http://rebeccakate.com.au Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:41:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have long ago realised that my house is not mine but mine and my children's. To that effect I have had to change it to suit my children as well as I. I have hung pictures lower - particularly in their rooms. But I had the delimma of what ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/10/27/displaying-childrens-art/ [caption id="attachment_14" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Creative drawing while giving Mum some quiet time"][/caption] I read an article in the Zen Habits Blog yesterday called 'How to be a great mom: 12 awesome tips". It offers some very practical down to earth advice... one that I could relate to, and want to discuss ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/07/23/alternatives-to-watching-tv-for-children/ My children like to make things, they can sit there for hours perfecting something they are making. Their attention span when they are creating seems much longer than when they are playing with their toys. Having just moved in the last couple of months I had some boxes sitting around and ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/07/11/making-castles-with-the-kids/ On Saturday I took my two boys to watch Kung Fu Panda. They were impressed by it. Overall it was a good movie - I enjoyed it and they enjoyed it. It does however contain a bit of violence in parts that may be disturbing for some younger children. Image via ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/06/26/kung-fu-panda-profound-messages-for-children/ Image via Wikipedia It has been a busy year, studying, working, moving house and looking after my kids. I used to plan my weekly menu's and shopping lists etc. However, moving house sort of stopped this happening, with so much needing to be done to my new house I found myself ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/06/07/my-little-cooking-secret/ Image via Wikipedia Yesterday my son was sick and as he got worse as the day went on I decided to take him to the doctor. I usually like to wait a few days as often they get better, but with him having spent the weekend with his Dad I didn't ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/06/04/what-if-your-child-is-not-the-standard-size/ Image via Wikipedia A quick visit to Woolworths yesterday and well it was all decked out in orange and white balloons... celebrating it seemed the launch of their everyday rewards card. The card is marketed as a convenient way to store your 4cents of a litre dockets. If you register online before ... http://rebeccakate.com.au/2008/05/27/woolworths-everyday-rewards-who-are-we-rewarding/