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Tiny Teru's 'I Am Able' Collection

In my opinion, there's nothing more important a parent can do than instill in their children a belife that they can do anything they set their mind to. 

I was particularly drawn to Tiny Teru's 'I Am Able' collection for this very reason. Their collection of onesies, shirts and T-shirts reinforce just how able little children are. 

The husband and wife team behind Tiny Teru are illustrators and animators who wanted to capture the wonder and endless possibilities of childhood.

I've bought one of these T-shirts as Christmas presents for Hunter & Charlotte and am sure they will be a bit hit. 

Shop the Tiny Teru collection.

{giveaway} Children's book Parrot Carrot

Every child has one of those books. The ones they never tire of, insist being read over and over and over again. 

For us, it used to be Where The Wild Things Are. Now it's Parrot Carrot. I received a copy several weeks ago from the illustrator,  Jon Foye and showed it to Hunter.

We read it once, then twice and before I knew it, we'd read it so many times we could both recite the entire book. The best part was that Hunter belly laughed each and every time we read it.

It's his new favourite book. There's also a great iPhone app you can download for your kids.

I have a copy of Parrot Carrot to give away to one lucky reader.

For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post explaining why you would love a copy of Parrot Carrot. Entries must be received by 9:00am Monday, 12 December 2011.

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One winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, 12th December 2011 and the winner's name will be published on this post.

 

Cute stop motion pregnancy video

 

Just adorable.

 

Family photos by Blue Lily Photography

Earlier this year, Wendy from Blue Lily Photo visited Sydney and was kind enough to squeeze a photoshoot of our family into her stay. I've been a fan of Wendy's photography for a long time and felt really blessed to be able to have her record us as we were in April 2011. 

Wendy was as equally sweet in person as her photos are lovely. She immediately put as all at ease and worked well with two children who didn't want to have their photos taken.

I'm so pleased we have these images because they show just how much Hunter and Charlotte have grown over the last seven months. If you are thinking of having family photos taken, I'd highly recommend Blue Lily Photo.

Lotta Magazine launches

Lotta Magazine, Australia's first ad-free kid's magazine has just launched and I'm completely smitten. Lotta is targeted at children aged 5 - 10 years and is full of school holiday activities.

The launch issue is based around stories so all the activities including art, craft, cooking, creative writing, drawing, gardening, games and colouring are related to famous children’s stories or storytelling.  

Lotta Magazine is refreshingly different from other children's magazines and is exceptionally well designed. If you're after fun acivities for your children this holiday season be sure to check out Lotta Magazine.