With Immy now at 4 year old kindy we seem to be in the midst of birthday party mayhem. She has been at school for just two terms and we just got home from the tenth birthday party (the majority of but not all of which were parties for new kindy friends). On occasion there […]
Mum 2 Mum: Balancing Playtime
We are slowly settling into our kindergarten routine. The program Immy attends operates five full days a fortnight, two days one week and then three days the next. A big change for us considering Immy did not attend child care or any 3 year old pre-kindy type program. We are both really feeling the effects […]
Mum 2 Mum: Choosing a School…When It Doesn’t Work Out Quite How You’ve Planned
Last week I tweeted and shared on Facebook; “Going to school today for kindy parent information morning. I don’t think I am ready!!!” In Western Australia, children who turn 4 by June 30th have the option to start part-time kindergarten. The class (and associated playground) is separate to but based within the larger primary school […]
Mum 2 Mum: The Princess/Fairy Conundrum
Princesses and fairies have been a constant in our house for about six months now. The princess bit started when Immy watched (and fell in love with) the Disney movie, Tangled. The fairies came a little later when she watched part of a Tinkerbell movie at a friends house. And in the time since the […]
Mum 2 Mum: Do You Cook in Batches?
It’s late in the afternoon and once again I think, “What will I make for dinner?” because although I menu plan for the fortnight, I don’t actually allocate each meal to a day, looking instead at the list and thinking, “What can I be bothered making!” So there I am with, “What will I make […]
