Hooray! It is finally raining in our neck of the woods and for the garden and our dry parched city it is a fabulous sight to behold. With kids in tow though it can be a little tough after a couple of days, in fact, cabin fever can set in pretty quickly! I thought the […]
- Look through old photos, dig out the albums, or if you are a little more high-tech - connect your photo albums to your tv or laptop and have a slide show. My kids never tire of seeing baby photos of themselves, or picture from holidays or family trips.
- Take to the kitchen and bake or cook up a storm. We have two faves, ‘Cupcake Wars’ and ‘Kids Café’. Check out the Womens Weekly birthday cakes book for cake-spiration or the Junior Masterchef book for café ideas. My daughters' lovely teacher tells me this is also a great way to incorporate maths into your day (weighing, measuring, taking the money for orders…)
- Get your craft on and get creative. We love Beci Orpin! Her books are a fab way to inspire little minds. The kids also love to dig out animal books, favourite picture books and pore over the pages for more inspiration. If you are really keen, you can tackle an old school diorama of a cool scene – firm faves are ‘underwater’, ‘robot city’ ‘dinosaur land’(Play School does a fab job on these!).
- Get wet! Head down to your local park and get wet. If we drive, we like to take a plastic tub to throw all the wet gumboots and clothes (if you’ve had a really good time in puddles) so the car stays dry. If we are walking, I put the tub near the front door and collect the wet gear as they come in. Let the kids sail leaf boats, look for frogs and see what has come out in the wet weather.
- Snuggle up on the couch together and watch classics. Our top picks are Princess Bride, Stardust, Labyrinth and Mathilda, just add popcorn and bingo a cinematic memory yours for the taking.
It’s a familiar battleground. Homework o’clock. Understanding, encouraging, cajoling, threatening, pleading, and any other tool I have in my arsenal in an attempt to ensure the kids are receiving a good education and we are not going completely loony trying to get EVERYTHING done. One of the major quandaries I seem to be coming […]

It’s been a little quiet on the blog front… Market time!
It’s been a little quiet on the blog front here… The main reason is we are gearing up for Perth Upmarket on the weekend. Preparing for our favourite farmers markets, Mt Claremont, we are now there each fortnight! Plus we are getting set for

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