I think board books are perfect for children aged 1-2ish… the heavy pages are great for little fingers and they’re tougher to tear 😉 This lovely board book-…
This is a picture book for young children that I found at my local library.
This book is written as a thinly veiled novel, which is why I’ve put it under Parenting instead. It tells a simple story of Jeff, a busy, stressed…
This is a reprint of Deacon’s book – Quick and Easy Novelty Cakes – that was originally published in 1996. It has 35 recipes for make quick novelty cakes with…
“In December 2007, my mother died of cancer; two weeks later I was diagnosed with the same disease” Eloisa James had read her fair share of cancer memoirs…
Fifty Shades of Grey is about innocent Anastasia Steele, a clumsy virginal recent college graduate being seduced by the worldly and handsome Christian Grey. Ana is shy, clumsy…
Punga Tails (web based company) Amber teething necklace in honeycomb colour. Contains an acid which is released into the body when the beads are warmed. This acid is…
The Phil & Teds Wriggle Wrapper is a simple contraption that serves three purposes. 1) sit a young baby in your lap quickly so your hands are free…
Self improvement consultant Densyse Saunders’ new book “Beautiful You” is primarily a personal grooming guide. It includes advice on skin and hair care, make-up, clothes, accessories, exercise, meditation…
Every child boy or girl likes Lego. The imagination can run wild when building with lego.
I’ve been trialling Xmaease cream on my 4 year old who has chronic eczema related to many serious food allergies for the last month. We have been using…
This is the latest creation by award winning author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers. The New Jumper (The Hueys) is a sweet, simple tale about The Hueys, who are…
Classic kiwi comedienne Jacquie Brown has documented her journey as a pregnant woman in this title, which also covers pre-pregnancy, labour and birth and the ‘fourth trimester’ (the…
Thelma Madine starred in the hit British TV series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker is her personal account of her interactions with the gypsy…
A classic book that can be enjoyed by child and adults over again
Star Wars is the latest game for the Xbox Kinect 360. It’s a wee stroke of genius really, ‘cos who doesn’t want to be a Jedi Knight???
This book is one of a series by the author about Forensic Psychiatrist Jo Beckett. The story involves Autumn Reiniger’s reality birthday party in which a “crime situation”…
Ann Packer’s completely revised guide to craft places throughout New Zealand- Crafty Girls’ Road Trip: New Zealand’s Best Craft Places, Plus 10 Craft Projects.
These are sets of cotton squares that you fold in thirds and enclose in a waterproof outer layer.
The Munchkin Nappy Disposal system is made for putting disposible nappies in locking out the odour. It uses a baking soda cartridge.
Honey Child is a pocket style cloth nappy retailing for $39.95.
I’m not sure why, but I had low expectations of this book when I began it. However, I was pleasantly surprised! This debut book by New Zealand author…
Treasures magazines
The colourful life of Charles Dickens is depicted by Claire Tomalin in her new biography of the great English author. For those who grew up reading David Copperfield,…
Hardcover children’s book about ‘dangerous’ animals.
I recently read that dystopia is the new vampire book and Jack Lasenby’s Calling the Gods is well within this genre. An engaging imagining of an alternative future,…
Lee Lipsenthal is a successful doctor, with a loving wife and two children. He is fifty-two, eats well, exercises, and meditates. One day he is diagnosed with terminal…
Psychologist Nigel Latta brings us great advice for surviving parenting. This bite-sized book contains a series of essays dealing with issues from dealing with bad behaviour to how…
My husband and I were excited about taking our two preschoolers to the Easter Show but hadn’t let our expectations rise too high. The start of Easter weekend…
This is a really well-thought out nappy with some great design features.
Click that Itch is designed to stop the itching and reduce the swelling caused by insect bites, stinging nettle and jellyfish stings. It is a piezoelectric device which…
The Munchkin Nappy Disposal System is a storage system for disposing of dirty nappies. The self-sealing system tightly seals the bag and locks odours away, while the baking soda…
I need to say at the outset that I’m not really a gamer. I’m probably like many of you in that I love the idea of the sport…
Peapods Reusable Nappies are a pocket style cloth nappy retailing for $19.95.
A review of Little lamb cloth nappies.
Itti Bitti makes glorious nappies! The designs are gorgeous and and a great deal of though has gone into the design.
Cute, soft and well-designed nappies in two pieces: fabric wraparound nappies that Velcro at the front, with a waterproof outer that does the same.
A review of Honey Child cloth nappies.
Baby First nappies are cute and excellent performers. They come as a coloured outer with dome snaps and two separate fleecy, double-layered inners. You can use both inners…
A review of Little Lamb cloth nappies.
A really absorbent and well-priced nappy.
Tots Bots are hailed as the easiest cloth nappy there is – an all in one system, the main flap folds straight into the inbulit pocket, and it…
A review of Ecobubs cloth nappies.
This is a nappy that not only looks great, but works well. It has a lovely soft exterior which makes your baby look much more stylish than if…
Ecobubs are a very chic cloth nappy with a fast drying prefold (one rectangle folds in three which is inserted into the nappy’s pocket) microfibre insert and a…
I am a 50/50 cloth to disposable nappy parent. I mostly use cloth nappies in afternoon and evening while I am at home. I have been trialling the…
A cute and effective cloth nappy with a high level of absorbency.
Super styley, well-performing pocket nappies.
Tots Bots Easyfit nappies are an all in one nappy sold by Nappy Days.
Cute and absorbent snap-together nappies, with a really good inner.
Little Lamb are a towelling nappy system, where the nappy fits inside a liner – both operate on the same velcro up, wrap right around principle. They also…
A review of the Tots Bots Cloth Nappies.
