Understanding your baby’s reflux
Reflux in babies is a common condition. Learn more about your infant's reflux and how to manage the symptoms in Kidspot's New Zealand's comprehensive family health section.
How to keep your bad food habits to yourself
Even though many influences shape the development of our children, it’s without a doubt their parents or primary carers who are the most influential.
Halloween Craft: Bat Bon Bons Surprise
Halloween decorations don;t have to be expensive or elaborate. These simple Halloween bon bons is a must-have for any spooky party or even as a treat for trick-or-treating costumed kidlets
Twirly paper pumpkin
Create these fancy-looking paper pumpkins for some Halloween fun. Use it as seasonal decorations for the table or hang it on your door, either way, this fun curly-twirly paper pumpkin will help your kids add some Halloween flair to your home.
Name that tune
Are we there yet? Sound familiar? If the thought of a long car trip drives you batty, here is a great game to play with the whole family. Kids will love the excitement of trying to beat the others at guessing the song.
How to sew
Learning how to sew some basic stitches is an important life skill you can pass on to your children. Why not spend a quiet afternoon showing them these two simple stitches to teach them how to sew.
Playhouse Ideas For Kids
Check out seven of the coolest cubbies and play spaces around, like this cubby house, pillow fort, teepee, tent and more. Easy video how-tos included.
Jurassic dig
This is a really fun outdoor activity for the budding palaeontologist in any family. This Jurassic dig can also be played as a treasure hunt where your kids have to find all the various parts of the dinosaur and assemble it to solve the identity of the Jurassic fossils.
Tuna fried rice
Use up extra rice with this healthy recipe that the kids will love.
Collective nouns: An army of ants
Kids will love learning about collective nouns. Not only does it teach them about collective nouns in a fun way but they will be fascinated by the story of how it came about. This one is an army of ants.
Satay Chicken Burgers
The whole family will love these satay chicken burgers. They're a little bit different and make a great addition to your menu plan. The satay sauce adds a fantastic flavour to these patties.
Wet sand play with kitchen utensils
Kids love playing around in sand. Try this activity for a new twist on imaginative play at the beach or in the backyard sandpit - with kitchen utensils!
Spicy Spanish eggs
The humble egg has had some bad press over the years but eggs are packed full of vitamins and minerals and are a great source of protein. They are an all-round great source of nutrition and are the perfect fast food to have in your fridge.
Sunrise sunset experiment
Science experiments are not only educational, they're loads of fun as well! Kids will be amazed watching the different lights shining through the glass with the water and then the milk.
Sandwich Dumplings
Sandwiches day in and day out can become so ho-hum. Brighten things up with these fun sandwich dumplings. Simply spread your desired filling onto fresh bread and press in a dumpling mould for a fun sandwich alternative.
Cheese, corn and sweet potato quiches
These cheese, corn and sweet potato quiches are perfect for lunch boxes, picnics and party platters. They're so easy to make that even the kids can help.
How to dress like a clown
Dressing up like a clown is easy because the only rule is: there are no rules. However, as a guideline, it should be eclectic, mismatched and completely without logic. You should be able to find enough pieces of clothing in your child's drawer or dress up box to cobble together a clown outfit.
Cookie dough dip
Cookie dough dip will give you all the delicious flavour of that cookie dough you want to eat all the time. Dip crackers, pretzels and apple slices for a delicious snack.
Tongue twisters: Good blood
Tongue twisters are phrases or sentences which are hard to speak fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of words with very similar sounds.
Chocolate banana ice cream
This yummy ice cream has just three ingredients - bananas, cocoa powder and peanut butter making it pretty healthy compared to regular ice cream. Freeze your bananas and blend your way to heaven!
Halloween ghost lollipops
Add some flair to your Halloween candy with these easy-peasy lollipop ghosts! Great for trick-or-treaters or as Halloween party favours - a pumpkin makes a good lollipop stand!
Five hungry crocodiles
Online games can provide loads of entertainment and keep children busy for hours. This is a great game that allows children to learn colours whilst having loads of fun on the computer at the same time.
Poached chicken and avocado salad
Poached chicken breasts are fat-free and delicious added to all kinds of dishes. This gentle method of cooking ensures they are tender and succulent and turn this healthy salad into a complete meal.
Apricot biscuits
This is a great recipe for kids of all ages to help with. They are soft enough for the littlest mouths.
Spit
This card game is fun and children will enjoy playing it. They will use their concentration skills and learn to play this game fast.
Flower biscuits
These pretty flower biscuits are so simple to make. Mini marshmallows and Smarties are all you need to make a sweet teatime treat.
Handwriting: The letter s
Handwriting is a skill that improves over time and with practise. Tracing shapes, sounding out letters and writing the alphabet will help children improve their handwriting, reading and language skills.
Sydney Opera House collage craft
Keep your kids busy with fun craft activities by making this spectacular Sydney Opera House collage for Australia Day. Don't forget to add the sparkly fireworks!
Spicy sweet potato chips
Sweet potatoes are delicious any which way you please, but these spicy baked sweet potato chips are a real winner. Tossed in a spicy almond meal coating, and served with a yoghurt dipping sauce, theyre a tasty and nutritious side dish or snack.
Raspberry butter cake
Who doesn't love a butter cake? It's the classic, can-eat-anytime cake that works just as well in the lunch box as it does at morning tea with the girls. And now, if you just add a cup of raspberries to the mix, you'll have total cake perfection!