For our final day of our 8 days of Christmas Unisex Gift ideas, we share one of our all time favourites in Micro Scooters. Micro scooters have the ultimate range of scooters, both two and three wheelers. In our family, we have invested in scooters that can be passed down. I have one and both of the kids have one. Recently, Ella graduated from a three wheeler to a two wheeler ‘cruiser’. Whilst our kids love riding their bikes, scooting has been a past time that our family has come to cherish. We scoot everywhere. To school and back, to the shops, walking the dog, and even on holidays.. particul ..read more

Today’s profile is simply one of the best everyday educational products you can have in your home for your children. Stocked by the beautiful Little Toy Lane, their ‘All About Today’ calendar is fun and interactive calendar and will get kids involved and excited to learn about the days of the week, the months, the seasons and the weather. With removable velcro pieces which makes it easy to update daily, this colourful wallhanging makes a lovely addition to any children’s room or playroom. As a teacher, I used to make these myself when I taught junior grades. Children love changing the aspects ..read more

Smiggle has to be the one place that is every child’s dream. If you are a Primary Teacher like me, you will know that over the last decade, Smiggle has come to appear in every single child’s pencil case and back pack. Actually, it probably is their back pack. Smiggle is one place that exudes fun, happiness and child like fantasy. As soon as you walk in, you want everything. Heck, even I want everything. Their shelves are literally jam packed with sequins, glitter, colour. It is truly fantastic. Every Christmas they stock more and more cool products, for girls and boys, and I have to say that t ..read more

It’s Day 2! Today we are sharing one of my favourite ever small business stories. Inspiring little minds  and  providing opportunities for children to explore, learn and create. Leanne from My Creative Box has in the last two years created a  product that has literally saved my life. A subscription service, (that can also be purchased as a gift, or a once off) is a box of carefully curated craft activities that is literally delivered to your door once a month. Inside you find 7/8 activities, individually packaged. Everything you need is included, and I mean everything. Need glue ..read more

This year I’m focussing on sharing unisex gifts for children. Gifts that can be given to either girls or boys, that both can enjoy. Even better, toys that can be given to kids as a ‘shared’ gift that they can use together. I must admit that one of my dreams as a child was to have our very own, miniature version of the cars we loved. Kids ride on cars.  Think Volks Wagon Beatle, Ferrari and Jeeps. Mind you, in the 80s cars like these would have cost close to the real thing. This days, ride on cars are so much more affordable, and the range is fantastic.  Cars for Kids is the lead ..read more

*This article has been written after I was gifted a 2 person x 3 hour clean of my home with Fantastic Services. The viewpoints are entirely mine, and I have not been paid for this review. There is nothing better than having a cleaner wipe your house into shape. Coming home from work to find your house spick and span. Bathrooms sparkling, floors mopped, carpets vacuumed. If you have kids, and you’ve had a cleaner, you’ll know that the twenty minutes (or so) you get to experience a clean home, post having a cleaner, are some of the best of your parenting lives. During COVID lock down, having a ..read more

You may or may not have heard of the awesome company KidsCo. In the last couple of years, they’ve basically solved a heaps of working parents’ worst nightmare, by running school holiday programs for company employees, right at their workplace. Run by an incredible team of teachers and carers, these guys really know kids. They know how to make kids happy and keep them active and engaged. When COVID hit, they, along with heaps of other companies pivoted their business, to provide families with support at home. They took some of their best activity themes and turned them into Activity Kits that t ..read more

*It should be noted that in writing this review, Fantastic Services provided myself with a three hour cleaning service with two cleaners. Whilst I did not pay for this service, the review that I have provided is my own and has not been edited in any way. If there is one thing, one thing that I feel is the best investment for your money…. it’s a cleaner. As a working Mum, time is something I cannot get more of. I’m forever chasing my tail as I try to get everything done. There is my work life, my family life, social life (forget that last one). As parents we are always trying to do the best we ..read more

Dear new school Mum or Dad This time last year, I was you. I was in the throws of getting my daughter ready for her first day of Prep. She was starting school. We all were! Having moved suburbs, we knew know one. Ella would start school without any kinder friends, and I would start life as a school Mum without any familiar faces. I may have been a teacher with fifteen years experience, but to be honest? You wouldn’t have known it. If you are a parent whose child is starting school for the first time next week, and you are feeling worried? Don’t (ironically) worry. You are not alone. Parents ev ..read more

Christmas is indeed a time for family, except that is, when you are parents and you need your children to be minded so you can spend time away from your, um, family. If you are like me, and have heavily relied upon (aka lucky enough to have) family to mind your children, then you will also know that there comes a time when everyone gets busy, and no one is available to babysit your kids. You know, at say Christmas time? This year, Dan and I have been talking about the real need for us to find a couple of babysitters who could be called upon at the last minute to mind the kids. Problem is, we h ..read more