A review of the itti bitti d’lish cloth nappy
Another great nappy design from itti bitti- the d’lish All in One is an awesome nappy with great absorbency.
A review of the Cushie Tushie cloth nappies.
The Bum Rarpz Shark Pup is designed to look like a little shark complete with eyes, teeth, gaping mouth and shark fin. This pocket cloth nappy comes with…
Itti bitti tutto – a one size/birth to potty nappy.
Baby First nappies from- Four months until potty
Honey Child is a straight forward, well-performing nappy.
The Ecobubs Wool Blend Pocket Nappy has a wool mix outer with a soft microfleece inner.
A review of the Bum Rarpz PUL Nappy.
itti bitti bitti d’lish Snap in One are a nappy system with pop in, pop out inserts. The poppers are colour coded so you won’t put them in…
Cute, comfy, beautifully cut all-in-one nappies with good performance. A hidden pocket soaker pad is supplemented by a sewn-in flap to provide extra layers of absorbency that don’t…
Bum Rarpz PUL Nappies are a trifold insert in a pocket nappy outer. They are a birth to potty nappy system making them very economical. They are unique…
This is a lush, gorgeous pocket nappy with a gorgeous, colorful owl minky outer.
Peapods are a solid, readily available nappy.
Peapods are an economical nappy with a three folded insert (prefold) that sits inside a pocket cover.
The Baby First nappies are a wrap style in that they have a waterproof outer and absorbent liner.
Written for the wanting-to-be-pregnant and newly-pregnant mums-to-be, this is truly your one-stop-guide to everything the Kiwi gal needs to know about being pregnant, including sections on Preconception, First…
The BabyOK Babe-Sleeper is a 100% cotton sleep-bag attached to its own special base-sheet. This innovative product ensures 6-36 month olds have the freedom to roll from side-to-side…
I have 5 Children that love the Charlies juice the orange would be the one they liked the most .
“Then down to the river came a little green frog and a hog from the bog and a dog on a jog, all a-quiver by the river where…
Now We Have a Baby is a sweet, short little picture book that helps parents talk to their older (preschool aged) children about having a new baby in…
Kelvin Roy is a Wellington-based musician who is producing some lovely sounds for kids. This album- Soothing Flora & Fauna- is a mixture of instrumental and vocal tracks…
This book features all of the characters from the first Hairy MacLary book in a touch and feel form. It’s a larger format than most other board books…
Waiting for Later is the most gorgeous, whimsical story about a little girl who wants to play and do things with the other members of her family but…
This is a story full of mystery but not too much to make it hard to follow. Its about a young boy called Jasper, who lives in the…
One day a little boy named Brody starts at a new school. Brody has special needs and this story tells how his classmates come to realise that it’s…
Ecobots are an economical and reliable nappy system that are easy to use and ethically made.
I have been a fan of the mountain buggy since I first saw it as a teenager 18 or so years ago. Which, when I looked at the…
The Bubblebum travel booster seat is an inflatable, portable car booster seat for children aged between 4 to 11 or weighing between 15-36KGS. It packs down into a…
Ecobots are a 100% cotton pre-fold nappy. A rectangular cotton nappy is folded in three and placed on top of a separate cover. Baby is placed on the…
We recently took the kids to Auckland for a few days and as an extra-special treat, had an outing to MOTAT – The Museum of Technology and Transport. I’d…
I’m liking I didn’t know quite how much I didn’t know before Neil MacGregor started showing me around the world.
A new app, designed by a speech and language therapist specifically to aid people with learning difficulties in retail situations. The designer has spent years living and working…
The Vegetarian Kitchen is a recipe book with over 140 easy and simple vegetarian recipes. Mellisa Bushby is a home cook and she has written down some of…
The set up: No one wanted the job of creating and maintaining Earth, so it was given to Bob, one of the committee member’s no hoper teenage son.…
It’s 1996 and Josh and Emma encounter the internet for the first time. Emma uses her email and password that she obviously keeps to adulthood because when she…
In the great tradition of The Wonky Donkey, Hank the Wrestling Shark is a humorous, story / song about… wrestling a shark. As you do! In this rhyming…
A review of Baby First cloth nappies.
Honey child are cute, reliable pocket nappies that are made in NZ. They are made to the same pattern as Fuzzibunz, and branded in NZ as Honeychild.
The Mosquito-Band Anti-insect Band is worn on the wrist or ankle. It is available in four colours – red, yellow, green or blue and is sold in packs…
The Portable Ultrasonic Mosquito-Repeller is a small oval shaped device (about 5.5cm long and 3cm wide) that omits multi-frequency sound waves to help repel mosquitoes of different species.…
The Mosquito-Wipes Anti-insect Wipe is a disposable wipe containing citronella oil, aloe vera and vitamin e. It is sold in packs of ten wipes.
With an excellent reputation and being the only nappy with a dedicated slot in our pre-birth Plunket Pepe classes, Honey Child nappies had a lot to live up…
The Set Up This sleep bag is a little different from the other sleep bags that we reviewed. It’s a stretch cotton bag with a zip up the…
Rarpz nappies are designed and made in Tauranga and come in a huge range of colours, styles and designs. Emma, the designer, is amazingly creative and has a…
Cushie Tushies are a nappy system with pop in inserts, slide in boosters, or the option of a disposable, biodegradable insert meaning you have part disposable/compostable and part…
itti bitti nappies are well-known for their gorgeous colours and designs. They’re a cleverly thought out nappy with many effective features. itti bitti are amongst the trimmest cloth…
A review of Ecobubs nappies.