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This is not a sponsored post and I have absolutely no affiliation with this organisation apart from thinking they are most excellent indeed. This coming January will be Pud’s fourth year of ‘giving up’ two weeks of her school holidays to participate in Summer School Music Program, run by Sound…
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With the holidays upon us, it’s time to sort out activities to keep the small people entertained, and the coffee to keep you functioning. I aim for a mix of indoor and outdoor activities, lots and lots of reading, some movies and a balance of days at home and days…
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I’m regularly asked by parents where their creative kids can access writing or illustrating courses and while I know of a few locally, I’ve not yet found one online that I would be comfortable to recommend. Enter Allison Tait with her new Creative Writing Quest for Kids. Allison Tait is…
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I have been a teacher librarian for over fifteen years, a teacher for twenty years and have been involved in the children’s and YA book industry in Australia for even longer, thanks in part to my teacher librarian mother. I am so passionate about my role as a teacher librarian…
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Do you let your kids read at the breakfast table? Do you read at the table? As a librarian, you’d probably expect that I’m not a fan of kids having cereal near *my* library books, but in fact I’m quite an advocate for books and bowls of cereal being consumed…
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ChickPea turned seven recently, and, as I do, I changed up her bedroom as part of her birthday present. I admit, the ‘birthday bedroom change-up’ has become a thing, maybe a beast I should not have started, but to be honest I rather like the feeling of a good bedroom…
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It would be fair to say that I love a good book themed gift or twenty. My latest fav is these book jewellery boxes from Oh My Giddy Aunt (seen above). This post is not sponsored in any way but I am a long time customer and lover of Nikki’s…
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I have been buying Nightie Night Lane pyjamas for a few years now and, as happens when you buy from a small business, you chat via email with the owners and get to know them a little. Incredibly weirdly, it turned out that one half of the duo behind Nightie…
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As a young classroom teacher (those were the days!) I would spend months planning my Book Week costumes and they became more and more elaborate each year. As the full weight of just what it meant to be a teacher became clear, the days of going to 90s raves and…
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Tonight I will be presenting a webinar for Eduwebinar with lots of ideas for Book Week 2018. My notes from this event are below and may be of help in your own Book Week planning. That and Panadol, chocolate and wine. I really do love Book Week…but glory me it’s…
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