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Chipmunks Playland and Cafe

Published on May 27, 2010, by Amelia in Family Fun Activities, Things to Do.

I took my 1 year old to Chipmunks Playland and Cafe for the first time a couple of weeks ago – we went to the one in Albany. We had a great time. We especially enjoyed going down the big inflatable slide. Although climbing back up with him in my arms got a bit tough

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Kid’s Haircut

Published on May 25, 2010, by Aurelie in Health, Lifestyle.

This morning, I finally took my eldest to the kid’s hairdresser that was recommended by my friend Krissy – Kids R Hair. It was great!! It’s a one lady salon, Karen who only cuts kid’s hair. Her salon is in the lower part of her own house but there is a separate entrance. She has

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Tags: cutting kids hair, kids haircut

Buying Books Online

Published on May 24, 2010, by Amelia in Shopping.

As most of you know, books are not cheap in New Zealand. So, we would usually wait for a book sale before stocking up. I must say that Borders do a good sale every now and then. Anyway, my friend Krissy from coffee group wrote a blog post on her, t0p 10 fun products for

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Tags: buying cheap books nz, cheap books nz, cheap books online nz

Mini Ministrone

Published on May 21, 2010, by Amelia in Family Fun Activities.

Ingredients: 1/2 x cup of diced mixed vegetables (carrots, celery, parsnip, swede, etc) 1 x leaf of fresh spinach 2 x ripe tomatoes 12g of small pasta shells or macaroni 1 tsp of cheese 250 ml water pinch of salt for older babies (optional) Preparation and Cooking: Simmer vegies for around 15-20 minutes. Boil pasta

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Food Ideas for Babies

Published on May 20, 2010, by Amelia in Lifestyle.

Baby food has been a topic of discussion at a number of my coffee group meet-ups. So I thought, I would do a little series on Foods Ideas for Babies, that I have prepared for my son. We seem to be bombarded with do’s and don’ts when it comes to feeding our child – from

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Tags: baby food, Baby Food Recipes, baby recipes, food for infants

Don’t forget about your 4-legged friends

Published on May 12, 2010, by Amelia in Lifestyle, Pets.

It is easy to forget and neglect our faithful four legged friends when your new baby arrives. Once they were the centre of your world, then suddenly demoted. It can be rough on your pets. It saddens me to see the number of dogs and cats who are given up for adoption because their owner’s

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Tags: family pets, having a dog, having a pet

Nice way to spend a Saturday

Published on May 11, 2010, by Amelia in Family Fun Activities.

Saturday is my day off. My hubby takes over for the day, with miminal help from me. So apart from Bubs first feed in the morning, he spends the rest of the day with his dad. As for me, this morning, I decided to pamper myself with a full body massage at BellaMama. Then it

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A day at the museum

Published on May 4, 2010, by Justin in Family Fun Activities, Lifestyle.

Last Saturday turned out to be a pretty wet day, so I decided to take my son to the Auckland Museum. The funny thing about the museum is that they are currently advertising that it is Free to Aucklanders until the end of May 2010, otherwise they request a donation of $10 per adult. I

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Tags: auckland museum, daddy blog

Top 10 Fun Products

Published on May 4, 2010, by Krissy in Shopping.

Top ten fun products that I discovered second time round – I want to suggest some fabulous, useful and cute products that I loved with my second little boy Charlie. 1. Merino wrap cocoon, www.merinokids.com, $40 My friend lent me her’s and it was so great for those early days to keep Charlie snuggly and

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Check out our Podcasts

Published on May 2, 2010, by Amelia in Family Fun Activities.

It has taken some time but here it is! Check out 4mums podcasts. Podcast 2, is an introduction to one of the two Coffee Groups, that I have been so fortunate to be apart of. The mums you hear in this podcast are on number 2 (they all have 2 young kids). And they do

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Chipmunks Playland and Cafe

Kid’s Haircut

Buying Books Online

Mini Ministrone

Food Ideas for Babies

Don’t forget about your 4-legged friends

Nice way to spend a Saturday

A day at the museum

Top 10 Fun Products

Check out our Podcasts

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