Chicken and mango salad
This chicken and mango salad recipe is a great summer standby and is given its fresh zing with the lime mayonaise dressing. Take it on a picnic or share it with friends at home.
Strawberry and banana smoothie
To give the smoothie a bit of flair, try slicing a whole strawberry partway through and then slide it onto the rim of the glass.
25 Tasty Dinner Recipes To Keep Your Family Healthy This Winter
Comfort food doesn’t have to be heavy, stodgy and artery-clogging. Here are 25 tasty dinners that will warm the cockles of all at the table while still packing a nutritional punch.
Speed Card Game
A great card game for older kids involving a lot of fast-paced action.
Zucchini bake
This delicious zucchini bake is full of healthy veggies and bacon and is a perfect light lunch with a side salad. Cut it into slices and pop it into lunchboxes for grown ups or bake it into muffins for an easy kids lunchbox solution.
The egg float experiment
Do you have curious kids? Follow the simple steps to this egg float experiment with them and it will teach the kids how it floats, then sinks. The will be amazed
Kazounds musical online game
Have fun with this online musical memory game and watch as your kids not only enjoy playing this fun kids game, but also learn about music as they play! Log on today to help your children start learning and experiencing the wonders of music
Salmon and Leek Slice
Take a break from sandwiches and pack a slice of this lovely salmon and leek slice. It makes a beautiful light lunch.
Ping pong puff
Take a deep breath and get ready to blow your hardest with this awesomely fun kids party game. All you need is a table and a ball to keep the kids entertained with Ping pong puff. So get puffing today!
Shamrock Hair Accessories For St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick's Day is a fun day to celebrate all things Irish so go green with these hair accessories. They are a simple way for your child to dress up for March 17.
Minty carrot, apple and ginger juice
Nothing gets the blood moving like a fresh pick-me-up juice thats packed full of vitamins. This easy to make juice combines the sweetness of fresh apples and carrots with the zinginess of ginger and mint. Delicious!
Paper plate puppet theatre
Paint and puppets - the perfect combination for a creative afternoon. In fact, making these puppets is a big part of the fun. Help your kids create their own handheld theatre, then sit back and let them perform a puppet show for you.
Build your own ant farm
Children will enjoy creating their own ant farm with this activity and learning how ants live and survive. They will love feeding the ants and watching them scurry about.
Greek beef burger
Kids will love these lovely healthy little Greek burgers. Perfect for a quick mid-week dinner or weekend barbecue.
Good sleeping patterns activity
Getting your baby to sleep in a calm environment will help develop good sleeping patterns and sleep time will be relaxing for baby and mum.
Popsicle stick photo frame
Do you have a photo of yourself with mum that you would like to make even more special? Pop it in a picture frame that you have made all by yourself - she will love it!
Ballet lessons in the garden
Kids love dancing to music, so this fun party activity will be a hit, particularly with little girls who see themselves as ballerinas.
Spicy chickpea meatballs and sauce
These tasty chickpea meatballs are served in a punchy Italian-style tomato sauce. They are perfect to make for vegetarian guests and a budget-friendly dinner idea for the family too
How to stage your own puppet show
It's pretty much a given that children pay more attention to stories when there are visual cues like pictures or animations to flesh out the narrative. Staging your own puppet show is a great way to get your child involved in actually telling the story as well.
Sensory play: Beach critters play dough
Theres so much more to do with sand and shells than just collect them. Painting is always fun but what about this? A play dough activity that feels like it too has been collected from the edges of the ocean.
Make straw rockets
These simple straw rockets with fly far if you make them right. Use the free printable and create your own straw rockets then do some test flights, just like NASA does.
Sausage, apple and rosemary bake
Turn everyday sausages into something special with this sausage, apple and rosemary bake. The apples and tomatoes break down during baking to create a tasty, tangy sauce to serve with the sausages.
The Let Down
When you breastfeed your baby, your body releases hormones that draws your milk towards your milk stores behind your nipples. This is called the let down
Make a pop-up paper village accessories
Making a pop-up paper village can mean you end up drawing a LOT of windows, doors, plants and other extras. Check out this FREE printable that covers all those pop-up paper village accessories (so you don't have to). Simply colour them in, cut them out and stick them on.
Categories
This car game will keep the kids entertained for hours. It is a fun game that involves them thinking of words that match their chosen categories.
Cheese sticks
These yummy cheese sticks use ready made puff pastry and grated cheese to make a super quick savoury snack or party nibble that go down a treat with a glass (or two!) of wine.
Deli pasta
If you need dinner on the table in 20 minutes then this pasta dish with salami and other Italian flavours is a great option. Garnish with fresh basil.
Brown rice pudding with cinnamon
Everyone loves a rice custard and this brown rice pudding is perfect on cooler evenings. Made from wholegrain brown rice this pudding takes the nutrition up a notch and is perfect for the most active families.
Make a pipe cleaner toy
This easy homemade toy idea can be popped into a toddler busy bag for those times when you need your child to sit still: doctor's waiting rooms, car trips and plane trips. It's also a good learning game that will help develop colour recognition and fine motor skills.
Butternut pineapple delight
Layer butternut snap biscuits with tinned pineapple and top with whipped cream for a simple take on traditional trifle. It's a dessert idea that's made in minutes and gone in seconds!