It’s the school holidays again, which means filling two weeks with activities that suit everyone. My son is quite happy pottering around home. His current obsession is airplanes so the living room/hallway/spare room/backyard are all filled with various planes and …
Category: Kids
Fruit toast buns
Any fruit toast fans out there? I really love it, but only in A, an airport lounge, or B, at a hotel buffet. For some reason, those thick slices that have done 2 circuits in the conveyor belt toaster, followed …
The best banana bread in the world
I’ve called this the best banana bread because it truly is, and also because ‘wholemeal peanut butter chocolate chunk banana bread’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. And yes, saying it’s the best is a big call, just …
Cookie Monster cupcakes
Today’s post is brought to you by the letter ‘c’, for Cookie Monster and for cupcakes. Cookie Monster loves cookies, nom nom nom! And I happen to love cupcakes so we’d make a great couple. These Cookie Monster cupcakes are …
Kids in the kitchen – Bradley’s ginger crunch
Baking with kids requires a whole new level of patience. Penelope, who’s 4, likes to go in with all guns blazing and has to do everything ‘by myself.’ This means flour gets sifted onto the bench instead of in the …
Kids in the kitchen – pikelets
It’s the school holidays here in NZ and thanks to the 5 day break over Easter, it seems like the kids are always on holiday! Like most parents, I’m always looking for cheap and/or free activities to keep the kids …
He is 8
Bradley – how are you already 8?!? I feel like we learnt a lot about each other this year. I learnt a lot about what makes him tick, what sets him off and what brings him down. I was lucky …
He is 7
We waited a long time for this one, and he arrived in a hurry on an early Autumn night. A typical 7 year old, he loves farts, silly words and being rough. But he’s sensitive, gentle, and loving too. He …
once upon an egg 