your foot in the poo’.
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Our Favourite Ocean Books & Allen’s Sea Stretchies
Spring is just around the corner which means our little beach babes have started dreaming of summer holidays and planning out our coastal adventures. Last weekend they took over our playroom with their teepee, all their favourite beach books plus a little Allen’s ocean themed treat to plot and plan out about our summer adventures. Check out the cozy nook they created!
They filled the teepee with cushions, cozy blankets and their mermaid dolls. They even strung fairy lights up inside! My girls know how to decorate!
While they busied themselves with that, I was sent to find all the beach books they have between them. I didn’t realise they had quite so many books about mermaids!
They spent over an hour snuggled in there chattering away and reading their favourite stories.
Some of their favourites include Princess Poppy Mermaid Princess, Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet, Little Mermaid Counts to Ten, The Singing Mermaid, Daisy the Doughnut Fairy, Aqualicious and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Plus I threw in a couple of vintage titles too – Seaside and Noddy at the Seaside.
After about an hour I could hear them bickering over which book to read next, so I stepped in suggesting a break, giving each of them an Allen’s Sea Stretchie that I had left over from the ocean party favours I had made a few weeks ago.
Instead of squabbling, they set about trying to find their Sea Stretchie in the amazing New Zealand Under the Ocean and At the Beach books by Ned Barraud and Gillian Candler. They are so beautiful and the kids love them. I highly recommend them!
Maddie was quick to find her seahorse (thanks to her being able to read and use an index and all!). Maisie eventually found the sharks and thankfully there don’t appear to be any Saw Sharks in New Zealand waters!
But enough reading! It was time to streeeeeetch their Sea Stretchies to make them last longer (these things stretch about twice their length) and then gobble them down! The awesome thing about Allen’s Sea Stretchies is that 1 piece = 1 portion and I think they are pretty generous in size too (about 16cm long or as long as an adult hand) so the girls think this is an awesome treat which lasts for ages and I know that it’s a treat wise serving!
The teepee is still set up in our playroom and the girls come and go from it when they need a quiet place to spend some time. I can’t wait to set it up outside so they can continue their reading over summer!
Allen’s Sea Stretchies are available from Pak N’ Save and New World Supermarkets nationwide. Thanks Allen’s for sending us these sweet treats! They are “beachy” keen ;)
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Fathers Day Shopping Guide
Fathers Day is fast approaching in New Zealand, it falls on the first Sunday of September each year. It’s always been a double celebration because my Dad’s Birthday is 1st September so normally they are… More Continue reading
From the Munch Cupboard ~ My Fun Box
Recently, an out of the blue delivery arrived on my doorstep; I was excited and intrigued – brown paper packages all tied up in string, anyone? Let me tell you, it was all excitement when I opened it and found a ‘My Fun Box’ inside for me, whoops Sebastian to try. We received the Cool Crystals […]
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A Little Less Judgement – A Little More Love
I read a post on a community page online tonight, a Mum whose daughter had been injured in a hardware shop because a vanity had fallen on her face. The Mum had posted pictures and… More Continue reading
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5 Tips for Fending off the Winter Bugs – Danielle Roberts
My lovely friend Danielle Roberts is a Holistic Nutritionist (BSc Human Nutrition) at Fuel Nutrition Ltd. She was kind enough to put together these tips for fending off the winter bugs that seem to hit… More Continue reading
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Teaching Children “The Right Thing To Do”
My son and I recently had cause to discuss this topic. Soccer training was cancelled as the teams were supposed to attend a sport psychology session. Heaven knows why kids as young as mine need to be doing this now, I mean they’re not seasoned Pro’s, but we had agreed to attend. I knew we’d…
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