Category Archives: Parenting

Baby playtime – 3 Activity tips to play with a small baby

Our third mini-explorer is not a baby any more, she’s turning into a toddler. So before I forget all about how it is to have a baby in the house I’d like to dedicate some posts on this blog to … Continue reading

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Make bedtime a fun game for your kids

How we tweaked our 30-count technique to make bedtime routine a fun game Is bedtime also so tough for you? Until recently bedtime for us was a fairly easy time, we had our method figured out and it worked well. … Continue reading

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Daddy’s big princess is still a cute little girl

She is two and a half times as tall and almost 6 times as heavy compared to the day when she pushed herself into this big world. She’s also the oldest of 3, which surely adds to my impression that … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

We wish you all the best for a creative, playful 2013! We are still getting accommodated to taking pictures with the new camera we got ourselves for Christmas. Luckily we can count on our kids to fill in the gap with some nice … Continue reading

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How to turn your supermarket shopping trip into a kids game?

In my previous posts, I already talked about making sure you are well prepared and I shared several tricks you can use once at the supermarket to avoid trouble with your toddlers. Here I want to tell you about how we turn shopping into … Continue reading

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7 tricks on how to deal with your toddler at the supermarket

Tell me about kids and supermarkets and I spontaneously think of the durex commercial with the dad and his boy screaming over a bag of candies. I’ve already shared some of my personal experiences, but let’s talk some more about how … Continue reading

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Warning: energetic kids at the supermarket!

How to make shopping with kids a fun experience When I had my first child, I discovered that my baby adores going to the supermarket. All the colorful things to look at on the shelves, it was fascinating. It makes … Continue reading

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St-Nicolas, between the deceit and the magic

The days are getting shorter and colder. Soon St-Nicolas will be back in town and if you haven’t realized yet let me congratulate you on your ability to ignore the loads of toy-commercials we are being bombarded with. Are your … Continue reading

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How to (not) survive hopeless days with kids

I am sure you know what I’m talking about. It’s about these days where you wonder what on earth have you done wrong to be part of Murphy’s “best of” collection. And of course this does not happen just whatever … Continue reading

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What goes around comes around – taking care of animals in need of rescue

Did you as a kid bring home animals found on the street and in need of rescue? I remember that I did that a lot to my mother who ended up taking care of them … so I guess now … Continue reading

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