Category Archives: Back to School I found this image below on the Colour Me There facebook page a few weeks ago (ooh and BTW, congratulations to Maddie from Colour Me There on the birth of her new baby girl, Violet). original image source unknown I love doing my girls hair and am very thankful that they both happily sit…  This is the last of my back to school posts, we are now thankfully back into our school routine. I hope you have enjoyed all the posts and been able to adapt some of the ideas to suit your kids. My little Miss 8 is quite the perfectionist. All my 3 kids cleaning styles are…  Homework started on the first day of school for one of my kids (which is perfectly fine, as it’s the same class, same teacher, may as well just get back into it!) The twins are in Grade 5 now, so homework has stepped up a level yet again. Last year they had to revise their…  You all know I am a huge fan of meal planning. At the beginning of each week I sit down and organise what meals we will have for the week and then do one big grocery shop. However, this year I am trying to make more of an effort to plan the kids lunch box…  This week has been the start of a very busy few weeks in our home. I have all my 3 kids celebrating their birthday’s in the next 2 weeks, along with other family birthdays. We are also in back to school mode, kids back into their school bedtime routines, getting kids items labelled, bags and…  A few years ago I was watching an episode on Dr Phil about parenting styels, a ‘helicopter parent’ vs a ‘free range parent’. A helicopter parent hovers over their children, follows them around and won’t let them out of their sight. A free range parent gives the kids freedom and independence for them to venture out of…  I have shared previously about how we get the chaos out of our morning routine and how having a evening routine keeps me sane. I’d really like to share details with you again about this as we have had them in place since the twins started kindy, around 3 years old. The twins are nearly 10,…  Our bookpacks have arrived and it’s time to start covering books. When my kids first started school I loved the idea of finding the fun contact designs and covering their books. Now, 5 years later if you say the word contact around me I may scream. Contact is not my friend. Despite trying so hard…  I’ve been blogging now for 3 back to school seasons, so today I wanted to share with you some of my previous tips and projects I have shared and in the coming days I will share with you more new ideas. 10 back to school money saving ideas Organised School Bag Nook This school bag…  A few years ago I used to run the uniform shop at my kids schools and it was surprising to see how many uniforms each families buy. Some families purchased a school uniform for each day of the week and some only brought a minimum of 2. Time, budget and how many kids per family…  This post is sponsored by Howards Storage World My kids are counting down the number of days till they get back to school, they are so excited. Me? Not so much, I’m enjoying my sleep ins and not having to make school lunches. School lunches, yes it boggles some minds, coming up with something nutritional…  This post is sponsored by Nuffnang It’s around this time every year that I buy the kid’s school shoes. I have always been really particular with the kids shoes, ensuring they fit properly and they are comfortable for their feet. Around the house, backyard and on short outings on the weekend the kids like to… |
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