In fact, they are just a pain in the bum. There is screaming, more screaming and the noise just gets so loud!
Not only is there a lot of yelling and screaming from the child who is having the night terror but there is also hitting, kicking and trying to do things that might hurt the terrorised child.
Being overtired can lead to night terrors. I do find that if my little boy hasn’t slept he does have a night terror.
My little boy has suffered from night terrors and they seem to happen every now and then. However, for the past week (starting from mid-week last week and to this week) he has had a few nearly every night.
He was not well and did have a fever for a few days so I put it down to the fact that he wasn’t well. I have even picked him up earlier from childcare to help with the lead up to bedtime and allow for quiet time. This plan didn’t work and therefore I was up again all night dealing with an upset kid.
I’ve had “NO” Screamed at me so loud I think that I have lost part of my hearing.
So what is a night terror?
A night terror is when a child wakes violently after a few hours of going to bed and is still asleep although appears to be awake.
Night terrors usually happen to preschool and primary school kids, and in time they grow out of it.
It is hard to calm the child when they are having a night terror due to the fact that they don’t know you are there and are dealing with something upsetting.
Night terrors are not nightmares. “Night terrors are part of a group of Non-REM sleep arousal disorders or parasomnias. Your child may remember being frightened, but without specific dream content and will not usually remember the night terror the next morning.” (https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/fact-sheets/nightmares-and-night-terrors)
What are the signs of a night terror?
Seems awake but is still asleep, don’t try and wake the child. If you do the night terror will last longer.
Wakes screaming
Thrashes around, hits, kicks and tries to hurt you if you are there.
Throws things
Tries to hurt themselves
Yelling things that make no sense. My little boy just yells, NO!, and sometimes other things about what he doesn’t want to do or wants to do.
Sometimes the child having the terror has their eyes open but is not awake.
Sweaty and breathes heavy
One thing that was screamed at me while Alexander was having a terror was, “I WANT A T-REX!” I then said, of course, we can get you a T-Rex, and then he took a deep breath and rolled over and went back to sleep.
I must say that I am glad that he has no memory of me agreeing to get him a T-Rex. Honestly, we don’t have room for a T-Rex and currently struggle with the items we wish to keep.
Super glad my little boy has no memory of me saying he can have a T-Rex.
Things I have noticed that might mean a night terror could occur:
Overtired
Sick
Fever
Upset/Worried
Teething
Sleeping is what all tired little kids should be doing. Yes, I’m hoping that I get to have a goods nights sleep soon.
What can you do while your child is having a night terror?
Since your child will be not asleep or awake they will not understand you are there and could lash out. Stay in the room and make that your little one will not hurt themselves, for example falling out of bed, hitting their head on the corner or end of the bed or possibly tip items onto themselves.
If your child is talking try and talk to them, however, if they become more agitated and scream more loudly when you talk (this happens with my little boy) just sit and be quiet and say some calming things every now and then.
What I say to my child while he is screaming and having a night terror: It’s okay you are safe, you are in bed and all right, Mummy is here, calm down, it’s okay.
Once he calms down and the screaming, kicking, and hitting subsides I try and let him know I am there and sometimes he wakes up and other times he rolls over and goes back to bed.
If he does wake he gets some soothing cuddles with mummy and a drink and then goes back to bed.
Oh and if your little one is overheated that could bring on a terror too!
Make sure to not touch your child as this can agitate them and make the terror worse and last longer. If the child is going to hurt themselves or you need to move them this is fine as it is an emergency but might cause the child to freak out a bit. Once calmer you can touch and reassure the child.
Night time and crossing fingers and toes it is a night free of night terrors.
Things I am doing to trying to calm down before bedtime
Quiet time
Bath to relax my little boy
Time in his room reading books and just relaxing before he goes to bed
Cuddles
Stopping his TV shows and making sure we have some playtime with his LEGO or cars.
Sites that can help if your child is having night terrors too:
Do your kids have night terrors or if they are older did they suffer them too? Have they outgrown them? They are common in preschool and primary aged children but after primary many outgrow night terrors.
I hope my little boy outgrows them soon as they are exhausting for both mummy and my little boy.
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Today the twins are back at school and Alex is at daycare.
I did have mixed feelings about the twins going back to school.
Not having to make school lunches, drop kids at school and pick up was great while the holidays lasted.
Kids fighting and being constantly at each other did get annoying.
Quiet time with no kids is the best part of school going back.
The sad part of school going back is that we are back to schedules and racing there and everywhere.
So how did you fare during the holidays?
I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things but I do wish it was still holidays. I suppose being ill with a cold or the flu that will not go away (I’m not sure what it is other than I am unwell – I just want to sleep all day)
The twins are growing up so quickly, they only have two more terms left of grade five and then next year is their last year of primary school… soon to be big high school kids. I don’t know how this time has flown by but it has.
I must say that kids going back to school is a little better on the hip pocket…keeping the little ones entertained can get expensive. School means that the costs are less but there is still costs, i.e school excursions, events and after school activities to pay for.
Did you do a happy dance when your kids went off school this morning? Or maybe they have been back for weeks already?
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The actual date we attended was in March and I was happy that the kids were still excited, even though I gave it to them in December of the previous year.
To make the whole event more fun we made a weekend of it in the city. I booked a hotel right next to the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, it was so close that we just had to walk next door to fall into our beds after the show.
The day of the show the kids and I trained it in and managed to check in earlier than expected. This allowed us to leave our bags in the room and to then explore Sydney for the day.
Our show was at 7.30pm at night so I had a whole day to fill with the twins. So what did we get up to?
We looked at shops in the QVB
We walked around Paddies Markets
Had Yum Cha in Chinatown
We all got manicures
Went to Myer and David Jones to check out what is there
Looked at the toys at Myer
Walked back to the hotel to rest and then change for the show
What did we think of the show?
The girls were super excited and so was I. We all had never been to the Capitol Theatre before, I must say that the detail of the theatre is amazing. So much detail, statues and more! A very old world theatre experience.
