Outdoor adventures for toddlers and prewalkers

When your baby is mobile but not quite running, event planning for them can feel a little limited. Structured classes can be difficult as their attention spans are normally a little too short, yet many are getting to the age that they want to move on from the playpen or walker. Read below for some outdoor ideas for young children in and around Melbourne. The Pauline Gandel Children’s Museum has a large indoor and outdoor space for those aged zero to five years old and the National Gallery of Victoria also has some great activities for younger children. Both of…
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5 Winter Activities to Keep Toddlers Busy | #kids #winter

Winter can be tough for both toddlers and parents, but with an arsenal of activities up your sleeve, you won't be worn out because they'll be too busy creating to destroy the house and your patience! DIY frozen balloons - This fun winter activity is the perfect science experiment to do with the kidlets. First, add food coloring to water ballons, then fill with water and place outside in the snow until frozen. When they're hard, peel off the balloon and viola you now have frozen ice that looks like a marble. Make snow flakes- Teach kidlets how to cut…
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Dolphin Paradise App Review | #iPad #Android #app

Recently I had the chance to check out and review the Dolphin Paradise App. I wasn't expecting such a fun game at first glance, but after playing around with it, the app pleasantly surprised me. When you download the Dolphin Paradise App and open it up, you're greeted by a peaceful cove and a dolphin swimming around. The instructions walk you through how to greet your dolphin for the first time as well as how to feed and pet it. Don't think that you'll only get one dolphin though! Players have the chance to take care of a whole cove of dolphins.…
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Summer Mornings for Moms Confession

I think it's time for a little heart to heart!  Summer mornings, for ok wait, let me start this over.  Summer mornings, for most of the moms I know, isn't all about sleeping in, catching rays at the beach, and lounging around the house sipping on lemonade or eating the cliche bonbons - whatever those may be. Let me tell you about summer mornings for moms. (Most of this story is based on true events that may or may not happen every. single. day. when the babysitter is not available for summer vacation.) When dad gets up to go to…
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Hands on Activites for Toddlers

It's no secret that toddlers love hands on activities, especially messy ones that involve paint and markers. In case you're strapped for ideas to keep your little munchkin busy, here are a few tried and true methods that toddlers love. Sparkle Finger Painting- It's like regular finger painting, but let your child sprinkle glitter over their final product! Kids love the final glittery effect and it makes for some pretty cool artwork after it's dried. For easy cleanup, have your toddler wear a smock and put a mess mat under their chair while they're having fun being creative! Glue and…
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Five Ways to Occupy Toddlers on Rainy Days

With April shower right around the corner, having a toddler in the house can be a challenge to keep them occupied during all the rainy days ahead. You can't take them outside when it's storming really bad, and in this technology driven age it can be a good idea to unplug them from cartoons and get them doing other fun activities. Counting with snacks - Toddlers love counting and organizing small items. Using cheerios, pretzels, or even raisins; you can get them to count and line up a pile of the fun snacks. They'll stay busy for a good ten minutes…
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Is Technology Really Harming Kids? | #technology

The question of whether or not technology is harming kids is constantly being raised by parents and teachers alike. On the one hand, the exposure that tweens and teens may have to less than positive things is high. On the other hand with all the parental controls available for the Kindle and computer, the risk of kids stumbling across things they shouldn't can be greatly lowered. With supervision and moderation, the internet can in many ways help kids. Those fickle tweens and teens who won't touch the library, might be open to the idea of reading a book on the Kindle.…
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Mother of the year goes to….. ME! | Potty Learning

We all have those "mom of the year" moments when something just comes flying out of our mouths, and as soon as it escapes, we're "that was dumb". Yeah, that's been happening to me quite a bit over the past two weeks.  But more this past week than Yeah, as you can tell from my last post, we started the whole potty adventures with the Minion.  It was fun - for a minute.  After the first few times where it was cute, and we would run in the bathroom to see just how cute he was perched up on the…
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Karibu Cushion Step Potty Review | Independent Potty Learning at it’s finest!

My baby is not a baby anymore.  He's two years and three months old, and he's ready to start using the potty. *Pause for uncontrollable sobbing.* I've been dreading this time of his life, because I'm not a fan of those little toilet seats that you carry around from room to room and let them use.  The clean up is less than fun, and I just hate the idea of having a toilet follow you around in every room!  They're just gross, and I'm too lazy for all that jazz. We're all about child lead potty learning.  Jett's shown a…
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LeapFrog Read with me Scout Review #readwithmescout

Jett loves music.  He loves to sing along (in his Minion language) and dance to pretty much any song he hears.  One of his favorite songs is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.  This is the first song he's actually started singing (as close as he can) real words to, so when we opened up his brand new LeapFrog Read with me Scout, he was so excited when the first button he pushed started playing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. LeapFrog Read with me Scout comes with the cute plush green dog that your little one loves, plus five board books, and an…
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