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Tips for Road Travel with Young Children

Tips for Road Travel with Young Children

Embarking on a long road trip with your young kids is a potentially exciting experience, but anyone who’s done one will tell you that there’s also a lot of potential for chaos as well!  That’s why you should always prepare sufficiently for those longer journeys.  Fortunately, we’ve brought together this list of tips and advice [...]

Road Trip Survival Guide for Parents

Road Trip Survival Guide for Parents

The thought of going on a road trip can be exciting and terrifying in equal measures. For anyone with young children, the terrifying thoughts often threaten to outweigh the excitement, as fears of travel sickness, lack of air-conditioning and constant cries of ‘are we nearly there yet?’ fill your imagination. However, the prospect of the exploring [...]

Back to School Lunch Box Ideas

Back to School Lunch Box Ideas

Main Meal Dishes  | More Main Meal Dishes  | Accompaniments More Main Meal Dishes 16. Bean Burritos (in thermos) – This is an absolutely quick and easy hot lunch idea. Pack in a thermos. 17. Rice and Beans (in thermos) – Pack rice in the thermos and top with canned baked beans in sauce for an easy [...]

Pregnancy Diet Plan for Third Trimester

Pregnancy Diet Plan for Third Trimester

The third trimester is the final stretch after which you get to hold your baby. The growing size of the baby makes it a little uncomfortable for the mother but by following the right diet plan, you will be able to keep your weight on track during your pregnancy. This diet plan has sample menus [...]

Pregnancy Diet Plan for Second Trimester

Pregnancy Diet Plan for Second Trimester

The most relaxed trimester of your pregnancy brings with it increased food cravings. Here are some nutritious and balanced meal plans for every month of the second trimester of pregnancy that keep your weight on track while providing the necessary nutrition to the baby growing inside you. Along with several body changes, the craving for [...]

Pregnancy Diet Plan for First Trimester

Pregnancy Diet Plan for First Trimester with Sample Meal Plans for each month

Mark the way for a healthy pregnancy with first trimester meal plans that includes the required nutrition without the unnecessary calories that will be difficult to shed off, post delivery. Get inspired by our weekly menus for each month of your first trimester to get started with a healthy pregnancy diet and maintain your weight [...]

5 DIY Baby Gift Basket Ideas

New moms are in need of so many baby supplies that it is always a good idea to gift a gift basket filled with useful goodies for both the baby and the new parents instead of one dicey gift. But baby gift baskets available in stores are often very pricey and not really made to [...]

A Parents Guide to Safety Proofing the house for a Crawler

When a child becomes mobile, it’s time to start proofing the house so that they are safe. While you can’t avoid all tumbles, bumps, and bruises, there are some things that you can do to help make sure your new crawler doesn’t have any major accidents. Let’s start in the living room. Get down to [...]

An Impromptu Treasure Hunt – No Planning Needed

If you need an engaging activity for a bunch of active kids and have no time to prepare, here is a wonderful solution. A treasure hunt! You can plan one in no time and with no pre-preparation. You can plan a treasure hunt in your own backyard or wherever you can find some space. It [...]

Baby Hand and Foot Print Keepsake

Keep those precious memories forever when you first welcomed your bundle of joy to your world. Here is an easy DIY project to make a cast of your baby’s hand and foot prints for keepsake. What you will need: 1. Shallow round tin with lid 2. Blue ribbon 3. Paper clip 4. Modeling clay in [...]