The Goodbyn Portions On-The-Go is a compact, versatile set for active, healthy lifestyles. It is the perfect set for both kids and adults. All items fit in the…
Sara is 28 and has never been outside Sweden – except in the (many) books she reads. When her elderly penfriend Amy invites her to come and visit…
When kindy starts posting stern notices about the amount of rubbish being accumulated after a mealtime, you know they mean business! One way to cut the wrap (heh…
The Goodbyn Hero is a bento box that’s perfect for school and work. With Goodbyn Hero, you choose 3 to 5 compartments and the pack includes two leakproof…
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain is a new novel from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. “Pierrot knows nothing about the Nazis…
Pack your on-the-go favourites for school, work, play, and travel, and this bento system will ensure that all your meals are fresh and tasty when mealtime rolls around.…
Yumbox 4 compartment is a kid friendly bento style lunch box with a single leakproof lid. The pre-portioned illustrated tray guides you in packing a healthy lunch with…
Win a family pass to a Hi-5 House of Dreams show – 3 show locations to chose from! Join Hi-5 and friends for a brand new national tour Dream…
Barbie and her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure releases on DVD on 4 November and we have 5 copies to giveaway! Four sisters. A long-lost treasure. A…
Just occasionally, as a reviewer, a book arrives that takes your breath away. Little Elliot – Big Family has become our family’s new favourite. It is entrancing. “A…
Miss L is 7 and continually soils her undies (heavy skid marks) and once at the local pools, pooed her togs. We thought this was because she was…
KIWIGARDEN is a family-owned business in the ‘Fruit Bowl’ of New Zealand – the Hawke’s Bay. They source crisp, crunchy apples, the sweetest sweetcorn and farm fresh yoghurt…
This beautiful adaptation of the beloved The Boy and The Moon, winner of multiple international independent film awards, tells the story of a boy who swims the deepest…
Summer is just around the corner and lunch boxes can get so hot. Why not try our NEW Munch Lunch Coolers…that are so ‘cool’. They come in three…
The folk at Annie’s have a passion for health and wellness and believe the best nutrition comes straight from nature, because nature knows best! Their promise is to only ever…
Win an Android tablet, thanks to Slingshot’s new Ultimate Mobile Broadband Bundle All Slingshot Fibre and VDSL plans now come with a free 7” Android tablet (while stocks…
Oh Me, Oh My! Is the story of parrot and all her jungle friends. They’ve lost the sun – where can it have gone? Each has their own…
Power bills. They’re something that we parents don’t get overly excited about, especially when we’re digesting the huge figure in that dreaded white envelope that appears in the…
One of the things we love about our series on Great Kiwi Families is the way that we get to meet so many people who are following their…
Up on the world’s highest mountain, the sky is tinged the black colour of space and the air is almost too thin to breathe. How did Ed, a…
To celebrate the launch of the VitaPet Trick 4 Treats promotion (where your dog could be on TV) Kiwi Families is pleased to have a $100 VitaPet Dog…
Edward Lear’s classic poem, The Owl and the Pussy-cat, beautifully illustrated by Charlotte Voake and introduced with a foreword by Julia Donaldson.
The gripping sequel to the bestselling YA novels I am not Esther and I am Rebecca. Four years after Rebecca fled the religious community The Children of the…
Rhyme & Reo: aeiou teaches Te Reo to small children, presenting a fun way to learn Maori vowel sounds and illustrated with fun images.
Sneaky Snake happens upon Baby Kangaroo after he’s become separated from his Mother. Should Baby Kangaroo trust Sneaky Snake, or is he trying to mislead the poor little…
Spring has arrived! Well – at least on some days. It’s lovely to make the most of spring flowers while we can. And here’s a fun spring activity…
Do you have a #Screenie in the house? Do you want to introduce them to the magic of cinema from around the world? Screenies International Film and Media…
ZURU MY MAGICAL MERMAID, WAVE 2 and MY MAGICAL SEAHORSE are enchanting and exciting new additions to the multi award-winning ROBO Fish Line. With ZURU’s cutting edge aquatic…
A kiwi retelling of the tremendously popular children’s classic ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, this new release illustrated by Patrick McDonald presents beautiful pictures of kiwi vistas…
Hi Jen, I have a nine-year-old boy who is very pessimistic and has developed a real talent for spotting problems. Even though we are very fortunate in our…
I have a dream. And it really is that – a dream. Because this will never be a reality. I would love to give up sugar. But ALL…
To most people this might mean travel, career, money, success, so what does it mean to me? In my previous life, pre-children that is, I would have said,…
It’s taken as read in modern ‘first-world’ existence that everyone should follow their dreams – after all, how else can you expect to be happy? Failing to…
Sticks and stones may break my bones and make my carrots wonky!
