Back to School

Do you ever get stuck as a parent when it comes to buying your children’s teacher an appreciation gift at Christmas? After all the work they do for our kids, it’s really hard to find the right words to thank a teacher and coach. They usually receive an abundance of candles and chocolates, but here are some unique Teacher Gift Ideas.

ABC Reading Eggs is the multi-award winning online reading program, featuring self-paced lessons, interactive activities and e-books, the program is proven to help children aged 2–13 develop the literacy skills needed for a lifetime of reading success + enter to win the Reading Eggs Mega Prize Pack.

Book Week is coming! This year’s theme is “Find Your Treasure” and I’ve put together a list of costume ideas to save you from the last minute stress of finding a costume.

With the help of my community, I have a variety of after school snack ideas.

This DIY Homemade Detangler recipe will cleanse the scalp and promote strong and healthy hair.  It’s moisturising and soothing with enriching properties that will make your hair smell beautiful all day!

Printable list of After School Snack Ideas for you to put on your fridge or back of your pantry door to help you plan ahead to fill the fridge and pantry, ready to feed your hungry kids.

It is a tough decision to decide if you want to put your child into child care, emotionally and financially. But with the never-ending number of tasks that pile up when you don’t get a moment to yourself, who can blame parents for wanting some time to focus on other aspects of their lives? I’ve put together some tips to help you and your child feel more at ease when the time comes + soon the Child Care Rebate and Child Care Benefit will be replaced by the single Child Care Subsidy, check out how these changes are going to help your family.

The most important part of my child’s day is a good night sleep. If he hasn’t had a good night sleep, he is usually tired, grumpy and sluggish the next day. So here I share 5 tips that have helped us set an Evening routine that has helped him settle each night for a peaceful sleep. Waking up refreshed and ready for a new day!

Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis, and it’s the most preventable cancer. Most skin cancer is caused by damage from the sun’s UV rays. With this in mind, it is crucial to help our kids understand that the risk of skin cancer can be reduced by simply being sun smart. Read this post to see the simple steps I have taught my children to be sun safe.

The countdown is on for the kids to head back to school and there is so much to think about, from getting the kids back into a routine, how many uniforms you need to buy, what shoes to buy and much more. Here I share a few life hacks to make your life easier!

I have put together a guide to help you choose the best lunchbox for your child, including images for you to see how much food can fit in the box, sizes and the best lunch bag to suit each lunchbox to help keep the food fresh.

Practical and effective school bag storage and organisation ideas to help keep everything school related easily locatable, organised and tidy in one spot.

Preparing for the back to school period can become overwhelming with so much to do… buying uniforms, shoes, book packs, cover books, label book supplies…  there are so many things to do and quite a few minor yet important tasks that can be easily forgotten.  I can help ease your frustrations of back to school mayhem with my Back to School Checklist.