Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Posts tagged as family

Family  /  Living with kids

How to get kids to eat healthy food

Kids love junk food. It can also be appealing to adults for a variety of reasons, including convenience, price and taste. For children junk food may appear especially delicious. However, as we all know, junk food can lead to...

Family  /  Playtime tips

3 simple sensory activities for kids

Keeping kids occupied, especially during the long winter evenings, can sometimes prove to be quite a challenge. All the books have been read, the building blocks assembled, the princesses rescued. But you only need a few ordinary kitchen ingredients...

Food

Halloween – ‘Trick or treat’ yourself at Halloween with these recipes

Broomsticks and scary masks at the ready, it’s time for every child’s favourite eerie holiday celebration. For many of us, this not only means taking your children out to knock on doors in search of treats, but also hosting...

Family

5 ways to save energy in the colder months

With winter just around the corner, for many of us this spells a period of costly hibernation. Blasting the radiators and firing up the electric blanket will be sure to rid you of those evening chills, but your wallet...

Food  /  Simple recipes

5 baking recipes – great for the kids to make and eat!

September is finally here, the kids have gone back to school, the adults are back to the same old routine and winter is starting to make its presence known with darker mornings and a subtle drop in temperature. You...

Family

Back to school survival kit – tackling uniform stains

It’s that time again, summer holidays are over and the school run will be back in full swing before you know it. Of course, children returning to school means many things for parents, and one major job that comes...

Family

Make a heart-shaped cake for your daughter’s birthday

What better way to show all the love you have for your children than a heart-shaped cake? You can make this perferct birthdayin just three easy steps – even without a special heart-shaped pan! With a little ingenuity, you...

Family  /  Playtime tips

Cooking with kids

Most kids love to cook: it’s hands on, it’s messy, and there’s plenty of room for creativity, not to mention a sense of achievement at the end.  It is fun! 1. Take your time Expect everything to take longer than...