Check out this great collection of toy bin labels and get your playroom sorted! I am a big fan of organizing kids toys into individual baskets or bins of like items rather than putting everything in one big toy box. I believe the process of sorting and returning belongings to their correct basket at pack […]
Getting Dinner on the Table Even On Impossible Days!
With four small people in our house, getting dinner ready can easily become a nightmare. Whether you have one child, or four, or ten, getting dinner on the table can seem like an impossible task some days. I mean, they don’t call it witching hour for nothing! Here are some tips and tricks I use […]
9 Ways To Find More Time For The Things You WANT To Do…With Kids in Tow!
Recently I have been thinking a lot about my goals for my family, the things that I want to get done and the positive changes I want to make BUT I am fast realising that I cannot do everything at once. There is no more time in the day. There are just 24 hours in […]
Teaching Currency Using A Chore Chart
This post is by our newest regular contributor, Carrie George of A Little Learning for Two. At the start of last year our eldest daughter, Bubble (6), joined her school banking program. She was so excited to fill out her bank book each week and watch her savings build up. She is planning on buying […]
Our Daily Routine with Toddlers & Preschoolers
This post is by regular contributor Pauline Soo of Lessons Learnt Journal. “You have four kids?!” A question that is usually quickly followed by the question, “How do you do it????” I often reply, in all honesty, that while I think there are differences from having one child to having four children, I still think […]
5 Easy, Toddler Snacks That WON’T Fill Them Up Before Dinner!
We aim to have dinner on the table by 5.30pm in our house. If it’s delayed for any reason, I’m in all sorts of trouble with a very little someone snapping around my feet with her cranky face on as I try to finish any last minute dinner prep or serving of the meal! What […]
Getting Out the Door on Time Without Saying ‘Hurry Up!’
I recently read a blog post that really spoke to me. It was this one – The Day I Stopped Saying Hurry Up by Hands Free Mama. As I was reading this post all I could hear was my own voice barking, ‘Hurry Up!,’ as sometime during the last few months I had fallen into […]
Sanity Tips for Surviving Grey, Cloudy Days
The grey clouds have hung low over Chateau 101 these past few weeks, both literally and figuratively. Winter has brought with it dark skies, rain and bugs…of the germy kind! AJ has copped the worst of it – being that it is her first real Winter out in the world – she has been sick […]
Our School Holiday Survival Plan
Schools around Australia are breaking up for our extended, summer vacation period. We have seven weeks of freedom from organised activities between now and school returning and we are planning to take full advantage of our time together with relaxed fun, lots of laughter and shared adventures. Here is how I am tackling our plan […]
Our School Morning Routine
When Immy started kindy this year I felt it was important to develop a school morning routine that allows us to start our day with a minimum of fuss and a sense of calm. I feel this is important for both a smooth transition from home to school, and for my own sanity – having […]
