The importance of music for babies and toddlers
Musical experiences can make a huge difference to all areas of learning and development. Songs and action rhymes develop language and listening skills, hand-eye…
Getting Out and About
Forest & Bird’s Kiwi Conservation Club
Have you heard of Forest & Bird’s Kiwi Conservation Club | Hakuturi Toa (KCC)? It’s something we’d recommend you look into if you haven’t. KCC has been connecting Kiwi kids and their…
Creating little budding gardeners and nature lovers
Passionate about teaching children to embrace the outdoors, Melanie Douglas believes in the importance of nurturing their connection with nature. At Little Farmer, she makes it…
Minimuds: Bright, bold, adventure wear for kids
Embracing puddles, mess, mud and fun, Minimuds create warm, waterproof outerwear for your little adventurers in bold, bright colours, allowing them to explore outdoors…
The Baby Sensory Experience
By Toni O’Dell, Baby Sensory New Zealand “Babies learn best when they experience things that they can see, hear, touch, smell or taste. It…
Say goodbye to poor sleep, stress, anxiety and overwhelm
Knowing only too well the feeling of stress and emotional overload, Sara Isbister had a desire to to help fellow mums leave overwhelm behind…
The Myth of Mummy Wars
By Haylee Hackenburg Had Haylee Hackenburg listened to the myth of the mummy wars, she wouldn’t have the amazing friends she does now. Society would have…
A mixture of science and spirituality: Koru NZ Wellness Retreats
After personal triumphs and tribulations, and a wealth of knowledge and experience in hospitality and wellness, Kelly Sanders is building the strong foundations of…
The Best Things About Being Homeschooled
By Lotus Kay“School makes me sad.”“School makes me angry.”“School makes me depressed” are all popular Google searches. Clearly there must be something wrong with…
Call of the child
By Megen Hibbins You got to ask yourself, why would anyone be crazy enough to homeschool, in fact, I think most people want to…
World Travellers Homeschool their Kids: Field Trip to Central America!
By Janet LoSole In my first two trimesters, I studied the pregnancy books prone in bed as I powered through morning sickness. In the third trimester I…
Auckland Folk Festival 2020
The 2020 Auckland Folk Festival bags a stellar line up of International & NZ artists, providing the perfect weekend of music to round out…
Hay Fever. What, Why, How
By Kate Barnes Spring is my most favourite time of year, yet… for 1 in 5 of us, this beautiful season is the absolute…
What is La Leche League?
(La Leche, pronounced ‘la lay-chay’, is Spanish for “the milk”) Ask any number of parents across the country what La Leche League does and…
The joy of dance: inspiring young dancers
I-Dance Studios provides children the opportunity to learn to dance in a fun, supportive and inclusive environment. Dancing is a great tool for children…
Start ’em young: Babes in backpacks
By Maggie Evans Before becoming a mum, a big part of how I identified myself was as a long-distance trail runner and tramper. Not surprisingly,…
Online fitness and motivation during pregnancy and postpartum
Laura Martin wanted to make it easier for mums and mums-to-be to get fit and healthy during pregnancy and postpartum. With a background in…
Tips and Tricks for Moving House with Children
By Sarah Moore Moving with kids isn’t easy. Heck, moving without kids is hard, too. I understand so well; my six-year-old child has known four homes…
Connect with Nature – with Nature Play Mothers
Drawn to the natural cycles of nature, Angelique has created an online community of Nature Play Mothers She encourages a conscious connection to nature…
Find Your Wild
Based on its own wild island of Tasmania where the outdoors are part of everyday life, Wild Island Apparel creates gender-neutral clothing for adventurous…