More free colouring sheets: babies & baby slings


Prepare the next generation of babywearers!

Children love colouring pictures, and familiar pictures in particular. These images of mums carrying babies in their baby slings will appeal to them.

Award-winning British artist Susan Cook of Picture Dreams, has produced these beautiful drawings of babies in baby slings for your little ones to colour-in.

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Children’s activities: making paper beads and necklackes


Today, let’s look at more more ideas of things to do at home with children: paper beads and stringing beads into necklaces, garlands or bracelets.

Material:

- Paper. You can buy fancy colour paper for this activity but reclaimed paper will work just as well. Take a look at your recycling bin to [...]

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Using your child carrier on your back (2)


Earlier, we started giving tips and information on carrying your baby on your back. Here is the second part of this article. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to continue adding your babywearing advice.

The manufacturer of your child carrier often recommends one back carrying [...]

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Using your baby slings on your back


Most baby slings can be used to carry your baby on your back, at least that’s what it says in the product description. However becoming confident enough to carry your baby on your back when you’re out and about and others are looking can feel a bit daunting. Many parents [...]

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Free Green colouring book pages to print and colour


A big Thank you to Moss Green Children’s Books for developing these cute colouring pages for children.

Organised by age with an increasing level of detail and information, the colouring sheets are drawings of fruit, vegetable plants and the vegetable patch. We particularly like the fact that the plant is shown as a [...]

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It’s cold out there! Baby Slings to wrap up warm.


It is still pretty cold out there! Going out with your baby is difficult when you’re worried about the rain, the snow, the cold, the wind (or all of them pretty much at the same time!). You may wonder if your baby will be cold.

Time to get yourself a Calin Bleu fleece [...]

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Girly girl organic clothing: save money, shop during the sale!


The big sale has started at Natural Nursery, take a look! This is the opportunity to buy good quality organic clothing at supermarket prices. Clothes are reduced up to 50%!

First up today is girl organic clothing with some absolutely beautiful clothes, made of 100% organic cotton to high fair trade standards. You [...]

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Cooking with the children: our favourite carrot cake recipe


This is our version of the BBC yummy carrot cake. There is slightly less sugar to make it more suitable for the kids. Also less cinnamon, more nutmeg and more orange zest which gives the cake a crisp springy taste. It’s moist, yummy, keeps well. And most of all super easy.

When cooking [...]

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10 more ways reusable bags can save you time and money!


Can you believe that with a little help from Lisa and Alison, we found 10 more ways reusable bags can save you time and money?

Having a big reusable shopping bag on hand for things to be given away for the charity shop will help you de-clutter. When the bag is [...]

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Save time and money! 10 ways reusable bags make your life easier


Reusable bags are becoming more and more popular. They are sturdier, more eco-friendly, more convenient, and dare I say prettier than plastic bags. Most often, shop assistants now ask if you need a bag for your shopping. Every now and then, one of them gives a funny look when you say: “I don’t [...]

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