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{Inspiring} Pantry Organising Ideas

It’s back!  Inspiring finds Friday, where I find ideas from other blogs & websites about organising a particular area of your home, this week I found some great pantry organising solutions, I hope they inspire you! Pantry Organising Ideas Use sink caddies to store satchels  |  Make Bake Celebrate ********  Great use of containers  |…

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{Inspiring} Mothers Day Ideas

I love the idea of being pampered and having a lovely restful day on Mothers day.  What do you enjoy most about Mothers Day?   Below are some really lovely quotes plus creative acitivities you can do with your kids over the coming week. Mothers Day  Clever hint to hubby | Putting on a party Breakfast…

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{Inspiration} Easter Craft Ideas

 School holidays start next week for Queensland.  So I have a week before Easter to fill with fun for the kids.  I have found some great easter craft ideas that I know my kids will enjoy. Egg Crowns from Sweet Paul |  Mini Cotton Ball bunnies from Busy Bee Kids Crafts.com Chick cupcakes from Betty…

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{Inspiring} Clever Toy Storage Ideas

 Yesterday via a chat on facebook a topic that came up was they need some more storage.  So today I have put together a few toy storage ideas that I hope may inspire you.    Kids Toy Storage Ideas Create some hanging baskets, The Mother Huddle shows a create step by step tutorial Source: google.com…

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{Inspiring} 21 Handmade items for Valentines Day

Valentines Day… as explained by Wikipedia is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines“). My husband and I celebrated Valentines Day each year before we were married.  I…

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{Inspiring} Printable Resources for kids learning

Finishing up this week on back to school posts I wanted to share with you some great resources I have found on the web.  All my 3 kids are very different academically, some of my finds help them to understand what they are learning at school in a relaxed home environment.  This would have to…

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{Inspiration} Gift Wrapping Station

I have shown you where i store our gift wrapping.  It’s convenient to have it all stored together, making wrapping presents less time-consuming.  Today I thought I would share with you some more Gift Wrapping Station ideas, now yes some of these maybe extreme, but the reason I post my ‘Inspirational Saturday’ is to help…

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Quotes for kids

A few days ago I showed you that I place quotes in the kids toy room.  This is to give them inspiration and motivation.  I don’t change it regularly, but when I do they are excited to read the new quote.  Below are some very cute and inspiring images some I created, others I found. …

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{Inspiration} Kids artwork

The past few day’s I have shown you what I do with my kids artwork.  Today I am sharing some wonderful and inspiring images I have found that motivated me to create our wall of artwork. Kids artwork Galleries Great idea from seven cherub using a photo board to display drawings  {image credit} {image credit} {image credit} {image…

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{Inspiration} Halloween

We don’t celebrate Halloween, I suppose it’s been our upbringing as we never celebrated it as children.  I was taught it was more an American tradition and not something we do here in Australia (which to an extent is true).  However slowly over the years more children are knocking on our door all dressed up…

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{Inspiration} Girls Bedrooms

This week I shared images of one of my daughters bedrooms.  There are so many different ways you can decorate a room, therefore today I am sharing with you some images I have found to inspire you. Girls Bedrooms {image credit, unknown} {image credit} {image credit} {image credit} {image credit} {image credit} {image credit} {image…

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