We were super early for the show and decided to get drinks and pre-dinner snacks. Once we dined on our treats and ate some food it was finally ready to enter the theatre. I had organised seats that were so close to the stage…the kids were amazed at how close we were.
We sat down and looked at the fabulous theatre while waiting for the show to start.
We were only 3 rows away from the stage…. how fantastic!
The backdrop of the set was the Willy Wonka Factory, and left of the stage was the Bucket house and the right of the stage was the candy shop that Charlie Bucket frequented drooling over chocolate bars that he couldn’t afford.
The way they moved between the Bucket house and the candy shop was very clever. Once Charlie was in the candy shop, the shop owner was enticing him to buy…but Charlie couldn’t. Also, Charlie had no idea that the Candy Man was indeed Willy Wonka himself.
Willy Wonka was very boom tish and so were some of the other characters, some lines were hilariously funny.
Two very excited kids waiting to see the show! I must say I was excited too!
Once they moved to Willy Wonka’s factory the background changed digitally to create the vibrantly colourful world of the Wonka Factory. Seeing Roald Dahl’s story come to life on stage was so magical.
The cast did an awesome job and they had such personality and presence.
Violet and Mr Beauregard had such great interaction between each other, every time they smiled and winked I couldn’t help but laugh. Also when Violet Beauregard became a huge purple grape and then finally popped it was so well done.
Augustus and Mrs Gloop were amazing as well, so funny and naughty. You actually forgot that these people were actors and not the actual characters from the film.
Jake Fehily – Augustus Gloop- Octavia-Barron-Martin-Mrs-Gloop-and cast in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
The glass elevator was magical too…yes more magic. It looked like it was actually moving. The background was stunning and created such a great effect.
The Glass Elevator: Ryan Yeates as Charlie and Paul Slade Smith as Willy Wonka in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, photo from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory website.
The whole show looked stunning and was so enjoyable for kids and adults.
We loved the show and if you want to go, please do, you will LOVE IT!
There are so many fun activities that will help kids learn and know more about Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. There is English activities, Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Media Arts, and Music. Not only can teachers freely download the packs to help with their class but parents can do so too. I downloaded mine to help my kids before we saw the show.
You can also re-read the book again or get it as an audio book to help inspire the work or refamiliarise yourself with the story again. Below is a quote from the Education Pack Writers, Elia Erez and David Perry about the worksheets and activities.
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory offers an excellent opportunity to explore the Australian Curriculum, with specific references to English, and The Arts (Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music
and Visual Arts) as well as all seven of the General Capabilities (Literacy, Numeracy, Intercultural Understanding, Information & Communication Technology, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability AND Ethical Understanding). These relationships to the production are examined in the document CONNECTIONS TO THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM. We trust that the activities and resources in this Education Pack will provide teachers with the ability to fully appreciate the educational opportunities of this
spectacular musical production. Using Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a focus, this Education Pack contains engaging activities that can be used by teachers, or even keen fans of Roald Dahl who want to gain a richer understanding of the production.” Eli Erez and David Perry Education Pack Writers, for Charlie and The Chocolate Factory the Musical.
I booked the family room which had 1 queen sized bed and a single bed. Just perfect for 2 kids and 1 adult.
The hotel was not flash but was just what we needed. Beds and close by to the theatre.
Our family room at the Capitol Square Hotel
See how close we were to the Capitol Theatre
Have you seen Charlie and The Chocolate Factory? If so what were your thoughts?
I’m aiming to have more theatre experiences this year rather than buying things.
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This year it is the Year of the Pig. What does the Year of the Pig mean for you? If you are interested you can check out your Chinese Horoscope from Chinese Fortune Calendar
“2019 Chinese New Year is arriving on February 5, 2019. That is the 4716th Chinese year. The zodiac sign of 2019 is the Pig. According to the Chinese Horoscope calendar, 2019 is the Female Earth Pig year. Brown is connected to the earth. Therefore, 2019 is also called the year of the Brown Pig ” (Chinese Fortune Calendar)
There are many events on to celebrate and you can see a full list below:
Chinese New Year Festival – Darwin Turf Club
When: Saturday 23rd February, and Sunday 24th February 2019
Time: 10am gates open, 4pm festival closes
Free entry, food and drinks for sale.
Such yummy and healthy food at Roll’d.Soldiers® or more commonly known as rice paper rolls or Vietnamese rolls are a Vietnamese dish traditionally consisting of pork, prawns, fresh vegetables, mint and coriander wrapped in rice paper. But there are all sorts of other flavours like fish, beef poached in a lemongrass broth, tofu, grilled pork patties (nem nuong) sausages and other seafood such as whole baby octopus.
Roll’d is giving away celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Luck is coming your way with one of the following gifts:
Buy one get one free with any menu item
Free side with any purchase
Free regular drink with any purchase
Free 40g Mango Weis bar
Redeem at you nearest Roll’d between February 5, 2019 – February 12, 2019.
Wait – THERE’S MORE! One lucky customer will also receive free Roll’d lunch for a month!
Now aside from Aragog’s Lair the other two sets are HUGE! There are what looks like thousands of bricks and things to sort.
One kid decided that they would build the Lair first and that was super easy, aside from missing a piece, but sorted quickly and painlessly at the customer support page on the LEGO website. Easy, sorted and we moved on to the other sets.
The twin that received the Hogwart’s Express wanted to do this first. She is not as confident with LEGO as her sister is and wanted to get some help from mummy. I was keen to see it built and of course said yes. Alexander was at care and we filled the floor of the living room with LEGO and also watched the first film in the Harry Potter series.
Watching a film while building LEGO is a painful process. Nothing gets done and if it does it is sooooooooooooooooooo slow. Painful to watch and be around. I decided that I would do my own thing until I am asked if she needed help.
The idea was to build the train and then move onto Hogwarts Great Hall, however it was taking hours and still not complete with the train.
The kid in question was doing a great job with her Harry Potter train, she was checking the instructions and making sure she had all the right pieces available to build what was needed. She did need a helping hand but mostly she did it all herself.
