WHETHER IT’S GOING ON A MAGICAL TRAIN journey or trying to capture fruit from a sleeping bear…more children are joining the LITTLE KICKERS team and discovering how much fun regular exercise can be. Come and play with Little Kickers!!! Little Kickers was started in the UK in 2002 by a couple of sporty mums who [...]

Treasure your child’s artwork and creations while having a bit of fun by investing in an A4 Laminator. Glueing and sticking down small pieces of paper is great for fi ne motor skills. Collect old cards, wrapping paper, foil etc and cut them into small pieces. Next set down an A4 sheet of paper (preferably [...]

Colouring in helps in child Development now that most of the Christmas toys have been played with it’s time to get creative and back to basics, bonding with your children by colouring together. activities that involve colours have the power to develop and influence those abilities in children. When children take part in such activities, [...]

Kids are going crazy in the holidays? Need to unleash them somewhere that can safely burn off that energy? Try a drive down the coast to a water park. Located on the South Coast, Jamberoo Action Park is the biggest theme park in NSW. Just 20 minutes south of Wollongong, it is open every day [...]

If you would like to try homemade ice cream then i have a great recipe for vanilla ice cream. First make your own vanilla extract. it is a basic ingredient of any ice cream. You’ll need: a bit less than a litre of milk, a vanilla bean (available at most health food stores), and a [...]

Stuck for gift ideas for Christmas? Have you thought about giving your own gift vouchers? “This voucher entitles the recipient to: – “Three hours of weeding” or “One days labour in the garden” or “Lawn mowing for one month”. Giving your time can be a truly precious gift and is also a rewarding gift for [...]

Creat e an Experience with the Art of Cooking Teaching children how to cook is as important as eating together as a family and eating healthy delicious food. Cooking is a necessary life skill, teaching children the process of cooking allows them to understand the steps from the farm, shop, chopping board to the plate. [...]

This is a cute animal craft that is fun for young children to make and to play with and will stretch the imagination. materials •toilet paper roll •animal book for reference •something to colour with, •scissors, •glue, sticky tape •paper how to make 1 Decide on an animal to create 2 Measure the toilet roll [...]

Post-birth recovery is recovery not only from birth but from the experience of being pregnant and growing a baby for 9 months. Post-natal care is not commonly discussed, although all mothers will be impacted by the extra demands on their bodies following pregnancy and childbirth. Some women will naturally bounce back, full of vigour and [...]

Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia  They say ‘give a busy person a job to do and it will get done’ and penning this editorial I think I have found just that person. Simone Hayes founder of Energy Fitness is a personal trainer, mother, wife and driving force behind pulling together and fundraising for four teams of [...]