by Tiffany Markman | activities, COVID-19, family, family time, health, health, health, health/safety, homeschooling, indoor, natural disasters, parents, social issues |
A coronavirus so contagious that you think twice about hugging and kissing your own child? This is not something I ever thought I’d live to see. I’d love to pretend that, in this article, I can offer sage and brilliant advice on surviving COVID-19 amid school closures, keeping your job, providing for those who rely on you, remaining safe and healthy, and still maintaining a sense of humour. But, I can’t. All I can do is share some of the nuggets of optimism, realism and creativity that are currently working for us.
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by Danielle Barfoot | activities, Christmas crafts, DIY Kids, family, indoor, outdoor, recycling crafts |
You don’t have to let the lazy summer days roll by without doing much if you’re at home during the holidays. Creating a bucket list of holiday activities for kids can turn an ordinary, uneventful summer into a fun-filled, memorable one.
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by Analytikal Mama | family, being present, indoor |
Use load shedding to have some fun with your kids and family and take a break from the digital world. Here are some valuable ideas of what you can do.
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by Tiffany Markman | crafts, DIY Kids, family time, holidays, indoor, recycling crafts |
By Tiffany Markman, copywriter, editor & mom to a gorgeous chatterbox. Follow her on twitter. If your little one is also channelling Moana, Maui, that weird crab Tomatoa, and even crazy, brainless HeiHei, here are some cool games and crafts you can do with them....Read more
by Tiffany Markman | crafts, DIY Kids, indoor |
If, like me, you can’t face another game of Pretend, why not try some of these? (As you’ll see, the theme of these activities is, loosely, circles, and specifically doughnuts, and I’m a big fan of crafting with waste materials.)
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by Christine Young | games, indoor |
Reviewed by Christine Young, mom to 2 gorgeous, growing boys and the principal of Rainbow Babies & Kids Nursery School in Bryanston I had the privilege of testing a newly launched board game, Inner Magic, a children’s self -esteem game. I played with my grade 00...Read more
by Tiffany Markman | activities, being present, family, family time, games, health/safety, homeschooling, indoor, left or right handed, outdoor, parenting, play, play, products, raise healthy kids, technology |
If your child loves his/her devices and often has to be nagged to just *move*, you need to read this article. It’s about actualising more of the brain-and-body-potential that’s inside our children, using easy brain-boosting activities. Plus, research shows that stimulating both sides of the brain enables children to learn better, become more creative, deal more effectively with challenges and emotions, and build enhanced confidence, self-esteem and understanding of their environment.
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by Hannah Pirnie | family, indoor, play |
How do you make family nights work for the whole family – so you all enjoy the time you spend together? Here are a couple of ideas on how we make it work
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by Sholain Govender-Bateman | family, indoor, play |
World Play Day is being celebrated this Thursday (28 May 2015) with local activities being organised by non-profit organisation Cotlands. Some may scoff at a day being dedicated to playing but in a world where our children are under constant pressure to excel academically…
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by Carol Surya | family, indoor, play |
One of the easiest and fastest ways for grown-ups to feel like kids again is to play games with them. It turns out playing games are actually really good for us. Here’s why:
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by Nikki bush | family, indoor, toys |
During the next few crazy weeks of 2010, make time to connect with your child through play. Whether it’s a quick 10 minute game or a 30 minute one, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you want to share the play space with your child…
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by Corinne Lamoral | indoor, toys |
With all the focus on supporting proudly South African products over the World Cup – I’ve rounded up three of the best local products I’ve seen recently…
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