Having fun building Harry Potter Hogwarts Express- LEGO 75955 Playset
I was and am very proud of her doing it all herself and I could see her getting more and more confident and sure of herself. I told her how well she was doing, I made sure to explain how well she was following the instructions and that the train looked amazing so far. It’s still not finished but not long to go to have a completed model of the Hogwarts Express.
Due to the fact that the train construction was taking forever I explained to her sister that she should start building the Hogwarts Great Hall. She was excited to start and wanted my help, however this all went down hill when we struggled to find some essential bricks to help us build the Great Hall. It was discovered after a lot of upset that one bag of bricks had fallen out in the twins room.
Once we had the bag of missing items things started moving quicker, however due to not finding the right items this kid opened up all bags of LEGO and it was scattered all over the living room floor!
Daddy was called in as apparently I was not saying or doing the right things for the kid who was constructing the Great Hall.
He didn’t know if he should do it, or just help and the kid should be building it or what level of help was okay before it got met with annoyance, anger and tears.
These LEGO sets are big and they do take a while to build, we only had less than an hour to build it before I had to collect Alex from care. It seems sad, as we had all day and then it was a mad scramble to get it done in less than an hour.
Getting there building Hogwarts Express, and having fun
As you might imagine, all remaining blocks for each set have been put in a sealed bag and waiting for another day when we can build the rest of the models. I cannot wait to see the train finished and also Hogwarts Great Hall.
I love LEGO and I’m so proud of how the girls can look at the instructions and know what to do. Both girls have gained confidence with constructing sets to look exactly like it should and also use skills from other sets to build their own creations.
LEGO is such a great educational toy, they are playing and not even realising they are learning at the same time.
Have you been involved in some major LEGO creations? Let us know and send in photos to Facebook to show us.
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Happy New Year! It is rather amazing that it is 2019. A year full of new plans, hopes, dreams and hopefully exciting times.
My word for 2019 is “Happy”
I noticed that the twins were wanting me to be happier last year, they even sat me down and had a chat about how they want me and daddy to be happy.
Celebrating the new year and new possibilites.
Mind you we have been going through a rather trying time of late. Hubby lost his job a few months before Christmas and due it being a bad time to be job hunting everything has been put on hold until 2019. And my grandmother the girls (GG) died so that was very upsetting and sad too.
I’ve been running around like a headless chicken organising and doing for everyone but not me. So no surprise that I am not the happiest person, oh plus no one helps out. When the mere suggestion of help is said to any child all I get is screams and yelling about how “I don’t want to do that!”, or “It’s not mine, so why should I have to pick it up??”
Geez, I don’t want to do housework either but I do, and nearly 99% of items that I pick up are not mine either!
2019 is going to be a year of change and making things easier on me and teaching the kids that I am not a slave. I am sick of doing for everyone and not getting anything back, and of course, I am intentionally injecting happy into my day, life and family.
The twins spent a week with my mum and step-dad and came home today. They have been short tempered, yelling at me and grunting or getting angry at everything.
One kid decided to ask for my help with one craft activity that she got as a Christmas present from school. She was happy and keen to set it all up and then couldn’t find a key part of the box.
She came to tell me that she couldn’t find it, and I said that I had tidied up their room to welcome them home ( I gave each kid Harry Potter bed sets and had washed them all to have them on the beds for when the girls returned, I tidied their room and sorted out their clothes too – they are all folded in a basket ready to be put away). I told this kid that I originally found the box in the corner of the room shoved at the end of the cupboards so maybe it had fallen out.
To look for this we needed to move things and that was met with screaming and yelling at me. She then yelled at me that it was on the desk and that is where she remembered leaving it. I told her to look at the desk and behind it, in case it had fallen out and was on the floor.
Being happy with friends and family helps with you being happier too, that is unless they don’t listen due to being pre-teen kids!
Her looking skills were the following: staring at the desk and yelling and not moving anything! Did she think that the missing item would just magically appear? It possibly might fly out and announce itself to her.
I, of course, was rather annoyed at the tidy room now becoming messy again and was also interrupted at finally putting fresh sheets on my bed to help out a kid that was yelling at me.
I then explained that I spent a long time getting her room ready and getting all the clothes folded and the room tidy. I know she was unhappy and annoyed she had lost something but I was trying to help her.
No one saw it my way and everyone now thinks that I was being horrible by getting angry at the said child.
My reaction is that I am STRIKE!
No one values anything I do
No one helps
I get yelled at
People can fend for themselves
I don’t get paid or treated nicely, and I am very over the silly and horrible behaviour.
So my word for the year is maybe not great for today, but I am now Happy in my bedroom with a cool drink working on my laptop.
Maybe this is being happy, well for a little bit.
This might allow the family to appreciate everything I do.
I’ve told Hubby and the twins that I’m not cooking, cleaning or doing laundry. If someone wants something they need to sort it out themselves.
I wonder how long it will be before I get the “I’m Sorry Mummy!” “Please help me with this, or cook me this or do that”
How is your first day of 2019 going?
Oh, by the way, Alexander hurt himself and needed mummy so I had to deal with that and then magically the other child found the missing item that was lost. A very sorry kid still wanted me to help her with her project and I thought it would be nice.
The twins cooked their own dinner, although there were moments and a major injury (not with food or the stove but due to someone hurting their head on a cabinet).
Now kids are in bed and I can finally return to my work and some much needed quiet time.
I do hope that your first day of the year was better than mine, although there were some nice moments but some annoying ones too.
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I cannot believe it is nearly November. Yep, the year has nearly ended. It will soon be Christmas and New Year and then our little boy’s birthday.
It is all happening with super speed. Although the world and the days seem to be magically whisking by I am slowly plodding along. Why do you ask? Well, I have indeed gotten sick yet again.
Sick seems to be the constant battle of mums, and indeed me this year.
I now have a cold or possibly the flu! My body hurts and at times throbbing. My head is sore and so is my throat.
