Blog Profile / Be A Fun Mum
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Blog Post Archive
Tinker Bell Fairy (Secret of the Wings) Play Scene
I recently rented the new release movie in the Disney Tinker Bell series: Secret of the Wings. The kids enjoyed it, and I noticed our fairy dolls pop up around the house in the weeks after. I didn’t sit down to watch the entire movie with the children, but from the snippets I got it’s [...]
A Little Gem of a Parenting Book
I met Sharon Grayson through a mutual friend over a year ago now. Since then, I feel privileged to call Sharon my friend and mentor. Sharon is a teacher, parenting coach and mum to two adult children. What is striking about Sharon is her beautiful heart for children and families and she recently completed her [...]
You’re not quite reaching the mark Kelly
I forgot about the pressures that come with having the children back in school. Especially as all my children (including my baby) started at a new school this year. There’s all sorts of expectations and pressures: making sure everyone is wearing the right thing on the right day, hair done with ribbons, notes to read, [...]
Making Maths Fun for Kids (at home)
Guest Post by Tierney Kennedy Today on the blog I have long time Be A Fun mum reader Tierney guest posting about making Math’s fun at home. With three kids of her own, plus 50 books for teachers under her name, she’s the person to talk to! Feel free to ask any questions in the [...]
Easter Craft: Lollipop Bunnies
Guest Post from Kristie Kristie is a mum who loves making treats and she is sharing how to make cute Bunny Lollipops, perfect for Easter craft. What you need Lollipops (sphere shape) Foam Eggs Balls (bags available from discount stores or craft shops) Double-sided Tape Pom Poms (For tail) Pipe Cleaner (Cut each into 3 [...]
Valentines Day Giveaway
I’ve teamed up with Brisbane Kids, Finlee and Me, Tout Mon Amour, Mouth of Mums and Little Boo Teek for a special Valentines Day Giveaway. To celebrate Valentines Day and everyone that is special in your life, we are offering 1 person the chance to spoil a loved one with a sweet prize. We have [...]
Ocean and Fields
Connections. I love connections: looking for them; finding them; linking them. Doing this brings much happiness to my life. So in this vase with flowers and shells, I see fields and oceans. And this takes me back to one of our favourite holidays as a family: a road trip. One of the best days was [...]
Benefits of an After School Routine
I’ve met Naomi from Seven Cherubs, mum to seven children, quite a few times now, and she is lovely: down to earth and full of encouragement. On the outset of the new school year, I’m glad to have her here, sharing her after school routine. My After School Routine Guest post from Naomi from Seven [...]
DIY (No Sew!) Barbie/Doll Clothes
I had to google to find out who wrote the words “necessity is the mother of invention”. It was Plato. And so I come to this post. This post started on the last week of the school holidays when I hired out the latest TinkerBell movie on DVD (Secret of the Wings) for the children [...]
Stepping Out The Door (a new parenting era awaits)
In a blur of early parenthood, I remember thinking to myself in a I-long-for-some-time-on-my-own moment, “I can’t wait until all the kids are at school!” I also remember thinking that parents a step ahead of me, deceived me! It goes so quickly, they said. They are only little for such a short time, they said. [...]
Giveaway: Children’s Books!
I’ve joined together with 8 lovely pages to do a meaningful giveaway for the New Year. Books! Wonderful, wonderful books! The pack includes the best of the best children’s books to kick start any home library. Imagine how many wonderful snuggly moments you could spend with these tales! To enter The giveaway is for (1) [...]
5 Messy Play Ideas That Aren’t That Messy
Guest Post by Danielle from Keeping Up With the Holsbys Danielle from Keeping Up With the Holsbys always amazes me with her yummy recipes and energy for life. Check out her the Easy Green Vegetables and Basil Pasta Recipe, gorgeous Giggle and Hoot Cake and Easy Playdough Recipe here on Be A Fun Mum, and [...]
Most Delighful 30 Minutes This Week
The most delightful 30 minutes of this week happened under a tree with this girl. I saved cheap baubles from Christmas to decorate the children’s favourite backyard tree (permanently). You can often buy plastic baubles in the post Christmas sales. My children often play in this tree, and so I invested, bit by bit, in [...]
Ice Treasure Hunt
The happiness in his face says it all! I’ve seen this sort of ice treasure hunt idea a few times while searching the Internet, and I thought it looked like fun. My son loves ice, and we’ve done different things before using it in play: Arctic Play Scene, Ice Cube Painting, Dinosaur Ice Blocks. The [...]
Stand Tall and Bright Like a Yellow Daisy Against the Blue Sky
The thrill of wrapping a length of blue twine around a fresh posy of yellow flowers! I wonder if it makes me strange that such a simple task produced such enjoyment on my part. I looked over my one minute job with the satisfaction of a day’s work! I saved a few flowers ($5 a [...]
3D Adventure Scene in a Jar
They turned out even better than I expected! The idea for this activity is to create a 3D scene in a jar using a photograph of the kids on a themed background. So, in a sense, they are transformed into another world! It’s very, very cool. The making process was a lot of fun too, [...]
Time Spent. Time Given.
Time heals. It’s a term often used in relation to grief. I mentioned as such in my post about mothering motherless. Time spent, heals. Looking at the other side of the fence: Time given heals too. I’m talking about cracks. You know those fine cracks that appear in family life, and personally too? The ones [...]
Ever Thought About Starting a Business with your Kid
Guest Post By Sam Shazzam Have you ever thought about starting up a business in partnerships with your kids? I have. I actually spend a bit of time imaging what that could look like. The thing about kids is they have so many creative, great ideas. The challenge as a parent is the ideas often [...]
Streamer Cubby House
This picture of my daughter captures her bright spirit. She is the person I had in mind when I put this streamer cubby house rig up, and I was right to think she would enjoy it. School holidays are in full swing here now. Christmas is finished, and we are enjoying many quiet days at [...]
Can I Have a Banana?
My head throbbed, and I felt like banging it against the wall. But instead, I put it into my pillow. Nasty, nasty headache. I was trying to parent from my bed this particular afternoon, at least until the medication kicked in. “Mum, can I have a banana?” My 9-year-old daughter appeared at my bedside sometime [...]