Author: Fleur

Glade Crescent Reserve Playground, Hallett Cove

Find it at: Glade Crescent, Hallett Cove This playspace is located just off Quailo Avenue at Glade Crescent Reserve, Hallett Cove is a wonderful space for varying ages. We visited on the weekend with our 2-year-old and she loved it! The park is divided into two sections, one for juniors and one for seniors so there’s something for all ages here. The junior side has 3 slides of different heights and widths. There’s a train to play in...

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Crunchy Seed Bars

Crunchy Seed Bars from Simple Nourishment There’s just a couple of things you need to know about this recipe. Firstly, they are EASY to make. Secondly, they are DELICIOUS. Perfect for a school lunch box, or to have on hand for that afternoon craving you get when you realise you’ve been so frantic all day that you haven’t eaten anything since breakfast! The details: Prep: 8 minutesCook: 15 minutesMakes: 15 pieces Ingredients: 1...

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Southbank Boulevard Reserve

Find it at: Southbank Blvd, Sheidow Park Southbank Boulevard Reserve, Sheidow Park is a wonderful park for kids parties and toddler fun. The surrounding streets are fairly quiet, and there is an amazing view from the playground over the ocean. Just beautiful! Features include: Seasaw, swing set, climbing equipment, multiple slides Fenced playground area (toddlers won’t be able to open the gates, but they are easily opened by older kids so...

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Susan Grace Benny Reserve

Find it at: Mott Terrace, Seacliff Park The Susan Grace Benny Reserve in Seacliff Park is a really nice little playground and it’s FULLY FENCED! Yay! The playground is on Mott Terrace in Seacliff Park and it’s worth checking out the great history of Susan Grace Benny as her story is really interesting (she married her cousin, had 5 children, worked in politics, argued for equality of divorce for women, fought for the allocation of...

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Teaching kids the value of money

What does money mean to kids? It might mean nothing, it might mean everything. It probably depends on the age a bit, but it also depends on how you model what/how/where/when you use your money. For example, a toddler might see money as a gift to share with others (or to hide in the couch), whereas a 10 year old might see money as a new bike, a movie or an ice cream. Have a think about how you use money. Do you use cash, card or online services?...

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Surviving Gastro

We have just taken a hit from a gastro bug. It began with our little 5 month old vomiting steadily on Saturday, before hitting my husband and finally getting me. Our 2 year old managed to avoid the lurgy thank goodness. So, here are my top 11 tips for surviving gastro. Prevent it spreading. Wash hands, wash hands, wash ALL the hands! Cover all couches with towels. You just never know when a vomit is going to come up to say hello. Water, water,...

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Lemon and Cashew Balls

These are an easy, yummy, healthy way to provide a super snack. The kids can help make them, and they’d be scrumptious in a lunch box or for an after school nibble. Yummo! Thanks to Simple Nourishment for such a yummy treat. What you really want to know is: These only take about 12 minutes to makeThis amount of ingredients makes 12 ballsThe balls keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeksThey are DELISH!! What you need: 1 cup dry roasted...

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After School Snacking

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Top Tips to Keep After School Snacking Under Control! Check out these great tips from our resident dietician, Tanya. Tanya is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Sports Dietitian, Qualified Personal Trainer and Co-Director of Life Personal Trainers, a boutique personal training company with studios in Hutt Street, Unley Road and Kent Town....

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Bridge Terrace Playground

Find it at: Bridge Terrace The Bridge Terrace Playground in Victor Harbor is close to the beach and skate park, along the foreshore to the left of the main jetty. It’s more of an adventure-style playground with equipment ideal for kids who love climbing so if you take younger children who are fearless then be prepared to climb up and get them down as some parts of the equipment are quite high! Some of the features include: climbing and...

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Soldiers Memorial Playground

Find it at: Victor Harbor, right near the jetty on the Esplanade The Soldiers Memorial Playground at Victor Harbor is located just around to the right of the jetty. It’s a smaller playground but has lots of great equipment for the kids to play on, and it’s just been updated. This is an ideal playground for toddlers. Some of the features are: fenced along the side closest to the road close to toilet facilities close to the beach...

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Kids in Adelaide 2015 – The year that was…

2015 has been a big year in the Kids in Adelaide team! We have been so excited to see our Facebook followers increase from 3,350 to over 18,000 this year. Our website has also continued to grow and we do our best to keep it up to date while also managing our careers, kids and our never ending pile of laundry! We continue to be amazed by how awesome you guys are for supporting us and contributing to our content. Personally, 2015 has been a...