Constantly tired and wishing that I could stay in bed. Sleep and rest seem all hard to obtain with a busy house and three kids.
It would be so wonderful to just rest and for others to get everything done. To be able to sleep in and to not be disturbed would be fabulous too!
I’m zapped of energy, needing sleep and just unwell.
Cold and flu tablets don’t seem to be helping. Maybe more sleep will help?
Do you find that due to being the mum you are always ill?
Do you get whatever the kids bring home from school or childcare? I know I do.
If you are indeed sick like me I hope that you are getting some much-needed rest and family are helping.
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Last Friday the 12th of October was HUGE! Actually massive.
The twins went to another cub camp and to get them where I needed to drive about 3 hours….Yes, you read that right, 3 hours.
The girls ready for camp
Let’s just hope that 3-hour drive is it not like the 3-hour tour in Gilligan’s Island.
Gilligan didn’t have GPS and I do so there is a vast difference and therefore the chances of getting lost are rather slim.
However, sometimes my stupid GPS decides to direct me to streets that it shouldn’t and does cause confusion. Read on to have a HUGE giggle at my epic fail.
I do have an idea of where we are going and hubby has camped at this site as a scout when he was younger. Due to prior knowledge of the area I have been told that it is easy to miss the turn-off and if I do, I will need to go around again and this can be painful!
So we need to keep our eyes peeled. I really don’t want to miss the entry to this place and have to go around the highway and roads again for another go.
I’ve already survived the twins packing for camp and all the silly behaviour that came with it. Their bags are in the boot of my car ready for our huge journey to the campsite.
Not only do I need to take two kids to camp on a long car trip, but I also have to pick up Alexander as I will not be able to pick him up tonight due to being hours away. So the girl’s little brother will join us all in our adventure to the campsite.
I have learnt one thing from a previous camp, I must feed them dinner. The girls last camp I assumed that they would get fed dinner, however, this didn’t happen. The organisers did feed them supper (snack) but it wasn’t dinner.
On our way, we will stop off to ensure that all kids are fully fed and happy before they will be finally dropped at the campsite for two days of fun.
I have to pack a bag of drinks and food for Alexander so that if he wants anything all is sorted.
I’m hoping that Alexander doesn’t scream all the way home as has happened before. I hope that daycare has tired him out and the adventure of the long trip will keep him busy.
EPIC FAIL: Remember I mentioned I would be fine as I had GPS to help me find the way. Well this didn’t happen. In fact Google actually directed me to a street that is no where near the camp and managed to do this twice. Yes, I know how silly to be directed to the wrong place once but twice! The second time around it made it sound like we were actually going somewhere different, then low and behold I ended up in the same stupid street that is not where I needed to be at all.
It was not just me that did this, there was another man taking his kids to the camp and he did the same thing I did, but to his benefit he only did it once. I did yell a bit and say a few choice words but was rather concerned as the kids and I were super early and due to not knowing how to correct this navitagion failure I was worried I would be very late now.
This other dad and I looked at the map he had, one mum that was already at the camp called me and helped me out over the phone. Due to this extra help or brains trust, the kids and I and the other family managed to find the campsite and where we needed to be. I wasn’t that late and in fact only added an extra 20 minutes to my journey and to my amazement there were so many others arriving after us, so that made me feel better.
I must say I might share more in common with Gilligan than I would like to admit.
Last Friday was officially the last day of the school holidays aside from the weekend, as Monday the girls go back to school.
Yep, term 4 starts soon! How cool is this?
Not much will go wrong on Monday morning, right? Totally tired and exhausted kids from a full weekend away and having to get up earlier to go to school. I hope they get up and get organised okay.
Oh, and did I mention that we have had non-stop rain, and it is not stopping this weekend. In fact, it might be really heavy rain on Saturday.
The kids are camping in tents and will get very wet. I am sure that all the nice sorted clothes that went of dry and clean will come back all soaked and covered in mud. I just hope that they manage to put it all in the garbage bags provided so they don’t get everything super wet.
Another massive win is one of the other parents are able to take the twins home, so this saves me dragging Alexander to another 3-hour drive to pick them up on Sunday.
Have you had massive days during the school holidays? What did you get up to that required a HUGE drive with the kids too?
I am looking forward to things going back to normal next week with school returning.
Update: The twins had a wonderful time at camp. They came home very wet with everything in their bags wet and muddy as I expected. It has taken me two days and I think I have finished the washing. Phew…. but I know that there is more to come when I tidy up other rooms and change the sheets for everyone. The washing never lets up.
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Last Thursday (the 13th) was the girls 10th birthday.
I was busy getting everything ready for the twins birthday week and birthday party on the weekend.
Wednesday night I stayed up late creating cupcakes for each kids classroom. Due to the girls being in different classes I had to create over 50 cupcakes!
The total for the cupcakes was 56 and also one very tired mummy.
I ended up going to bed at 11.50pm and of course, Alexander woke at 4.20am and decided to stay up all day! He would not go to bed.
I was struggling to keep my eyes open. Alex eventually fell asleep in the car on the way to pick the kids up from school. Typical! After we got home I put him to bed and he slept until 4am the next morning. Yes again with waking at 4am!
Wednesday after school the twins wanted to purchase birthday presents for each other. They both have their own SpriggyCards. (Spriggy Cards is a debit card just for kids. A modern way to do pocket money)
Each kid had their cards and raced around BigW getting a present for her sister. (More on the blog soon about the Spriggy Cards – If you wish to get a SpriggyCard for your kids here is my referral code: TWINSPLUSONE.)
Each kid came up and showed me what they got their sister and each kid got the same things.
I asked if they talked to her sister and I got told no, so the only thing I can think is that they are definitely identical twins.
Lillian bought this Harry Potter LEGO set to share with Julia.
I don’t know how they did it but everything was the same! Once home each kid wrapped their presents for each other and was very happy with themselves as they have never bought presents for each other on their birthday before.
