Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Vanchi wrap giveaway

We all know how important it is to wrap our little ones and it becomes really difficult when they get to 6 months of age and become little "Houdinis" able to wriggle their way out of anything. This is the time that those extra large wraps come in handy.

Vanchi's muslin Over Size baby wraps are massive - at a width of 180cm they're ideal for wrapping right up to 12 months if you need it.

We're giving one away this week, all you have to do is leave a comment on our facebook page telling us why you need an extra large wrap and you could be receiving one next week.

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Just can't get organised?

I'm so glad that I've managed to find Sarah from Little Billies as I think this is the invention of the century.




Little Billies produce a range of essential parenting tools that means that teletubbies like me with "baby brain" only have to look at the fridge to help keep me on track. The range includes amazing reward charts that will help your little one visualise how close they are to that chocolate bar (well, I know my son will do anything for chocolate anyway - it was one of his first words), as well as visual schedules that will help you stick to your routine, and now they have introduced a personalised Baby Day Chart designed to help you through your babies routine.




Little Billies is very excited to announce it’s new product to assist caregivers in organising and structuring a routine for their newborn! The My Baby Day Chart is a magnetic chart that comes personalised with the babies name, gender and in a range of colours to choose from. It includes 24 magnets that visually depict the routine of a baby including feeding, playtime, sleep time and bottle feeds. Each of the magnets from the My Baby Day Chart have a white box on them so that parents can write (with a dry erase marker) the next scheduled time for a feed, etc.

I know that when I was a new mum, I spent an endless amount of time writing up routines for my baby to finish it and then have the routine change because babies are constantly growing and changing. The My Baby Day Chart is easy to adapt as all the components are magnetic and it just requires moving the magnets around on the chart. It couldn’t be easier!

It is a great parenting tool and it also helps with others in the family as dad will know where the baby is up to when he walks in the door or helpers who drop in will know what is due next!

The chart has been developed to grow with your child and also includes 48 activity magnets that colourfully and visually depict a wide range of activities for a toddler including all the meal times, playgroup, art & craft, mummy time and the list goes on! The My Day Chart can also be purchased separately.

Even better still, the chart is very affordable, it is only $24.95 and is available from http://www.littlebillies.net/