by SaveTime
Libraries are a great source of entertainment and learning. Some of the basic things that a library has to offer are:
• Books (for all ages and all types)
• Toys
• DVDs
• CDs
• Internet access
• Printers
• Craft activities
• Story time
• School holiday activities
Eastern Regional Libraries has a wide range of holiday activities that are great for the kids. They are a free source of entertainment that never wears thin as there is always something new to look at or a different event being run.
Taking your children to the library is a fantastic way to encourage them to read and learn. The libraries do all that they can to make the thought of reading entertaining and colourful for those children that desire to watch a DVD or play a computer game instead. Though they do offer those for hire as well it’s fantastic to get children to read and socialise with other kids in activities and story time.
Though the act of hiring is free, there is always the risk of those pesky over due fees that seem to build up as you forget to return the books in your busy life. A trip to return them is out of your way as you take your kids to school or you go to work. Or maybe you just haven’t finished reading a book or haven’t watched that DVD that you hired yet. It’s all easily fixable from the comfort of your own home now. Now you can simply renew your items online. You can even reserve a book online so next time you visit it’ll be there waiting for you.
Check out the Eastern Regional Libraries site to see what school holiday activities are happening in the libraries near you!
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Minti is a fantastic site to share advice and discuss the job of parenting. It’s a great way to learn and improve your parenting skills and simply to read articles from other parents.
Even if you are just expecting a child or if it’s a question about your siblings children, Minti will find the answers for you.
Not only do you get all your questions answered and share your own advice, you can earn Moolah!
Minti Moolah is points that, once you have enough, can be converted into paypal money.
So sign up and join in and help other parents, parents to be, and a lot of other people as well as learn more for yourself and earn more for yourself
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Want to get those christmas cards out of the way?
Sending a card to your employees and colleagues is a good way to show them that you notice their good work and christmas cards for your loyal or new customers is a fantastic way to thank them for their support, plus remind them of your business or brand.
So click HERE and organise your very own christmas cards that you can design yourself for a great early bird price.
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by SaveTime
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 the message out to more people?
For more info about RSS feeds, our previous posts “What is an RSS feed?” and “Why offer Rss feeds on your blog?” may be of value to you 
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September 13th is Roald Dahl Day across the globe. With his birthday on September 13th it’s a great time to remember the joy that he put into your heart as a child and the watch they joy in your children these days.
As one of the worlds best selling children’s authors, it’s fantastic to recognise and celebrate the genuis of the man who puts the fun into reading.
With some of his titles being Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and many many more get out there and remember and reread these amazing stories.
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Kidz Funky Designs create unique and colourful hair accessories. All their items are hand made using wonderful bright coloured felts, silks and ribbons and made for babies and all through to big girls in all sorts of various colours and styles. Their clips have a non slip grip so they work in all sorts of hair.
We are offering selected items from their elastic, headband and hairclip range. We are offering some purple and yellow flower elastics, a Lime Green Headband with a pink and lime green flower, and a Pink and Red Heart Clip. With a total value is $29.45 these are a perfect gift for any little girl (or even yourself).
To go into the running for this wonderful prize click HERE and answer How many Little Girl Clips are there in the Kidz Funky Designs range? - remember, you must be subscribed to our newsletter to enter.
Competition closes on 9th of November 2008 and winner will be announced in our November newsletter.
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Home Loan Interest Manager Pro could be just what you need if you are starting to feel the pinch of all the interest rate rises. This mortgage software will put you in the driving seat and help you track, plan and manage all aspects of your loans, check the accuracy of your interest charges, and show you how to pay off your mortgage sooner.
And with the cost of living going through the roof, now is the perfect time to review your credit card spending. With Home Credit Card Manager Lite you simply match your credit card transactions to the categories provided, and then use the reports to group and sort your information.
Great for the monthly budget, creating yearly summaries and weeding out bad debt.
To WIN these fantastic coupons for the wonderful money helping software simply go to their site and answer - when you download and try the software, how many days can you use it for free? and send your answer to HERE.
The competition will end on the 9th October 2008 and the winner will be announced in our October newsletter. You must be subscribed to our newsletter to enter.
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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 our lives; our parents.
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Feel that little lift in the air? Doesn’t it feel fresher? Do you almost smell the life soon to bloom?
It’s the first day of spring and the weather is starting to shake that Winter gloom and soon the flowers will bud, the bees will buzz and the kids can go and play in the backyard again.
While the kids are playing outside after being cooped up away from the cold winds and rains, perhaps its time to clean away that dreary feeling of Winter and freshen up the house with a Spring Clean or perhaps use the nicer weather to get outside yourself and do some spring gardening
Spring is a wonderful season that should be enjoyed by all.
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The Home Energy Project helps students prove that every household can save energy. It provides education and tips on how to save and improve the environment and reduce the costs of energy consumption.
It is an educational program suitable for years 7–9 students. It was designed to match the curriculum requirements for science and has practical learning activities based on home energy efficiency.
This program shows:
- That small changes in the use of energy accumulate into substantial financial and environmental savings.
- Students how to be more responsible and aware of their energy uses and encourages them to communicate the energy saving methods to family and friends.
- How energy use can be reduced so that energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions are smaller.
The program also involves an energy efficiency calculator so that you can instantly calculate the energy consumption of each room in their house and what each appliances energy consumption is.
With the activities in the program encouraging students to discuss science ideas with their families, it will educate students to help minimise the energy costs at home and bring new thoughts to the table on how to save in costs as they become more aware.
Other tips and ways to save on resources can be found here.
Filed under: Going green, Save Time Online, community
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