You might think that two sleepless nights due to Alexander waking early and staying up late to organise birthday things were bad, but I’ve had about three or more weeks of Alexander waking at all hours and I’m so tired.
Haunted house billy cart.
Not only was the twins birthday Thursday and Wednesday was busy, but the twins also had Billy Card Derby on Friday.
I stayed at school all day to see them race as they were teaming up with different kids and their races were at different times.
Rabbit billy cart.
The Billy Cart Derby happens every two years at the girl’s school. It is a huge fundraiser for the school to purchase much-needed equipment.
Next time the Billy Cart Derby will happen the girls will be in grade six (last year of primary) and it will be around the same time as their birthday too.
Julia the Rabbit and Lillian the Vampire. Dressed up and ready for Billy Cart Derby.
Being at the school all day meant that no cake for the Saturday birthday party got made.
I was exhausted! Now I needed to make a cake during the evening and all I wanted to do is go to bed.
I decided for the first time to purchase some sponges from the supermarket and just decorate them. This is the first year I have not made a cake and only purchased some due to being so tired.
Vanilla and chocolate sponges purchased from Woolworths and all I needed to do is ice, and decorate.
The Unicorn Cake before we went to the Roller Skating Party.
It ended up being late Friday night and I couldn’t get the unicorn horn right.
The twins requested a unicorn cake this year, however, I feel that I need lessons to get the horn looking better.
Hubby and others thought that it looked like pooh or like a penis… yes sad but true! I think kids liked it and due to being so tired I think the cake was not the best it could be.
I couldn’t get the icing to sit on the wooden skewer so had to mold it more. No detail was shown and it was too fat!
The Unicorn Cake for the kids 10th Birthday.
I also used natural food dye this time and it didn’t go into the icing for the horn. I ended up putting glittery decorations on it instead. Maybe normal food dye would have worked out better.
The girls had their 10th birthday party at Penrith Skatel . Each kid wished to have something different this year. We thought a roller skating party would be fun.
The girls with their friends at their roller skating party.
The girls told me that this was the BEST PARTY EVER!
Lillian skating and having fun at her birthday party.
The Skate Rink provided chips and nibbles and we paid a little extra for the hot food option for all kids.
The party food came with an ice cream cake and this was a blessing as it was over 34 degrees on Saturday.
The girls 10th birthday at the Penrith Roller Skating RInk.
I will do another unicorn cake when I’ve had more sleep and figure out how to make the horn better. Once organised I will post.
I’m happy the kids had a great birthday, roller skating party and billy cart derby day was a success too.
This success was good regardless of the unicorn horn failure… I did make it look pretty.
Have you had a cake fail? Did it matter? Or just to you?
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In a month my little girls will be turning double digits. Yep, 10!
I suppose they are not little anymore.
I’ve noticed changes in both girls but brushed them off.
My girls are 9, no they cannot be in pre-puberty. NO! Pre-Teens??? NO WAY!!!!!!
Makeup, hair and more time in the bathroom is happening at my place. Is this the start of being a pre-teen?
What changes have been happening?
Moods – no speaking, yelling and just crying about everything and nothing
Interest in doing hair all the time (no one seemed interested before)
Body changes
Getting taller
More independence
Also wanting to spend more time with mummy and daddy doing things, and having adventures (without their baby brother)
I looked up all these strange things via Google and other sites confirmed my suspicions. Yes, the twins are indeed in the waiting period before puberty happens.
Well possibly best to call it pre-puberty.
I’ve started having chats with the girls and told them that it is all normal and that it means they are growing up.
I gave each kid a big cuddle and one on one with more of an explanation on what is happening to their bodies. Not sure if they understood it all but gave the info in a way I hope they could cope with.
Even though the kids are slowly going through these changes they are still kids. Needing advice, help and guidance. I sometimes look at the twins and think how grown up they are and other times feel like they are still little. I think it is an in-between time for everything.
I must say that boundaries are being tested and mummy has had her fair share of headaches with stubborn girls who wish they were teenagers.
When did you notice that your kids were in pre-puberty? Were your child/children happy about the changes? What did you do to help them?
I’ve seen the book by Kaz Cooke, “Girl Stuff for Girls Aged 8 – 12” and think this might be a good addition. If you got it for your girls did it help?
Do you my dear readers have any recommendations for other books that might help? Let me know.
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Oz Comic-Con is happening next month and what better way to get in the spirit than with an interview with Nevada Newman.
Nevada Newman is a nine-year-old who is a Cosplayer.
What is Cosplay?
“Cosplay is the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres of manga or anime.” From the Google Dictionary.
Nevada agreed to be interviewed and to share some fabulous images of herself, and her brother.
The costumes are fabulous and awesome, you can keep up to date with their Cosplay adventures on Instagram.
Q1. When did you first get interested in Cosplay?
A. I got interested in cosplay in 2016 when I attended my first con with my mum and saw all of the fantastic cosplayers there.
Q2. I see via your Instagram @nevada_newman_official that you started with Cosplay in 2016, have you been having fun with it?
A. I did start my cosplay adventures in 2016 (before that my insta was full of my dancing) I have so much fun with getting to play different characters.
Q3. What is your favourite outfit? They all look so stunning.
A. Thank you. My favourite outfit has been Hela from Thor Ragnarok.
Q4. Do any of your friends participate in Cosplay?
A. No, none of my friends at school or dance even knew what cosplay was before I started doing it.
Q5. What is the biggest event for Cosplay enthusiasts that you are really looking forward to?
A. Oz comic con for me is my favourite as they really love child cosplayers and even have a day that they get to show off their costumes.
Q6. Oz Comic-Con is happening in September, what costume will you be wearing when you attend?
A. Gosh, I don’t know. We are going for the weekend so it will be 2 different ones. Hela maybe possibly Raven from Teen Titans Go, I have so many to choose from now since I got sponsored from www.herostime.com
Q7. I loved seeing the pictures of you and your brother as The Incredibles, it was so nice. Does your brother like dressing up too?
