Holidays are a time for family, food and fun. When I asked my 5 year old son what is favourite part about Christmas was, he said “the games mama”. Its about long leisurely meals with lots of hearty fun afterward. Well, it was and is for me anyway. I agree with my son, my favourite… Read More Our Favourite Family Board Games
When it all unravels…… For us personally, 9 out the 10 times we travel, one of the kids will get sick.. I don’t know what it is, but it is something we can pretty much place a bet on. My sister was the same growing up, she was the one who would always fall sick… Read More Rolling with the Punches – Making The Best Of Stressful Situations
I’m not that fussy when it comes to gifts, in fact, one of the most memorable gifts my husband has ever given me, I’ll never forget, was the year he gave me a pack of socks for my birthday! Of course, there was another gift attached to it, but he bought me the socks because… Read More My Ultimate Christmas Wishlist {Giveaway}
As families across South Africa start gearing up for their annual summer holiday, a load of parents may be faced with anxiety about flying with their kids. My boys have been fortunate enough to fly a few times and I’ve put together some of our “flight saver” tips. I’ve spoken about general travelling tips with… Read More Top Tips For Travelling With Kids {Giveaway with Trunki South Africa”}
I asked a question a while back on Instagram regarding stockings (no not the hosiery type), and your family traditions. Who gets in your family? Do you have a budget per item going into the stocking or the overall Christmas stocking itself? In some houses the stocking is the main present, and in others it’s… Read More Christmas Stocking Filler Ideas For Under R150
You can see it on the horizon, the December holidays are right around the corner and you are dying for some quality time to spend as a family. By day 5 however, you are all ready to rip each other’s hair out and you desperately need some external stimulation for the kids. Sounds familiar right?… Read More The Ultimate Festive List Of Entertainment Ideas For Family’s in Gauteng
We are starting our festive season with a little Christmas cheer! Holidays are the perfect opportunity to create simple sensory themed and STEM play ideas for the kids and science is always one of my favourite things to do with the boys. The simplest of experiments’ that can be redone in a dozen ways. The… Read More Festive Fizzing Trees – The Perfect Christmas Science Experiment
What do you do when your 5 year old insists he wants yet another “racing themed party” for his birthday? You get creative with colours 🙂 A’s theme last year was F1GP and this year he decided to he wanted another racing themed MotoGP party, despite my best efforts to try and convince our little… Read More Party Inspiration – Racing Theme
Hot Summer days are the perfect excuse to be outside with messy play. Frozen oobleck is such a perfect activity for this and it literally doubles the fun and play time of normal oobleck. “Oobleck” is just a fancy term for good old cornflour and water and with the help of some silicon moulds this is… Read More How To Make Frozen Oobleck
I spent an evening a little while back with the Cadburys’ Team at The Cookery, on a cooking class to highlight the #CashInYourCravings campaign that was running. Like we need an excuse to indulge? “The Cookery”, is an interactive cooking studio run by The Secret Jozi Chef, and one I have been absolutely dying to visit.… Read More Cadburys’ Inspired Desserts Perfect For The Festive Season