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Category Archives: Reviews
Postscript on Belvita Breakfast biscuits
Last week I wrote about Belvita Breakfast biscuits being sent to me to trial and arriving crushed to smithereens. It was a post designed to be funny. In a classy move, the publicist responsible had three new boxes hand delivered … Continue reading
Gender anything but a neutral issue
A wonderful piece in The Australian Magazine this weekend, Raising Sasha, brought up some interesting points about gender stereotyping. A couple in Britain, and another in Canada, have tried the ultimate gender bias experiment – hiding the gender of their … Continue reading
Posted in Motherhood, Reviews, Television, Toys
Tagged boys, Dance Academy, girls, Hi 5, Lego, nature vs nurture, Play School
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PR peeps take note: what NOT to do when sending out BelVita Breakfast biscuits
Bloggers get sent tons of stuff. Some it’s good, nay, GREAT (such as the Philips AirFyer and Philips electric toothbrushes) and some of it is smaller, but still good stuff. Sometimes, however, you wonder what the PR officer was thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Food products, Giveaways, Housework, Reviews
Tagged BelVita Breakfast biscuits
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Baby brain: parental influence limited
Did you do flashcards with your baby? Did you play Baby Einstein videos to their glazed infant gaze? Was the nursery painted in synapse-stimulating primary colours? Nah, me neither, but I thought about it. And felt guilty for not doing … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Motherhood, Reviews, Teaching toddlers
Tagged flash cards
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Top sandwich ideas for lazy, err, time-poor mums
As I mentioned in my previous post, boredom is a big problem with school lunches. Kids get sick of the same thing over and over. So I’m trying a new thing, where I mix it up a little. Here are … Continue reading
My three favourite (easy peasy) lunchbox recipes
I think boredom is the biggest killer of lunchbox success and in our house you can tell the kids are bored with their lunchboxes when things (sandwiches) repeatedly come home uneaten. So while the basics stay the same (fruit + … Continue reading