A. Oh yes, he sure does. Those costumes are so much fun to wear. He loves being Dash. Although Captain America and Thor are 2 of his favourites.
Q8. Does any other family member dress up in Cosplay?
A. No lol, other than my baby brother it is definitely my thing.
Q9. I’ve seen some wonderful images of your costumes on Instagram, what is your favourite?
A. My favourite image that I have done is Gamora with my baby brother as Thor in the middle of Surfers Paradise. I was so much fun seeing how people reacted to us all dressed up.
Q10. How do you think you have changed since you have started dressing up in CosPlay? Do you think you have grown with confidence and met more people?
A. I have definitely grown through cosplay and met some amazing people. WhenI’m in costume I feel more confident speaking to people as I am playing a character. I get to explore being different people all the time and I don’t want that to ever stop.
A BIG thank you to Nevada for the interview and images for this post.
I hope you have an awesome time at Oz Comic-Con
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What is another word that would mean highly obsessed?
I am not sure there is one… but if there was, it would be perfect for my little boy’s insane love for the Minions.
The Minions are Alexander’s favourite film and characters at the moment.
He is extremely obsessed with the Minions! More like to an insane level.
One day Alexander wanted to see the Minions movie. I got the movie and put it on for my boy. He couldn’t stop grinning and he was so happy.
Now it is the film we all must watch. A film that is on constant repeat.
He grabs the remote otherwise known as the Mot and says, “Minions Mumma, sit down Mumma!” I have now lost count of how many times I have seen this film.
A screenshot of the Minions being silly.
Due to seeing the Minions film for what feels like a million and one times, I have decided to introduce the other Despicable Me films.
Alexander was not a fan at first. The minions took too long to show up in the Despicable Me film. Mummy had to fast forward to the bits where the minions were as my little boy was screaming “Minions Mumma!”
On a recent trip to the shops, I saw all these Minions Party decorations. Thank goodness Alexander was at childcare at the time. I do think we need to organise a Minions party for him next year, well that is if he is still so obsessed!
The twins are so over the minion fascination and really don’t want to watch the film at all. This, of course, means one little boy gets so upset and has tantrums to ensure he can watch his favourite film.
Alexander is loving his little Minions figurine.
Do your kids have a film or show that they watch 100% of the time? If they don’t watch it will it cause a meltdown?
Have you tried to get your super obsessed child to watch something else? Did it end well?
Or did you end up watching your child’s favourite show due to the complaining?
The girls were super obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba. They were fans of Muno and Foofa. So as you can imagine this show was also on constant repeat too!
To make things a little easier for me I tried to introduce some other shows to the kids.
I had Fawlty Towers available and put an episode or two. The twins loved it and kept on asking me to put on the angry man that jumps up and down. OH good, finally something else other than a kid show and cartoons.
When the twins, hubby and I went away to the Gold Coast in 2013 we were at a winery. There was a play area with an old phone. One kid was pretending to be Sybil Fawlty and the other was Basil Fawlty.
One was on the phone just saying, Oh I know. Oh, I know….. then she said… Basil! Basil!
An older lady came up to me and asked if the kids were fans of Fawlty Towers. I explained that I got sick of watching kid shows and put it on to break up the viewing and annoyance I was facing due to seeing the same shows all the time.
Fawlty Towers doesn’t have bad words, no one swears, there is just a lot of slapstick and fun. There is some innuendo but if you don’t get it, and are too young it is not that bad.
Maybe Alexander would love Fawlty Towers too? I did start the twins at an older age, so I think it might have to wait.
What show or shows are you watching on repeat currently?
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We have to be at the school at 7.45am to ensure that they don’t miss the bus. This means a super early morning for all three kids and mummy.
Last night I helped the kids pack their camp bags. The only thing that we don’t have done is their lunch for day 1 and a sun hat that they will take with them on the bus.
Camp bags are packed. All done and ready for the girl’s first school camp.
I’m pleased that I finally got two bags packed, and we are not doing it the night before!
It was a trying experience.
First, the girl’s room needed to be tidied up. The floor was a huge mess and we couldn’t sort anything out. Picture kids standing on things, clothes and toys and then piling a bag and more on top. How would we know what is coming and what isn’t!
Hours later and much discussion about not mucking around and cleaning up, we were finally done with the cleaning the girl’s room. It wasn’t perfect but just enough to allow us to get organised.
Mummy needed a stiff drink by this stage and some painkillers but had to hang in there until the job was complete.
Now the packing started.
Geez, you would have thought this part would have been easy. No, it wasn’t. I was getting yelled at by the kids about what they have to pack and what they cannot.
One thing that the twins did not want to take was their wet weather jacket. This jacket has a hood and will also keep them warm if they are sitting around a campfire at night time.
Don’t tell them but I have secretly added the jacket in their bags.
They will be thankful as it is going to get cold this week and the kids are camping. What would they do if they needed a jacket, and were stuck without it?
Roasting marshmallows on a campfire. Maybe the kids will do this while camping.
As you might have guessed the twins are so excited to be going away with their mates from school. Three days away having fun, and not doing school work!
The girls heard about how fun it was from their mates last year, and have desperately wanted to go. This camp is only for grade four so therefore as soon as the kids started grade four this year their first thought and comment was, “We can go to camp this year mummy!”
Have your kids gone camping with school? Did they have fun? Was it hell packing before they left? It was a nightmare here but thankful it is all done now… Phew is what I am saying and glad that I have survived this stressful experience.
It will also be a break for mummy having the twins at camp.
No kids to take to school and pick up, and also no after-school activities for the week. What a fab break for me!
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Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner a Valentine’s Day inspired worksheet is ideal.
Do you love giving your children more worksheets so they can practice and get better at their school work? I know I do!
Did you know that word scramble worksheets help kids with spelling?
Kids have fun solving the scrambled word and have no idea that they are learning at the same time. What a win as a parent!
Education.comis a wonderful resource for educational worksheets to help your children learn.
You can also become an Education.com member and get access to more amazing content to help your kids.
