I just came across a search engine of sorts, one I hadn’t heard of before but really like for specific purposes now. WolframAlpha calls itself a computational knowledge engine and what it appears to do is collect information on your search term rather than send you to a list of sites which may or may [...]
Giving books to kids is a fantastic gift. Why? It encourages reading which is such an important skill, it develops imagination (which helps problem and solving and creativity in life), it is a healthy pursuit, it is a change from computer games & TV (it takes more imagination, too) and broadens their horizons. But buying [...]
Yes, it’s almost Mothers Day again – have you thought about how to thank your Mum for everything she has done for you? As always, we have a mothers day page brimming with ideas for you, but thought we’d give you a few extras here as well… send Mum out on the town with other [...]
Christmas is the time for children. They don’t have school, their family is around them, their house is colourful and decorated, the smell of sweets is in the air and, most of all, Santa is coming. Children are the ones that keep the magic alive for Christmas as their belief and excitement feeds the cheer [...]
Allergies can be really annoying and prevent your from doing the most basic tasks as you try to deal with the watery eyes, runny nose and the sneezes. Being in the middle of Spring and all the pollen and various other things floating around in the air, allergies and hay fever are at their peek. [...]
We have just added our blog to the Minti parenting site – savetime.minti.com – so that more parents can find ways to save time online by finding great Aussie sites easily, entering competitions or reading articles and tips. If you run a blog, do you have it feeding anywhere else? Has it helped you get [...]
If you are giving thanks today or receiving or both, we hope that you have a fantastic Father’s Day that displays the love and appreciation usually taken for granted. Father’s Day is a day that shows us how precious parenting is to our lives and how little we actually thank the most important part of [...]
With the World Breastfeeding Week coming to a close it’s needed to say that breastfeeding isn’t always as smooth as something that we are naturally meant to do usually is. There are often complications that prevent or slow down the process of breastfeeding such as nipple problems, infections and abscesses Usually these complications can be [...]
I have never heard of mad libs before, but apparently they have been widely used to teach children some grammatical terms in a fun way – maybe this is more common in the USA, or maybe I just missed out! Anyway, a mad lib is where you choose some randoms words – nouns, adjectives, verbs [...]
Well, apparently it is just after Mothers Day but close enough! The people who bring you Real Mums are running Mums Night Out in Melbourne on Friday 16 May, along with the Real Mums Awards. Everyone who goes to Mums Night Out gets a goodie bag to take home – and each one has stuff [...]