I’ve been asked to reflect on why I chose to be a midwife. I wonder, if perhaps I never really chose it – but it chose me. An…
Dreams help us to decide which actions to take next, which attitudes to shift, which people to spend time with. Dreams ebb, flow and transform over time and…
Blended families are complicated. They always include drama from somewhere, whether it’s an adjusting child, a bitter ex, family court battles or child support, it’s all stressful and…
I didn’t dream this.
School lunches… I can hear you groaning from here. They are one of those chores that causes a lot of worry and stress.
I read an inspiring interview with Australian Kim Graham Nye, co- founder of GDiapers, in Conscious Company, a magazine promoting business with a mission. Kim and her husband,…
After 30 years of marriage raising three of our own children and taking in two foster children with all its ups and downs, our nest was finally empty.
As part of our ongoing Side Hustle Series, we meet Grace Xue – founder of Lighthouse At-Home Childcare. Partly in response to the needs of her own child,…
Is it ever too late to follow your dreams? What was your first dream for yourself? I’ve been surprising my middle-aged mummy self with a whole new way…
Our young teens often ‘feel’ like adults, but as parents, we habitually still treat them like kids. The fact is, they are still ‘kids’ in some respects, but they…
I had the pleasure of going to the Kidz Stuff theatre performance of The Princess and the Pea. Mr 4 came along to give me his expert opinion…
The cows and sheep think Farmer McPhee should stop frowning and start frisking. But Farmer McPhee just wants to get some sleep! Then one moonlit night, something changes…A…
A real fruit bite! Mother Earth is excited to announce a brand new lunchbox snack for kids – Fruit Bites! Made with real fruit and crispy rice, Fruit…
Keep Clean This Spring with Dettol Nothing quite beats the feeling when you’ve just stepped out of the shower. Now you can help keep that just-showered spring freshness…
The best New Zealand poems for children, collected by star New Zealand poet Paula Green and illustrated inventively by Jenny Cooper. This exciting collection is truly a must-have…
We have three packs each containing the four latest books from Lonely Planet Kids, including: – The Lonely Planet Kids Travel Book – How to Be an International…
In a past life, I was an English teacher and I always loved teaching the great classic To Kill a Mockingbird. It has so much depth and resonance…
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York releases on DVD on 23 September and we have 5 copies to giveaway! The ghouls of Monster High are invited to Boo…
Clean up your vegie patch and get ready to get growing great vegies in the Yates Spring Vegie Growing Challenge. Be in to win one of two Yates…
You have the chance to win 1 of 5 Tubing Passes at Snowplanet. This is a great way to spend time on the snow with the kids. With…
New specs for your little dreamer! Now showing at Specsavers – all your Disney favourites. With glasses featuring characters from Frozen, Cars, Star Wars, Toy Story and more,…
Spring is in the air and it’s time to brighten up the home to welcome in the warmer months. If you’re looking to redecorate your child’s bedroom then…
Linden Leaves Gold Range Put yourself in time out! Creating moments of luxury and self-pampering during your day are essential for our emotional wellbeing. New Zealand Skincare company…
A MONSTROUS TASTE SENSATION! Pow! A new range of delicious and nutritious bite-sized rice cakes add an almighty flavour punch to the snack aisles, and they’re available now!…
Do you want a change from Disney princesses and superheroes? I know as a Mum of two young kids (6 and 9) that what my children see on…
The Springfree medium oval trampoline maximizes the space in your backyard – it features plenty of jumping room and leaves you with yard space to spare. It has…
T is for Taniwha is a Kiwi themed colouring-in book with a picture for each letter of the alphabet.
