Jellystone Designs

With 3 fabulous ranges Jellystone Designs has a jewellery product for all ages and stages. Their Tuggable and Suckable range is jewellery designed for mums to wear with babies and children in mind with the Chewable range (yet to be released) being specifically designed for the active child 3 years +. Jellystone Designs silicone jewellery [...]

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Letter Writing a Forgotten Art

We’ve come a long way since the old commodore 64 PC and the mobile phone that resembled something like a brick. We now have amazing tools to help us communicate more efficiently and we have adapted our actual communication style accordingly, too. In a world of instant messaging, emails and texts has the act of [...]

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Lunch Mail – inspirational messages included with lunch!

I don’t know about you, but I can still remember the lunches my mum used to send me off to school with. Carefully packed to withstand the test of time (that is, until recess) in a colourful plastic box carefully hand-picked that morning before school. During the hot summers she would often freeze the juice [...]

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Natural Insect Repellent – Handmade by Totally Scentual

Commercial insect repellents contain a range of nasty chemicals that are not friendly to your skins or the skin of young children. Children , especially babies have fragile skin that absorbs all skincare products. Natural insect repellents contain essential oils directly from nature to ward off unwanted insects. Bug Off by Totally Scentual is handmade [...]

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Natural Crayons

Children are naturally curious and inquisitive. This is how they learn about the things around them. They play with their hands, they love color, and they love music. I bet that many, if not all, parents have caught their kids writing on the walls of their house, or coloring the floor with crayons or paint. [...]

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Isn’t ONE enough?

As most mothers are aware, your body becomes an open space for comment, criticism and awkward flattery during pregnancy. Public comments don’t stop there……1 year on I am now being frequently interrogated about the expectant time of my next child! I am baffled about how brazen people can be (including family, friends and complete strangers) [...]

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Avoiding plastic – the benefits of ‘Lanco’ – Choosing natural products for babies

We all know that babies have a tendency to put anything their hand touches into their mouths and not everything they chew and lick is safe for them to do so. That is why, when we buy baby toys and bottles, we must make sure that they are free from harmful chemicals such as BPA, [...]

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The importance of looking after little feet – baby and toddler foot care.

When your baby is still at the crawling stage shoes are purely a fashion statement. They aren’t really necessary for your child to wear. Once they begin to walk, though, we immediately start to worry about protecting their delicate feet as they toddle around. It is really important that you choose shoes that will support [...]

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Tenth Semi-Annual Cloth Nappy Hunt, an internet scavenger hunt from March 1-31, 2011

We are yet again excitedly participating in the Tenth Semi-Annual Cloth Nappy Hunt! The online scavenger hunt commences on March 1, 2011! Hunters will have 31 action filled days to visit a myriad of websites in the hunt for the illusive icon! For more information or to register visit the Diaper Desicions website.

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Christmas in-flight

There are two types of people at an airport – those who glare at you with sudden panic and assess the potential explosive nature of your baby or those who look on with sympathy, respect or loving maternal eyes. My recent flight from Perth to Sydney was quite an experience. I must admit my son [...]

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