Mar 15
How to turn an entertainment unit into a doll house, school and superhero hideout My kids have become bored with the kitchen I fashioned for them from an old entertainment unit so I figured it was time to put it to a new use. Before we started I gave myself a pat on the …
Feb 06
We’re having a pretty hot Summer here in New Zealand this year, and the humidity has been awful, so when a Kiwi celebrity asked people to tweet pictures of their humidity hair I didn’t need asking twice. Yeah, I know you all think I look fabulous, but I have to admit that I’ve been …
Jul 13
At just four years old my son has carved out a highly successful career. His office is somewhere in the hills, but we’ve yet to pinpoint it’s exact location. Sometimes we go exploring where he gets to give me directions while I drive, just like I’m some kind of personal chauffeur or something. Surprisingly we never …
Feb 21
My son loves bugs, and at the grand old age of three years and eight months, he has proclaimed himself as an expert. He can tell you all sorts of fun and fascinating facts that even seasoned Entomologists didn’t know. An encounter with a bug we’ve never seen before will have him announcing that we …
Feb 07
I really started wondering about this after an incident tonight. Honestly I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried. Let me set the scene… Bathtime is over and I’m getting one child dried and dressed while the other runs around nudey rudey pretending she’s a butterfly. I am distracted by Home & Away the …
Jan 25
For a while now I’ve had suspicions that some of the wee folk were visiting my house to provide their special type of (generally misguided) help. I’m not sure how I ended up with them, but research suggests I may have unintentionally uttered the secret words that allowed them to slip through to our world …
Jan 05
A couple of weeks before Christmas we got a kitten. Of course getting a kitten was all about having a furry companion for the kids and nothing at all to do with the fact that my youngest is about to turn 2 and Mummy was feeling a bit clucky. Now in theory getting a fur baby …
Dec 19
Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies. But at least it adds a festive air to my carpets, chairs, food, hair and the contents of my daughter’s nappies. At this time of year ‘though, you can’t really get away from using glitter when you’re feeling crafty, so here’s a great idea that keeps the glitter …
Nov 18
The other day Master 3 got a wonderful present from his Grandad; a dinosaur kit where you have to build the skeleton of a T-Rex. I love gifts like this (as my long-suffering step daughters will attest) as they provide wonderful learning opportunities and special time doing something together. I was looking forward to having …
Nov 12
A few years ago we bought this big sun shelter for $30 that we hardly ever use, so yesterday I set it up outside for the kids to play in. With them both being unwell, it was a nice way for them to have some quiet play out in the fresh air. Their little fold …
