My 16-month-old niece refused to eat dinner without Poppy and the Orchestra by her side. This was after reading it – and its companion musical storybook, Poppy and the Brass Band, at least 10 times during the day. These gorgeous books use Poppy and her woodland friends to introduce young children to musical instruments using […]
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Planning to Travel with a Baby – Helpful Smartphone and Transport Tips
by Jen Uebergang Technology can be brilliant when planning a trip with kids. Hubby and I often comment that we are glad we were born into the generation of smartphones and online grocery shopping to fit more into less time. We wonder with awe as to how those who went before us coped and raised […]
The perfect gift for an expectant mum who has everything
The best kind of expectant mum is the friend who gets to 34 weeks and looks a little bewildered when you ask if they’ve set up the nursery yet. ‘Um, we’ve looked at a cot. What else do you think we need?’ It’s really, really easy to buy a present for a last-minute mum. The super […]
Breaking up with daylight savings
Dear Daylight Savings As a Melbourne girl we were childhood sweethearts. But I should have known better than to go back to a relationship I’d walked away from once already. Through my teens and twenties you gave me the freedom and the light to party on into the late evening without bumping into lamp posts […]
Never bag a Grobag until you’ve tried one – Review
‘Grobags are on sale. Worth the money or just get a cheapy?’ came the text from my sister. Her gorgeous daughter is now nearly 8 months old and she’s getting ready for winter. I was deeply in corporate work mode and had trouble switching my brain back to kiddie mode. It’s been a while since […]
Home Cooking is a Shameful Waste of My Valuable Time
by Kylie Krackenbacken Cooking relaxes me and I cook with love! At a lunch I went to recently I discovered that this is the way to do the cooking properly because people can TASTE the love. I have a lot of time and love for these people because they probably have some left overs I […]