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Simple Ecotaining Tips: Using fruit and vegetables as serving containers or cooking implements
Given we’re smack bang in the middle of party season I wanted to check in with you and raise the topic of ecotaining. When I talk about ecotaining I’m referring to the process of keeping the environment in mind when you entertain your friends and family. In a nutshell...
Seven Green Gift Ideas for Christmas
Well Christmas is just a couple of weeks away and I don’t know about you, but I’ve left it down to the wire and still have some gifts to organise. If you’re in the same boat, rest assured you don’t have to drop your green values and buy the first thing you see when...
What To Do With Christmas Leftovers
With less than a month until Christmas, many of us are now starting to plan for a Christmas feast of sorts! If you’re like most of us, you’ll probably over cater. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this article I’m chatting about Christmas leftovers and how we can...
Cook It, Craft It, Mix It, Grow It ……. Four Easy Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas
If you celebrate Christmas, I’m sure that with less than a month to go until the big day, you’re no doubt knee-deep in present planning or purchasing mode. Gift giving is one aspect of Christmas that can get out of hand quickly….. from a cost and a sheer volume point...
Blueberry and Raspberry Gelatine Gummies Recipe
A particularly nasty strain of gastro has passed through our house recently, leaving just one man standing (my husband Paul). Master 6 copped it extra bad and spent much of this morning with his head in a bucket (after I'd already mopped the hallway twice and wiped...
Raising Kids In A Digital World With Dr Kristy Goodwin
Have you ever come face to face with a techno-tantrum when you’ve wrangled the tablet, smartphone, computer or TV away from your child? Are you worried your child is becoming addicted to technology and you feel helpless about the situation? Are you trying your best to...
Personal Lessons Learned From The 3-Day Power Outage
How would three days without electricity, internet and mobile phone coverage impact your household? Would it throw everything into turmoil? Stress you out? Or would it be an opportunity to come up for air and reflect on your lifestyle? A few weeks ago, on Wednesday 28...
Empowering Kids To Make Better Food Choices With Bel Smith Of The Root Cause
Throughout October we chatted about sustainability and our kids…. How to foster eco-conscious children, how and why we need to get our kids playing outside more, how to nurture a love of science in our children…. And even how to be a happier mama. I've received so...
One Person Can Make A Difference – A Chat With Daniel Flynn Of Thankyou
My guest today is a perfect example of how one man with a strong vision, big heart and a good dose of get up and go, can make a difference. At 19 years old Daniel co-founded Thankyou with a couple of friends. What began as an idea to tap into the millions and billions...
How To Be A Happy Mama With Amy Taylor-Kabbaz
Sustainable living can require a bit more effort than conventional living, especially when learning the ropes, as instead of grabbing the items of convenience we may instead choose to make our own household products and foods from scratch. If we’re not careful this...
Nurturing A Love Of Science In Our Children
Throughout October we’ve been talking about how we can foster a love, respect, and curiosity of the natural world in our children, and today we’re going to take it one step further. I’m joined by Sarah Rouche of Red Cat Science to hear how we, as parents and...
How and Why Children Need To Play Outdoors
When our children grow up and look back on their most treasured childhood memories, what will they remember? Will they have memories of climbing a tree as high as they’ve ever been before, or riding a bike down a hill so fast they thought they would never be able to...
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