The people at Mainland have come up with a new way to save me time and effort with their new Cracker Cuts cheese varieties. Each pack contains 20 perfect cracker-sized pieces of cheese in all our favourite Mainland flavours – tasty, extra tasty, mild, light and extra reserve.
These handy resealable packets are great for picnics, [...]
Sponsored by Nuffnang.
I have to admit, when I first saw Handy Manny, I thought looked like a cross between Bob the Builder and Dora the Explorer. Handy Manny is a Playhouse Disney animated preschooler program about the title character Manny, a bilingual handy man, and his tool box full of talking tools including the humorously [...]
Have you noticed that Christmas paraphernalia has hit the stores already? It really does seem like it’s happening earlier and earlier every year. I love a lot of things about Christmas, spending time with my loved ones, my children’s excitement, great food.
I don’t really love that it means an influx of new toys in my [...]
I often think that it is really hard to be environmentally friendly when you have babies and small children. There is so much washing, so much wasted food, so much packaging and SO MANY NAPPIES.
I will admit that I like the convenience of using disposable nappies. I know many cloth nappy users don’t find it [...]
Over at the AFW forums this week, we are discussing Earth Hour as well as how to remember to take reusable shopping bags to the supermarket.
Also, would you want to be friends with someone just like you?
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo …. or Skippy the Sizzling Steak? Would you eat kangaroo meat?
Just reading about Head Lice [...]
Easter greetings, friends. I hope your weekend is full of chocolately goodness. While you are sampling some of the Easter Bunny’s finest, why not pop over to the AFW Forums for a browse. These week we’re chatting about a range of different things.
The internet can be a funny place, you ‘meet’ all kinds of people, [...]
It’s that time of the week, folks! Here’s a rundown of some of our discussions on the Forums this week.
You know the feeling, you’re doing your own thing, minding your own business when all of a sudden, out of nowhere you become the victim of a random act of unsolicited advice!
But there’s always something to [...]
Tomorrow, Friday 14 March is the 19th anniversary of the Bandaged Bear Day Appeal. All funds raised through this appeal go directly to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead which provides excellent care for children not just from NSW but across Australia and the Pacific Rim, along with conducting ground breaking research into childhood illnesses, providing [...]
Welcome to our forum roundup for the week!
At the AFW Forums, we don’t always agree on everything – there are lively debates on a range of issues. This week we’re in the midst of an interesting discussion about 4WDs – are they socially acceptable or not? If you have an opinion, we’d love to read [...]
Car safety for children is an important issue for all parents. Currently 500 children under the age of ten are killed or seriously injured every year in car accidents with a further 2,300 receiving minor injuries.
Last week, Transport Ministers from around Australia announced unanimous support for new national child car restraint laws.
Babies up to six [...]
This week we’re starting a new regular feature on the blog – the Friday Forums in Focus! We’ll wrap up each week with an overview of what’s happening over at the AFW forums – heart-warming or hilarious, interesting and unusual, each week we’ll let you know about some highlights from our vibrant community. If you [...]