What happens when a very large dinosaur just can’t stop himself dancing, even though the little tiny dinosaurs need safe areas to play in? Brachio tells the tale…
Kids’ activities can be a pretty big part of some families’ lives. And they can have an impact on the whole family – not just the children. This…
We’ve recently discovered that our baby hammock was the subject of a University of Auckland research project last year. The research looked at whether using the hammock might cause impaired…
Got a junior All Black around your house? This sticker and activity book in one has more than 40 stickers and 16 activities to test how big of…
Inspired by our favourite grown up frames, the new “Born to Be” collection by Clearly’s exclusive line, Zooventure, perfectly encapsulates what it is to be a kid: fun,…
From the book’s blurb: One rainy afternoon, Hadleigh spies a rainbow. He heads off outside to see if he can catch it. No matter how hard he tries,…
The CARES harness is an ingenious little contraption that attaches on to the seatbelt and seat to transform an aeroplane seatbelt into a four point harness similar to…
Win one of five DVD copies of Barbie in Rock ‘n Royals! Get ready to rock! In this upbeat musical, Barbie™ stars as Princess Courtney, a modern princess…
Parents will agree that when it comes to food, it can be a daily battle to get kids to willingly eat something that is healthy and good for…
The New Zealand Breastfeeding Authority (NZBA) is calling for stronger workplace policies for nursing mothers in a bid to improve national breastfeeding rates once mothers leave hospital.
JillE Books is a brand new publishing imprint which has been launched by NZ owned and operated educational publishing house, Global Ed. One of the new release titles…
Father’s Day always brings a smile to my face – and a little bit of happy chaos too! Last year, my two decided to surprise Dad with a…
In I can’t Imagine How That Happened, by Aimee McNaughton, Meg and Grandpa go camping, and Grandpa’s teasing and practical jokes always end with him saying, ‘I can’t…
The Spirit of Adventure Trust provides one of the best and most unique youth development programmes in New Zealand.
DoNoHarm sells NZ made, natural/organic skincare, cosmetics and products for the whole family! We are giving away a prize package worth $115.00 which includes a Be Kind to Baby…
There are so many things you can do with empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, it’s just a case of choosing something, or working through them all!…
High quality Merino sleep sacks made in New Zealand from New Zealand Merino.
It’s the second-to-last day of school and Dani’s so happy she could write a book about it! In fact, that’s exactly what she’s done, although it’s not quite…
Changing the World is Child’s Play is a lovely little book designed to help parents make the most of everyday interactions with their children by turning them into…
The Uniden baby monitor is a video monitor that can connect to your computer or TV and can even be Skyped. It has a colour monitor as well…
Tonight Dad wants to show his son something very special: the universe. Of course, they can’t possibly embark on such a daring adventure unprepared, so they wrap up…
Happy Days! Introducing Sweet Scoop – the hottest new sweet station to hit supermarket shelves, delivering an unforgettable sweet experience that will take you back to yesteryear! Sweet…
APRA AMCOS New Zealand this week release ‘MusicBox 2015’ – a selection of songs from the New Zealand Children’s Music Awards. Aotearoa’s native dinosaur, the beauty of bugs…
A washable and reusable silicone food pouch, the Sili Squeeze is designed to provide an easy way to carry and feed purees and other smooth foods to your…
Seeker is a book by Arwen Elys Dayton about a young girl Quin who has trained most of her life to become a seeker. Yet, on the night…
A Skillful Warrior is the sequel to A Necklace of Souls by R.L. Stedman. I loved A Necklace of Souls, so much so that when I met R…
When you think about how passionate you are about your family, ask yourself this question: “What are the three most important investments you could make for your family?” …
I am passionate about food and health but I don’t expect my kids to be. I know I wasn’t when I was a kid.
Just over 2 years ago, I became a single dad with shared care of my then 1-year-old daughter. My journey to parenting in ‘1 Player mode’, as I call…
As a mum I want the best for my kids and one of the most basic ways to ensure they get the best out of life is to…
As a young mother way back in 1969 I simply could not have done without my mum to help me in so many ways. From a baby that…
One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the ability to be mindful – to be still and be in the moment. Learn about mindfulness…
Passion is an interesting word, and somewhat over-used these days, as you might realise when faced with the dictionary definition: passion, aside from its sexual meaning, is defined…
How does your family move together? Is family time also TV/couch time? Did you know that there is an epidemic in our society that is causing sickness and…
Holidays can be great times for reconnecting with our families and reinvigorating our passion for spending time together; whether we’re heading out of town, spending time with others…
David Stendl-Rast is a very wise man. He gave a TED talk all about happiness. It was a simple exploration of a question that dogs modern thinking. How…
Do you remember as a 7-year-old being mesmerised watching someone shoot the goal, singing in front of 1000s, or drawing a doodle on a page that looked like…
My eight year old daughter has been having a really tough time handling her emotions lately, particularly anger. She has always been a sensitive girl and somewhat reactive…
So surely I can’t be the only mum out there who has wondered “Can I make a themed cake myself or do I really have to pay $150 – $200 for something…