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Caravan Travelling With Kids

caravan travelling with kidsKelly shares the challenges she has faced creating harmony, maintaining routine and discipline while long-term caravan travelling with kids.

Six months ago, my husband and I uprooted our family – including two children aged three and 18 months – for a life on the road, living in a tiny pop-up caravan, on the adventure of a lifetime travelling around Australia.

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Science Party

science party mainNerdy is definitely the new cool! How amazing is this science party, styled with brains, nerd glasses and more.

How long before did you start planning?
Planning for me can start at least a year ahead! To some that might seem ridiculous, but I like to get my boys involved with ideas and make sure I get the best results possible.

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Tea Party Birthday

tea party birthdayCasey shares her daughter’s tea party fourth tea party birthday and all the incredible planning that went into making it as special as possible.

I started planning for my daughter’s party at the start of February – the party was on April 24th, so I had almost three months to get everything I needed.

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A Room Full Of Preschoolers

Preschoolers playing

Ever wondered exactly what goes on when you leave your child? Early Childhood Teacher Avril Mahony shares her experience with a room full of preschoolers.

I’ve been an early childhood teacher for the past eight years and have tried my hat in different aged rooms over this time. I worked in the babies’ room for one year, which came with its own set of challenges, from never-ending dirty nappies to trying to get a room full of little ones to nap at the same time. While I enjoyed my time there, I definitely prefer being with older kids, which has led me to the preschoolers’ room.

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Blogger Of The Week: Steph Bartram

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Blogger of the week Steph Bartram shares a little of her life behind the scenes.

Tell us a little about you and your family?
My husband calls me the gypsy wife as I’m always looking for new adventures and experiences to immerse myself in, but at the moment we are pretty grounded in our lives in a small town in country Victoria having just built our first home there with our three young girls. In keeping with the gypsy theme, I started my career as a business manager then worked in a women’s gym and onto becoming a health/PE teacher. We spent a couple of years teaching up North in the Kimberley in Fitzroy Crossing before moving back to Victoria to get married and start our family.

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