I love that Education.com ties-in times of the year to help kids have fun while they are actually doing work. The free worksheets are based on Valentine’s Day.
The Valentine’s Day Eduction.com downloads are below:
Would you like to have more Valentine’s Day worksheets? If you do there are more. Download and have fun celebrating.
Disclaimer: I was approached by Education.com to share this free worksheet with my readers. I love helping kids learn, and like to share great resources for parents.
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The baby is finally not sick and is in care, and mummy is able to take some time to just be. To sit and have quiet time.
The school holidays were crazy. Well, not all crazy, but some of it was just chaotic.
There were some nice moments of sleeping in, not having to be anywhere and staying at home, plus spending some nice time with the kids was good.
There always seemed to be something happening. One kid fighting, one kid hurt or hurting the other and then the arguments. Oh my gosh! As the mum of three kids, it seemed that no matter what was going on it was hard to keep up. I was constantly exhausted.
Do you find this? Trying to entertain kids at all times is difficult. Once you think everyone is happy and playing it then all changes and you are back to sorting out a disaster.
A disaster could just be someone throwing out a drawing or not playing the game they want to play. Simple things but huge dramas to a little kid.
During the holidays the twins flew to Coffs Harbour to see their grandparents. The girls were unaccompanied minors and they got on a plane all by themselves. This was a huge step and a great thing to foster their independence.
This was one of the weeks that I was really looking forward to. While the kids were away I thought that the baby would be in care, and I would get so much done.
Fast forward to the actual week that the twins flew to visit the grandparents and of course Alexander was ill. Yes, this was the week that my little boy was very sick.
No child care, he had to have mummy and now the week that I so desperately was excited about was not great. My time alone was non-existent.
I did feel like it was a horrible conspiracy. No, you can’t have time to yourself….. ever! Yes, I know that the baby did not plan to be sick and these things just happen.
However, why do they happen on the week that the older kids were not going to be home? Why couldn’t this have happened the weeks before the girls flew to visit their grandparents?
How did you fare during the school holidays? Did you have fun? Did you get driven crazy by the kids?
Now that school is finally back I hope that you are having a well-deserved rest.
If you are busy at work you might need to wait for that rest, but I’m sure work is a change from looking after kids during the school holidays.
I’m happy about school going back but I miss sleeping in, and not having to be anywhere important was nice while it lasted.
Doing your own thing was good, and I must say that I’m not really in back to school mode just yet.
How are you doing now that school has gone back?
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Christmas is fast approaching and I like any parent is on the lookout for a fun gift for the kids.
Something different, fun and of course that all kids can play with.
What is even better if the toy can be used inside or outdoors. Limbo Hopis a toy that does all this.
Limbo Hop is a fun active game for kids.
What is Limbo Hop?
Limo Hop from Worlds Apart is a fun game that 1-2 people or teams can play. As the name suggests it is like limbo, but with a difference.
You limbo underneath the sweeper that goes around in a circle.
Once the sweeper gets too low to limbo underneath you can then hop over it.
Teams can keep score with the tabs on the top of the main pole. Teams can either be yellow or blue and each time you miss getting caught by the sweeper (the arm that goes around the main pole) you score a point).
The team with the most points wins.
This toy is easy to assemble and can be sized for different heights. Limbo Hop can be packed away for easy storage.
All my three kids had a go and loved the Limbo Hop
Where can you buy Limbo Hop?
For Australian shoppers, you can purchase Limbo Hop online from Mr Toys Toyworld for $39.99, and also available on Amazon for $27.00 for Aussie Amazon shoppers (could be more for postage)
Alexander testing out the Limbo Hop before his sisters had a turn.
What I loved about the Limbo Hop Game
It encourages kids to get moving, be outdoors and to play with others.
If you are not able to be outdoors playing Limbo Hop indoors still means kids are getting more movement rather than sitting still and in front of a computer or television.
Limbo Hop is a healthy game for kids.
My kids love it and cannot wait to play it with their friends down the street.
The girls having fun with funny moves while playing Limbo Hop.
Get this cool and fun game for the kids this Christmas and watch the fun happen. I am sure you will love it as much as my kids do.
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42,000 years into the past to be precise. How are we time traveling? Well, we don’t have a Delorean or a Tardis. Personally, this is a tragedy but not the end of the world.
Due to not having any of these fancy time travel machines, we will be roughing it by walking to our destination after parking the car.
How are we time traveling? Well, we don’t have a Delorean or a Tardis. Personally, this is a tragedy but not the end of the world. Due to not having any of these fancy time travel machines, we will be roughing it by walking to our destination after parking the car.
Due to not having any of these fancy time travel machines, we will be roughing it by walking to our destination after parking the car.
Woolly Mammoths Mural. Illustration by Velizar Simeonovski, The Field Museum.
So where are we off to that requires us to flash back thousands of years?
We are having a sneak peek at the Australian Museum’s latest exhibition. Yes, we are visiting a museum and in a way that means we are being whisked away in time. The kids, hubby and I are going to learn about the Mammoths – Giants of the Ice Age
The Mammoths – Giants of the Ice Age is an exhibition that is in partnership with Destination NSW, the Australian Museum (AAM’s) major exhibition will feature Lyuba , (pronounced Lay – oo – baa ) – a 40,000 – year – old baby woolly mammoth, discovered in 2007 by a Siberian herder and his two sons. This will be the first time the near fully intact baby mammoth has been on display in the southern hemisphere.
Lyuba , (pronounced Lay – oo – baa ) – a 40,000 – year – old baby woolly mammoth.
Fancy having history come to life and getting closer to what these animals would have been like.
Australia didn’t have mammoths, so this might be your only chance to see them.
What will you see at the exhibition?
Developed by the internationally renowned Field Museum in Chicago, the exhibition includes a rich collection of fossils, casts and cave drawings showing evidence of how early humans hunted and honoured these massive creatures. Mammoths lived alongside humans for thousands of years and were a source of food for early people, as well as artistic inspiration. Artwork dating from between 35,000 and 10,000 years ago will also be on display in the form of miniature carvings made of bone, stone and mammoth ivory from mammoth tusks. How amazing is it that this artwork has survived.
