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The Playhouse @ Rochester – Review

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Our family pretty much keeps to a standard ‘timetable’ every weekend. This involves tiring out the kids sufficiently in the mornings, returning home for an afternoon nap and then either going to church or spending time with the extended family in the evenings. We also have a ‘menu’ where we pick our morning activities from. Every now and then an event pops up or we hear of a new place/ activity to try out. And every now and then a new place/ activity excites us enough to earn a place on our family ‘menu’.

I have been wanting to try Rochester Cafe and it’s adjoining Playhouse for some time so I was glad to know that it had finally reopened after being closed for renovations. Continue reading →

3 ‘Must-Have’ Items when flying with kids

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Alright so they might not exactly be ‘Must-Haves’ but they have definitely made our family travels a lot easier even if for a short while…

Lets start with the first item, the one item that all of us are very familiar with…yes the iPad. I know there are tons of views and articles of when we should expose our kids to iPads and their equivalents or if we should ever do it. Well that’s a debate for another time or maybe never

For us the iPad works and is especially useful on flights and holidays. I have to say that we are fortunate that Jah is not addicted to his iPad. Well yes there are days where he would insist on watching his ‘eggs Youtube video” on the iPad or watch one more video or play one more game before he showers. But there are also times where he has gone without his iPad for an entire 2 months (we almost forgot where the charger was). So yes we are ok with it and we just make sure to put lots of age appropriate content and educational apps in it.

The iPad comes in very handy when you are travelling on an airline that doesn’t have in-flight entertainment or the movies do not interest your kid. Continue reading →

To Go or Not To Go – That is the Question

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As the holiday planner of the family and a new mum 3 years ago, I remember asking myself so many of these questions.

1)      Should we go on a holiday with a newborn?
2)      How old should my baby be, before I consider an overseas holiday?
3)      Where should we go? Beach? City? Stay at home?
4)      What should I pack? How will we sterilize the bottles?
5)      Should we bring the in laws?
6)      Will I be able to handle my baby on the flight?
7)      What if he/she screams or cries nonstop on the plane?

Questions which I have heard many new mummy friends asking and the list definitely goes on. Continue reading →