Registered mental health nurse and mindfulness teacher, KATE BRANDRAM-ADAMS, supports parents to develop mindfulness and self-compassion – for their own wellbeing, and for the profound impact this has on children. By Kate Barber We know that our capacity for emotional awareness and regulation is vital for our …
Need some new sounds to get you through the school holidays? Kiwi Kids Music has some suggestions. The Fairy Bread Song Em and Me Single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6S_h_0HiRU A mother and daughter duo from Dunedin making fun sing-along songs for Kiwi kids. Sisters & Brothers Kath Bee & Doug …
Children’s book expert Crissi Blair picks out all the best pages for all ages. PICTURE BOOKS Moose the Pilot By Kimberley Andrews. Puffin $19.99 Moose lives in a treehouse and spends his days as a bush pilot, delivering essentials in all weathers, in some quite dangerous …
Neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis has three ‘R’ words to help parents and children get through the rest of lockdown – and they’re not reading, writing and arithmetic. By KATE BARBER We may have been through it before, but lockdown doesn’t necessarily get any easier with practice. …
Artist and scientist KIMBERLY ANDREWS is the author and illustrator of the much-loved picture book Puffin the Architect. Her cast of creature characters is now growing with the release of her latest book Moose the Pilot. We caught up with Kimberly to talk about her work. …
INGREDIENTS Serves 4, Gluten-free | Vegan 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 250g button mushrooms, trimmed and finely chopped 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 teaspoon paprika 250g packet tempeh, roughly chopped 30g (¼ cup) gluten-free …
Make sure Otago Museum is in the plan on your next trip to Dunedin! The biggest science centre in New Zealand is at Otago Museum. There is a Tropical Forest with hundreds of exotic butterflies, an indoor waterfall, and many other rainforest creatures. Kept to the humidity and warmth of a …
A firm favourite with families, the Royal Albatross Centre on the Otago Peninsula is the only mainland breeding colony of the Northern Royal Albatross in the world. The Royal Albatross Centre is a twitcher’s paradise, and perhaps surprisingly to some, it has been a firm …