There’s a maker’s space with low to the ground (Japanese inspired) trestle tables, laden with thick cartridge paper and giant lyra colouring in pencils in a rainbow of colours. There’s stilt-walking classes. There’s a multitude of kids’ yoga classes. Laughter Yoga will be there as per usual. You and the kids can explore the Mount…
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I’m always on the look out for affordable gifts for children’s birthday parties. I plan to be as organised as other parents/caregivers/lovegivers and have a treasure chest with presents that i can whip out, wrap in an children’s painting, accompanied by a kids-made-at-home card and shipped off with the child who’s jumping up and down…
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New Zealand or as locals like to call it, Aotearoa, our land of the long white cloud, is made up for 3 main islands; Te Wai Pounamu (South Island); Te Ika a Maui (North Island); and Te Punga o Te Waka a Maui or Rakiura (Steward Island) which out of interest is runner up (after…
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This what’s on features arts, wellness, kids, community, sustainability and relationships based learning and joyful events around Bay of Plenty. Event-excite of the month: It’s Plastic Free July. Get amongst it folks. Set some family challenges. wild & grace are bringing The Rubbish Trip to the Mount in August as a warm-up event for little YOGA…
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Some good things take time, like this post being published. 2 years ago when our third born was a mere month over 1 year young, i ventured out to Papamoa with some Matua Mums to Jane and Kevin Powell’s place for a Teacher in the Paddock workshop. This one was their sauerkraut & bone broth.…
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Every after school afternoon i take my three young people (6, 4 and 3 year olds) to our local playground (often times with beau beau de guard our SPCA pooch), we are met with a small, ever changing and yet dedicated tribe of slightly older children kicking the ball to each other in the lush expansive green…
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We did it. Spring has arrived.Breathe out. I’m training for my first ever half marathon post 3 kids. I could say, i’m trying to train. My calves are so pain-struck i had to walk my run today. I was beaten. Perhaps i will be beaten on the 30th of October when i run for hopefully no…
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I remember the days when Auckland summers were filled with Music in the Parks – FREE live music, a place to gather, to feel part of something special, with friends and family, having fun for FREE. And those wild Whopper Choppers in windy Wellington. And zoom forward from those artist’s days – right now, we’re…
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