Is your baby getting enough breastmilk
It's often the most prominent worry for new parents, but finding out if your baby is well-nourished isn't as hard as you think.
Flourless chocolate mousse cake
This rich, gooey, decadent flourless chocolate mousse cake ticks so many boxes. It's the perfect special occasion cake and would make a superb dessert for a dinner party served with cream and berries.
Osso Bucco
Dust off your slow cooker to make this hearty casserole. The meat is mouth-wateringly tender in its rich sauce so easy for little mouths to cope with and lovely with a mound of creamy mash
Jam roly poly pudding
The kids will love helping make this simple jam roly poly pudding - its just like a bread and butter pudding only better!
Chicken dumpling soup
If we are eating these as a family, we add extra veggies to the broth like bok choy, carrot sticks and tofu its a delicious meal we all enjoy as long as I have a side of chilli sauce!
Baby’s hand and foot prints
This is an activity you could do many times as your child grows - the hand and footprints are a lovely way of recording just how big she is getting!
Paleo sweet chilli sauce
This Paleo sweet chilli sauce is a delicious twist on the traditional store bought favourite, and ridiculously easy to make.
6 to 9 months social and emotional development
By six to nine months your baby may start responding to her name and getting anxious when people leave her sight
Anzac muffin
With all the flavours of the original Anzac biscuits, coconut and golden syrup, these muffins are moist and delicious. Pop them into lunch boxes or whip up a batch for afternoon tea.
Licence Plate Game
Car trips will never be boring again with this entertaining and fun licence plate car game! Your kids will brush up their maths and memory skills as they pass the hours challenging each other to play again and again.
Zucchini Fries | Hidden Veggies
These baked zucchini fries make a change from the potato version, and theyre a lot healthier as well. You might even be able to convince the kids that theyre regular chips!
Breastfeeding and sore nipples
Breastfeeding: sore nipples. Sore, cracked, tender nipples are part of breastfeeding - it's sad, but true. There are steps you can take, to help with sore nipples and keep breastfeeding on track.
Simple spanish omelette
Here's what you make when you've got leftover boiled spuds and fresh veggies to use up - Spanish omelette! Serve on its own as a tasty lunch dish or with salad and crusty bread for a more substantial dinner.
Grow A Pizza Garden
Making a pizza garden is a fun activity for the whole family to get involved in and watch as the garden grows. Kids will also love being able to make a pizza with ingredients from their pizza garden!
Homemade Cherry Ripe bars
Make your own Cherry Ripe bars at home with this scrummy recipe. You'll save a whole heap of money and this version is much kinder to your waistline than the shop-bought variety. Yum!
Twinkle twinkle little star
Teach your kids the lyrics to your favourite nursery rhymes and they'll remember them forever.
Slow cooker pavlova
This slow cooker pavlova recipe is the easiest pavlova that you will ever cook. The slow cooker has the perfect low-heat and even temperature that pavlovas require for a consistent good result.
Your pregnancy at week 31
His cute little head is very soft, and it might be covered in lashings of thick hair or be as bald as an eagle, depending on genetic tendencies.
Clicking shoulder magic trick
Learning to perform magic tricks is a fun way to develop your child's self esteem and cognitive thinking. This clicking shoulder trick will have everyone fooled.
Chocolate pavlova
Re-created from Nigella Lawson's delicious recipe, here we whip up our favourite Kiwi year round dessert with a decadent chocolate difference and berries to boot!
One, two, buckle my shoe
Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language.
Pom pom heart
This simple pom pom heart craft is an easy way to make a pom pom, plus it's a cute Valentine's Day or Mother's Day craft for kids.
Valentine 9-piece tile swap puzzle
Let the kids celebrate Valentine's Day their way by enjoying some fun themed online games and activities. This online puzzle will keep the kids happy, not just on February 14 but any day!
Easy five cup loaf
This 5 cup loaf is easy and can be made from ingredients in your pantry. It's a great fallback recipe for when you are out of eggs. Make and slice it for lunch box treats, or just pop it in the oven for afternoon tea.
Microwave lemon curd
If you love lemon curd or lemon butter then this recipe is for YOU! It is so easy you will never buy lemon curd at the supermarket again. You can use this to fill pastry cups, to spread on toast or to fill cupcakes with.
Kid friendly san choy bow
Getting kids to eat their vegetables is easy when they have the fun of assembling this tasty dish themselves. Try this recipe for kid-friendly san choy bow which will quickly become a firm family favourite.
Literacy milestones 5-6
Children of five to six years of age are learning all about reading. Here are some of the many ways you can help them learn to be great readers.
Chocolate chia cubes
Got a chocolate craving? Next time your sweet tooth starts crying out for something yummy, give these chocolate chia cubes a go. Made with spelt and chia seeds, not only will you satisfy your chocolate craving, but you'll get a good hit of healthy wholegrains too!
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (Kumara)
Try this wonderfully healthy variation on a margherita pizza - sweet potatoes (kumara) stuffed with pasta sauce, herbs and cheese.
Kids games: Dot to dot – level 1
Discover the image by following the dot-to-dot numbers and colour in your masterpiece. These level 1 dot to dots are best suited for kids from three to five years old.