January 2010

The ABC of Child Care

January 28, 2010

You may be surprised to learn that not all child care centres in Australia are nationally accredited, that is assessed as meeting the highest quality standards for children. Currently centres each have the choice whether to become accredited or not. Considering research continues to demonstrate that high quality child care is associated with improved learning [...]

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Why Kids are No Good at Being Good

January 27, 2010

She is a good teacher = satisfactory in quality or quantity. It is good that you are here = right, proper.He did a good deed = kind, generous.They have a good name = honorable or worthy.Her credit is good = financially sound.He was a good man = morally excellent.She demonstrated good judgment = sound or [...]

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The Princess and The…Booba: A Fairytale

January 26, 2010

Image: Clever Cupcakes Once there was a baby born, a princess baby born to rule a (soon to be) suburban kingdom, a princess baby born knowing exactly what this breastfeeding caper was all about. Despite her mother’s small breasts, clumsy hold, grazed nipples and general ignorance and in-expertise, this princess baby simply got on with [...]

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Have you checked out Mooo?

January 24, 2010

The Random Number thingy has worked its magic and the winner of the Mooo wall decals is… Seraphim Pop me an email at burnettmc [at] gmail [dot] com and we will organise for you to take possession of this fantastic prize thanks to the lovely team at Mooo. Thank you to everyone who entered. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ [...]

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10 Fun Ways to Extend Water Play

January 24, 2010

Kids love water. Swimming in it, splashing it, stomping in it, playing with it. As it is summer here in Perth, we have outdoor water play pretty much everyday. A few inches of water in a tub or her small paddle pool, some plastic containers and a wooden spoon and my little water nymph is [...]

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Sponsor Spotlight: KidzaBuzz

January 21, 2010

Random.org has worked her magic and chosen the FIVE winners of the Kidzabuzz voucher book. Drum roll, please… 2 – Candice16 – Sandy4 – Sunny Road14 – Evamore8 – Taryn Rucci Congratulations everyone, I am sure you will love this great product and have so much fun together. Please drop me an email using the [...]

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Let’s Dress Up: Butterfly Mask

January 20, 2010

Sometime ago we went to a birthday party and in the loot bag we took home a cardboard butterfly mask which Immy loves. Being cardboard however, it wasn’t long in the hands of a toddler before it looked somewhat worse for wear!I decided to use the cardboard version as the template to make a felt [...]

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Let’s Dress Up

January 20, 2010

Let’s try some shoes, a hat or a dressTights and a bangle and all of the restWe’ll party on down like we’re loose in the mallYeah, like Cinderella, lets’ have a ball! -Lyrics, Let’s Dress Up, Justine Clarke Immy has recently discovered the joys of dressing up. We have seen blue dancing fairies …umm over [...]

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