Experienced trampers VICTORIA and seven-year-old EMILIE have left their Christchurch home to walk the 3,000km Te Araroa trail, which runs from Cape Reinga to Bluff. VICTORIA tells us her top tips for getting your kids into tramping too, regardless of your experience level. I started my …
Christchurch child development expert and author Dr Tessa Grigg offers her tips for getting the most out of online catchups with little ones when grandparents and grandchildren can’t be together. There are grandparents all over the world who are not able to physically be in …
Get the whole family involved with this production-line team meal. Everyone can have a go at making the potstickers. And there is no right or wrong way to fold the wrappers. The main thing is to have fun! INGREDIENTS Serves 4 250g pork mince 1 …
Registered mental health nurse and mindfulness teacher, KATE BRANDRAM-ADAMS, supports parents to develop mindfulness and self-compassion – for their own wellbeing, and for the profound impact this has on children. By Kate Barber We know that our capacity for emotional awareness and regulation is vital for our …
Need some new sounds to get you through the school holidays? Kiwi Kids Music has some suggestions. The Fairy Bread Song Em and Me Single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6S_h_0HiRU A mother and daughter duo from Dunedin making fun sing-along songs for Kiwi kids. Sisters & Brothers Kath Bee & Doug …
Children’s book expert Crissi Blair picks out all the best pages for all ages. PICTURE BOOKS Moose the Pilot By Kimberley Andrews. Puffin $19.99 Moose lives in a treehouse and spends his days as a bush pilot, delivering essentials in all weathers, in some quite dangerous …