Baby carrot soup
Using baby carrots rather than regular grown-up ones makes for a sweeter and richer-flavoured soup. This recipe uses readily available ingredients and is a great alternative for lovers of pumpkin soup.
Father’s Day Poem: Best Dad
Help Dad to enjoy Father's Day a little more this year with a loving poem from the heart. Along with breakfast in bed, make a card and pop in these gorgeous words just for your Dad.
Make a pop-up paper village
This pop-up paper village comes with free printables. Just add crayons, scissors and glue.
Hash browns
Hash browns are so simple to make, it's a wonder we don't all make them more often! Biting through the crunchy exterior to reveal the soft cooked potato on the inside is one of life's little pleasures.
Creamy sweet corn puree
Make a large batch of corn puree and freeze in cubes -- this will allow you to mix it with other fruits or veggies
Sausage and onion jam rolls
These tasty little morsels have the dipping sauce included right inside the crispy pastry filling. The kids will love them, and they also make fantastic, quick-to-prepare party food.
Halloween party decoration: Witchs black cat wall hanging
Halloween is a great time for all sorts of fun crafts! Make them to host a spooky party or just to decorate the house for Halloween. These black cats are sure to scare the pants off any superstitious guests!
Vegetable tian
An asian inspired version of the traditional French recipe
Kitchen science: 5 DIY science experiments for kids
Are your kids into science experiments? Or perhaps they just like being a little messy! Check out 5 classic kitchen science experiment videos.
Snake sock puppet
Sock puppets are the ultimate make, do and mend; activity: not only are you making use of odd socks but you are saving money otherwise spent on new toys. This snake puppet works best with colourful argyle patterned socks.
0 to 3 months baby communication
Your baby is born wanting to communicate with you. Find out what communication milestones you could be looking out for in the first three months.
Easy maple cinnamon granola
This super simple recipe for maple cinnamon granola is great to do with the kids - lots of simple measuring and stirring tasks for small hands! Plus it's full of whole grains and nuts scented with delicious cinnamon and maple.
Handwriting: The letter d
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.
Hand-wrapped little sushi
These little sushi rolls are perfect for toddler hands. It may seem easier to buy your sushi but it really is not difficult. It's also very healthy and the kids love making a mess (helping) rolling the nori. Go on, give it a try.
Papier mache Jack-o’-lantern
This is great fun to make and gives the kids a great sense of achievement
Santa pancakes
Take one quantity pancake mix and add some whipped cream, strawberries and currants and voila - you have Santa pancakes!
Veggie skeleton dip platter
Make veggies fun and spooky this Halloween with this creepy veggie skeleton dip platter idea. It could also be a fun after school snack that may entice the kids to eat some veggies. (No guarantees.)
Calming environment activity
Your baby is used to a calming environment from the time when he was in his mothers womb. There are little things you can do to try and replicate that calming environment for your baby.
Caramel peach crumble
This healthy caramel peach crumble will have the whole family coming back for more. Everyone thinks that fruit crumbles are healthy, but they can hide lashings of butter and too much sugar. This crumble recipe lets you have your crumble and your health too!
Jelly and custard desserts
Sometimes it's the simplest desserts that taste the best and these jelly and custard cups are no exception. Setting the jelly on an angle in the cup makes you look really clever!
Create your own spelling tests
This free test designer lets you create your own spelling tests for school children from Kindergarten to Year 12. Just pick which mulitple choice questions you want on the test, then print out the test and the answer key. Great for keeping up their studies during holidays.
Fresh and raw zucchini noodle salad
Zucchini noodles, zoodles, zucchini spaghetti or "zpagetti" - whatever you call them, they're the perfect choice if you follow a grain-free diet or even if you don't! Bursting with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, zucchini noodles make a super nutritious alternative to high-carb pasta.
18 ways to jazz up a shop bought cake
We’ve all done it. Bought the cake on the way to an afternoon play date, hastily edged it out of its container and slapped it on the fine china plate we just happened to have in the car.
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Teddy bear skipping game
Skipping is an outdoor group activity that is great for children. It is lots of fun and helps children learn coordination and timing of jumping.
Make your own barometer
Kids will enjoy making this barometer and watching it every day. They will also learn about the weather and how it is measured.
Chocolate bread
This chocolate bread is great with a cup of coffee or to pop into the lunch box or for a quick dessert add cream and raspberries on the side
Family fish pie
Family fish pie is delicious with a creamy white sauce you can get it ready in the time it takes the potatoes to boil the entire family will love it
Make a neighbourhood map
Map skills can develop special concepts that help children understand distance and time. A good way to expose children to maps is to make one of the local area. Take a walk together afterwards and see if you can follow along with the map made.
Top Conception Tips
Falling pregnant is easy for some women, but for others conception can take time. Try these pre-pregnancy tips to help you conceive.