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Family activities: Combining photos and reading

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Family activities: Combining photos and reading

Children love to take photos and listen to stories, especially when the stories are about them. You can help your child create their own personalised story book with just a few items: camera, pen, paper, photo album. Pass the camera to your child for the morning and let him be in charge. Do they want to take photos of their breakfast? Their teddy bears? Or maybe they want to take the camera outside and focus on the bugs. Let them express himself through the camera. Try not to

Double Trouble!

Fun at the Marae!

Family Fun Night

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Family Fun Night

Most families are very busy, and this is especially true during the school year. There are clubs and meetings after work and after school. Some weeks every night is taken up with driving around to different activities. When you get a minute to take a breath, the thought is there, the nagging realization that you haven't sat down to a nice meal with your family all week, or even had a conversation with one of your kids that wasn't in the car. If this sounds like your family, t

Candid Photos

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Candid Photos

"Candid photos seem to speak a lot more to people because it is a moment that is completely unplanned and completely natural. When I saw Mila and Mason sitting together outside, I thought it would be a beautiful photograph to make of them sitting nicely together looking out into the distance. But once Mila started making a silly face behind Mason, it instantly made the image stronger and more natural, as kids don’t normally pose when you ask them to. This is just them bein

Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy Food

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Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy Food

If you're like most parents, you struggle to get your kids to eat healthy food. As adults, we understand that fruits and veggies are good for our bodies, and some of us even enjoy certain healthy foods. But it's a little harder to pass that knowledge and appreciation on to our children. Many parents give up on trying to find appealing healthy food for children, and they resign themselves to serving "kid food." But this doesn't have to be you! Even if you're not a "health food

Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches -- A Creative Cooking Idea for Kids

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Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches -- A Creative Cooking Idea for Kids

Every kid loves a good grilled cheese sandwich! It's a classic childhood comfort food: gooey melted cheese hugged between two buttery, perfectly browned pieces of bread. But does your child know there can be more to a grilled cheese than just--well--cheese? Making a gourmet version of the sandwich is guaranteed to be a great creative cooking idea for kids, plus it's easy for mom and dad! Here's an added bonus: it may encourage your picky eater to be a bit more adventurous

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