Join me, Joanna Becker, at the Homestead on what has been a very rainy Christmas. https://youtu.be/G807UyNXrfE It's summer, and this summer, it's raining. It's been raining for 2 weeks almost, everything is green again, the water is flowing, the plants are all growing, and I don't even need to wash my own herbs or vegetables… Continue reading A very rainy Christmas 2020 at the Brindabella Homestead
Tag: kids
Dehydrating petals for home-made Hibiscus Herbal Tea
I love to indulge in a decadent organic Rosehip and Hibiscus Herbal Tea with honey, packed with vitamin C which is everything we are told to have when building strength and immunity and preventing allergies. And to keep my iron in the normal range, I take a daily dose of Floradix or Floravital, which I… Continue reading Dehydrating petals for home-made Hibiscus Herbal Tea
Playing the Traffic Light Game + teaching your kids about Life Food vs. Labelled Food
We live in an awesome time, with a super-intelligent society and more resources and facilities than ever before. Our parents lived in times of massive industrial/commercial growth with new products and advances in advertising, packaging and marketing through technology. To our parents, new products on the supermarket shelves were a reason to be excited! Somewhere along the line, however,… Continue reading Playing the Traffic Light Game + teaching your kids about Life Food vs. Labelled Food
That lady said my kids were wild and unruly!
This is what happened. I took my boys (4yo and 1yo) to the supermarket - very brave, I know. 4yo was superb, sitting in the trolley the whole time, rarely saying a word. 1yo was on foot, trotting backwards and forwards pointing his quirky little 1-finger point, waving, talking and charming. I grabbed them hot… Continue reading That lady said my kids were wild and unruly!
Fresh hot chips and chicken nuggets
Arriving home 30 mins ago, DS cried ... because he had wanted to go to the 'chip factory'. I think he remembered how much he liked Happy Meals but didn't want to say the word, knowing that the Happy Meal is a red-light food. I offered to make green-light chips, and he cried into my… Continue reading Fresh hot chips and chicken nuggets
Honey and Cinnamon Breakfast Donuts
This morning my DS woke up with a growing-boy hunger for... Donuts. At first I explained why donuts would not be a healthy breakfast but then I realised: we can make a healthy donut all by ourselves. So off to the kitchen we went to make donuts for breakfast. Involving DS in the preparing and… Continue reading Honey and Cinnamon Breakfast Donuts
Snow Pea and Soy Udon
My DS (currently 3.5 years) and I have a fun ritual of cooking and eating together every lunchtime - and making a real activity out of it. There are so many learning benefits to this activity such as encouraging creativity, following instructions, sharing ideas, using teamwork, and asking for help. Emotionally, it provides togetherness and… Continue reading Snow Pea and Soy Udon
When to act, wait, or ask for help – A QUIZ
This article is about a trick to handling many of life's hard situations. I learned today that in handling situations, there is a perfect balance that will help us live happy and fulfilling lives. There's an underlying rule of nature behind many of the situations we face - and it's the rule of thirds: For… Continue reading When to act, wait, or ask for help – A QUIZ
Bread ‘n Banana Cups
Our 3yo DS was so impressed with his cooking idea yesterday I thought I'd share this one for other parents of young children. Very easy and fun for little hands, and a delicious hot morning tea for the family... especially in cold weather. You will need: - A lightly greased muffin tray (or silicon muffin/cupcake… Continue reading Bread ‘n Banana Cups