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Santa Cookies

These Santa cookies will make a great snack for hungry Santa this Christmas. Or, alternatively, you can just eat them yourself so that Santa doesn’t get too full and get stuck in the chimney. Ingredients: 3 Cups of flour 125 grams of melted butter 1/4 cup condensed milk 1/4 cup white sugar m and m’s Method: Preheat oven to 180 degrees Line a tray with baking paper Melt butter in microwave for 15 seconds Add sugar and mix to creamy Add...

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The Best Gingerbread Recipe

The Best Gingerbread Recipe from The Colourful Housewife I have always been a bit fearful of making gingerbread, mostly because it just sounds hard because it’s ginger AND bread. I mean, sure, I have made chocolate cake before, but cakes are meant to be lots of different flavours whereas bread, well, that’s just bread. Adding ginger to it sounds all just a little too tricky to me! So, thank you Colourful Housewife for this simple...

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3 ingredient fruit cake

3-ingredient fruit cake from The Colourful Housewife An easy, delicious cake. This one would be a nice one for the holidays when you don’t really want to spend too long in the kitchen! Ingredients: 1 kilo of dried fruit 2 Cups of self raising flour 2 1/2 cups of fruit juice (or orange, peach, tropical…) Method: Place fruit and juice in a container with a lid on it and let sit over night Preheat oven to 160 degrees Add the flour into...

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Golden Rough

These Golden Rough’s only need 3 ingredients and don’t take long to make at all. Enjoy this delish recipe from The Colourful Housewife. Ingredients: 1 block of Cadbury cooking chocolate 2 teaspoons of coconut oil 1/2 Cup of coconut (add more if you like a lot of coconut) What to do: Put the chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave bowl and place in the microwave on high for 1 minute When it’s melted, stir through until...

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No Rice Fried Rice

This recipe is a good way to get veggies into your kids (and husband!), while also lowering how many carbs you’re consuming. How? Swapping rice for cauliflower of course! This is a great dinner recipe from The Colourful Housewife. What you’ll need: 1 full cauliflower with the florets broken off ready 100 grams of ham, chicken or prawns 1/2 a zucchini 1 onion 2 eggs 1/2 a  red capsicum 1 cup of mixed peas and corn 1 tablespoon of...

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3 ingredient Rainbow Fudge

This 3 ingredient Rainbow Fudge from The Colourful Housewife is a very versatile recipe. You can make it with different types of chocolate and biscuits so that it suits your taste but the rainbow is a kids favourite of course! Ingredients Block of white chocolate (we use Cadbury) Tin or condensed Milk Packet of chocolate plain biscuits, we use Marie or Arrowroot What to do: Break the block of chocolate into pieces and add to a microwave bowl...

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Vegetable, Bacon and Sausage Scroll

This Vegetable, Bacon and Sausage Scroll from The Colourful Housewife makes a 4kg scroll (lots to share) and would make a delicious lunch or dinner. I’m going to make this on the weekend as I think it’d be good served hot or cold. Yum! Ingredients: 1kg Sausage mince 250g bacon 2 carrots 1 large onion 1 cup broccoli 1 cup sweet potato 4 sheets puff pastry 4 sage leaves 1/2 cup parsley 1/4 cup basil 4 garlic cloves 1 egg salt &...

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Chocolate Coconut Rough Brownies

If you’re like me, then you’re probably fairly infatuated with coconut. And brownies. Some favourite easy snacks of ours involve sliced banana covered in coconut, and mixed dried fruit blended with a dash of milk and coconut oil, then rolled and covered in coconut. Mmmm. So yummy. BUT. If you want to actually make something that takes a few moments longer, requires a few more ingredients and is a WHOLE lot tastier and presentable...

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Picnic Bar Slice

This chocolate slice recipe from The Colourful Housewife is a winner. It doesn’t say you have to try to mixture as you go, but I would highly recommend it. I mean, you’ve gotta check it tastes okay right? 🙂 Picnic Bar Slice Ingredients: 1 Cup of mixed unsalted nuts 1 Block cooking chocolate, we use Cadbury 1/2 Tin of caramel (can purchase in the baking isle of your supermarket) 1 Packet of cream wafer biscuits 1 Picnic bar Method:...

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