Organising Kids

Our Play Space: Our Dress Up Corner

March 4, 2012
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… We have one little boy, soon to be five. This is a small corner of his tiny playroom. We tried to make this space organized, but inviting, to encourage lots of time spent playing dress up. Thank you to Joyce of Dinosaurs and Octopuses for sharing her son’s [...]

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Back to School: Organising Kids Spaces

January 23, 2012

Part of our getting organised for starting school strategy has involved re-organising Immy’s closet. I have written before about my preference for comfortable, practical play clothes for young children so until now most of Immy’s clothes (tops, shorts, leggings, skirts, jumpers, even many of her dresses) were stored in her chest of drawers. I love [...]

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Back to School: Getting Organised + a Giveaway!

January 16, 2012
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Be sure to read right to the end of the post for the chance to win and get organised for school with Bright Star Kids! As much as it’s breaking my heart (I am so not ready!), we have slowly started getting organised for Immy starting kindy. One of the hardest changes for us is [...]

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Popular Posts of 2011: Places for Kids to Play

December 27, 2011
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This week I will be highlighting some of the most popular posts from the 350 published in 2011. Rating consistently in the popularity scales were posts sharing ideas for creating, organising and decorating kids play spaces. Posts like; Sharing Our Kids Art Space (and the update) :: Dramatic Play in our Home Corner Play Space [...]

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Creating Children’s Spaces in Every Corner of Your Home

July 6, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Tricia Hogbin of Little Eco Footprints. We don’t have a single dedicated play space in our home. I prefer having little child-sized play spaces scattered throughout and aim to create a home where spaces appeal to adults and children alike. Sharing spaces make it easier for us to share [...]

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DIY Kids: Puppet Stand

June 21, 2011

On the weekend, Dad 101 got busy with a quick and easy project that has been on my to do list for a little while now. A piece of wood (ours is 42cms x 20cm), a broomstick cut into seven lengths and seven screws… … became a puppet stand. An easy way to organise our [...]

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Tips for Cleaning House with Young Children in Tow

June 13, 2011
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Immy cleaning her bathroom shower screen with a Viva Shower Fast Wipe I am a big believer in involving young children in household chores (that are suitable to their level of development) as I believe that these early experience can help to instill positive habits for healthy living for many years to come. And toddlers [...]

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Family Organisation Tips from Nicole Avery of Planning With Kids

May 19, 2011
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Today I welcome talented blogger and recently published author, Nicole Avery of Planning with Kids, to talk to us about her new book and her top tips for being organised at home as a family. Be sure to read on for details of an exciting opportunity to ask Nicole your very own questions and the [...]

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