As a parent, there are few things more irritating than getting up early and lovingly preparing a healthy lunchbox only to find it returned, untouched, at the end of the day. This has also happened a...
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How to be (Mostly) Prepared for School
It seems like the second that Christmas is over and the streamers from New Year have been cleaned up I start to spot back to school posters, pamphlets and adverts all over the place. Crikey, can’t...
Potatoes Aren’t Only For Eating
Children love painting at the best of times. It is such an amazing creative outlet that seems to bring their imaginations alive and I have a wonderful collection of my children’s paintings that I...
Creative Sensory Sand Art
Those of you who know me or who have been following the blog will know that I absolutely loathe sand! Fortunately, not all sand is created equal and I think I have found a way that allows my little...
Water Balloon Fun in the Summer
Summer time in Johannesburg means hot, sunny days. And there is nothing more refreshing on a hot, sunny day than some water play in the garden. I found this awesome water balloon kit from a new toy...
The Road to Little Dribbling and My First Jozi Words
The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson I have never been particularly interested in travel writing, however, this December I was drawn to a display of Bill...
Getting Festive with Gingerbread Houses
Every year at Christmas time, I find myself looking online at all of the amazing gingerbread houses that people create. From elaborate gingerbread mansions to entire gingerbread towns, I just can't...
Surviving the December Holidays
December time is here which means school is out, leave has been taken and festive displays are popping up everywhere (although some have been up since September). Whether you celebrate Christmas or...
Great Toys December 2015
December time typically means that parents are on the look out for toys to give their little ones as gifts over the festive season. If you are stuck for ideas, here are a few that I gave my little...
Water Play with a Toy Wash Station
December time generally means sun, sand and swimming for most people in South Africa. We have been having a lot of the sun part at the moment and although that is one of the advantages of living in...
Mistletoes feet and Reindeer hands for Christmas
The Christmas season has officially started (although we have had our tree and decorations up for a month already) and so I thought it would be fun to make some Christmas themed hand and footprint...
Great Toys November 2015
Seaside Sidekicks Sand Baking Set (3+ years) Make fabulous mudpies and sandcakes with this sea-creature inspired "baking" set. Young chefs will love using the shell-shaped measuring cups,...
The Ages and Stages of Language Development
Humans have an innate gift for language rules and growing our vocabularies. Our ability to communicate complex and abstract ideas is a ‘talent’ specific to us. This is why language development in...
Fill your child’s toy box with toys that teach
Discover the building blocks and tools you need to write the toy story most developmentally valuable to your child. Unlike adults, children seem to subscribe to the ‘bigger is better’ mantra, as...
Discovery Bottles for Sensory Play
Sensory discovery bottles are a great way for helping your little ones sensory development in a safe way. Because the bottles are sealed you can let them play with a variety of objects that you...
According to Yes and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
According to Yes by Dawn French After a particularly busy and stressful month I decided that I needed to read something light hearted and funny, which is why I was thrilled to discover the new Dawn...
Who said Wooden Spoons were only for cooking?
Ever since my children made these finger puppets, they have been nagging me to make more. I suppose I should be happy that they enjoyed the activity so much; however it did present a challenge when...
Pictures on Pinterest Don’t Mean you are Perfect
Let's not beat around the bush here, there is a LOT of pressure for us moms (and dad's for that matter) to be absolutely perfect. I sometimes feel like everything that I do is under a microscope and...