20
Jul
D.G.
Use leftover breakfast cereal in muffins. Delicious when mixed with stewed apple and rhubarb.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
20
Jul
Canny Scot, Christchurch.
Kids versus crusts! Some kids wont eat the hard ends of the bread so I pop them in my blender and make breadcrumbs with them then mix in a tablespoon of mixed herbs and a handful of grated cheese. Pop them in a strip seal bag and store in freezer then when you make shepherds […]
20
Jul
BMD, Christchurch.
Purchase large packet of bacon slices on special, get large area of cling film, lay each slice, cover with cling film, and continue, finish with an all over wrap and freeze with date; each comes apart easily as required.
20
Jul
A, Dunedin.
When our kids were over 1 year and had finished their last tin of formula but still having bottles we simply filled the old tin with regular milk powder and carried on as usual. They happily drunk powdered milk until we weaned them off their bottles.
20
Jul
Plingie, Christchurch.
Car seats can be expensive! Instead of buying a capsule, then toddler seat then booster, the best seat I have found is the Cosco Scenera. It goes from birth to 18kgs and can rear face till 16kgs, meaning baby/toddler can travel rear facing (and safer) for longer! Plus…it’s only about $150!
20
Jul
Anyway, Whangarei.
I have six children (and counting), and have found that lots and lots of baby items that you buy are pretty much a waste of time. There is nothing that your baby will like better than being in your arms (rather than those gadgets). Front packs and beds are good, but apart from that, I […]
20
Jul
J.C.
I have come up with the cheapest and most effective way to deal with messy baby spills! As the mother of a 16 month old, I was sick of cleaning the mess up after my son had been eating in his high chair. More food seemed to end up on the floor than go in […]
20
Jul
K.B.
I saved heaps on recovering my son’s highchair. I was given a great highchair, but it had a cloth covered seat and as you can imagine, this was quite hard to keep clean as things would soak in before I could wipe them up. I decided to re-cover it but after checking out the price […]
20
Jul
S.K.
My savvy sister has saved me heaps on buying baby bibs. As the proud single mum of a beautiful nine month old, I was finding the costs were really adding up! So my sister (who has three children of her own) came to the rescue. She used some old towels, cut them up and made […]
20
Jul
G.B.
I made a Family Corner, at home, outside, from things bought from the Op’ Shop. From cupboards to pots, pans and tables. The children would set up shop with the containers/boxes out of the recycling bin.