Did you know? Mammoths are an extinct group of elephants of the genus Mammuthus, whose ancestors migrated out of Africa about 3.5 million years ago.
This image of a human next to mammoths gives you an idea of how big they were. I must say I wouldn’t want to be next to one, it would be rather scary.
I cannot wait to show the kids these amazing and enormous animals. I’m also keen to learn more at the exhibition about what life must have been like alongside this massive creatures. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be close to a mammoth and to learn more about the time, the animals and much more. Make sure that you don’t miss this amazing exhibit from the Australian Museum.
What are the dates of The Mammoths Giant of the Ice Age Exhibit
The Mammoths Giants of the Ice Age is open from 19th November 2017 to 13th May 2018
Book your ticket today to see the Mammoths – Giants of the Ice Age at the Australian Museum.
Get tickets to see this amazing event
You can purchase tickets online at the Australian Museum website. Online prices: Adult $10 AM Member, $20 non-Member, Concession $8 AM Member, $16 non-Member, Child 5+ $6 AM Member, $12 non-Member. Kids under 5 go free. Having this on the list of things to do for the soon to be summer school holidays is a good idea. I always like to have some good places to take the kids that they don’t normally go to often. A museum is a good excuse to stay in the city, relax at a swish hotel and have dinner out. Follow the blog on Instagram to see all the updates at the exhibition and while we are in the city.
A big thank you to The Australian Museum for our invite to look at the exhibit before it officially opens. We are all very excited and cannot wait.
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This isn't the truck at fault but just an image of a truck. I needed one for the post.
I had a thought last night that today was not going to be good.
My premonition was about me and the car.
I had a dream that I would have an accident and it would be bad. My instinct told me to stay at home and not to go anywhere.
One kid is sick, the other had to go to school and the baby of the family to childcare.
I couldn’t just stay at home.
I brushed off my feelings and just decided to be extra careful and hope that it was not true.
One of my girls helped me drop off the baby to care and then we were on way to school.
I was at the lights about to turn right onto the highway. The lights turned green and I started to move the car to turn onto the main road.
In a spilt second I realised that it was not safe.
A HUGE truck was going fast, well fast is an understatement. I think the driver was going well over 100 km and was not stopping.
This truck went through the red light and actually seemed to speed up when it went through the lights.
This isn’t the truck at fault but just an image of a truck. I needed one for the post.
Now remember this was a quick decision I made.
I looked up and noticed that the lights were green. I started going and then stopped.
I could have been half way in between the roads and nearly merging onto the highway. If this was the case I and one of my daughters would have been in the path of this truck.
A truck that didn’t slow down.
A truck that would have hit us even if he braked to avoid us.
It made me thankful for reacting the way I did.
It made me question why I left the house and didn’t listen to my inner voice to stay home.
I couldn’t shake the terrible near catostphere that could have happened.
It could have been horrible. Me dead, my little girl dead and hubby left to pick up the pieces.
After a very tentative drive to school, I carefully deposited one child to the world of learning and then carefully drove back for an appointment.
You might think my near death experiences ended there…. I kid you not, they didn’t.
I was crossing the road and did this on a zebra crossing. While I was crossing the road an old man drove through it while I was walking on it. Yep, talk about dangerous! See I should have listened to my feelings about danger, and stayed in bed.
However this whole traumatic day got me thinking. What would have happened if we were in an accident.
One kid at home, one kid at childcare and if me and the other child were indeed hurt or needing help, who contacts the husband? How long would it take someone to know who to call or to let people know.
I started to panic about the what if’s.
I knew that hubby told me ages ago to put ICE with his number in my phone.
What is ICE?
ICE stands for In Case of Emergency.You put in someone that can be contacted in an emergency. Police, Ambulances and other emergency people know to look for this to help contact loved ones and alert people in emergencies.
I thought I did but of course never did. So today was the day. I have added ICE in my phone with hubby’s name, mobile number and place of work. Adding place of work I thought would help if he was not answering his mobile, they could ring the switch room and get a message to him.
Put emergency contacts in your phone under the contact ICE – Incase of Emergency. Help out the emergency staff that are there to help you. Let them call your loved ones and tell them where you are.
I’m very happy and grateful that we are okay. I am exhausted and have been replaying the whole event over and over in my head.
It was a split second decision.
One that I am glad I made. If I kept on going I don’t think I would be here, and either would one of my girls.
Our light was green. We had the right to go. This still meant nothing when a truck zooms or more like breaks the speed of light going through a red light.
It has made me think all day about how things can change so quickly. A decision not to stop or a decision to go, maybe I should have just stayed home.
On a lighter note
I was very happy that both my beautiful girl and I are still breathing and we are all okay. We are fine.
I decided to put on a lottery ticket to see what might happen. Some numbers were picked due to today, as I think the universe is trying to tell me something. Not sure if it is saying take care or something else.
I’m sure the universe gave me the warning for a reason and I have been listening.
Wish me luck on the lottery tickets, I picked some numbers from today and then did an auto pick. Maybe the universe can decide on my winning numbers too.
Do you sometimes have dreams or visions of a warning of some kind, be it a car accident, or falling and hurting yourself or something different? Have you listened to these dreams that are trying to tell you something?
I think I should have just stayed at home. Next time I will!
If you had a close call like I did, what happened? I hope you are all okay and that all ended up fine.
I know that we are all good and things are not an issue but I am still on edge due to the freaky incident this morning. I think my body has freaked out and I’m exhausted now.
A drink and a lie down is in order.
This drink and a lie down has to be put on hold until tonight though (need to be a responsible parent and pick up kids)
I hope this helps you know to add an emergency contact under ICE in your phone contacts and maybe do the wallpaper on your phone with the details if your phone is password protected.
Thanks for reading, this mumma is going to have a cup of tea and a good rest before I pick up kids again.
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