Kiwi Baking with Lois!

A huge thanks to Lois for coming back to WonderMums and sharing her baking expertise & knowledge with us. A big group of us were able to enjoy chatting, watching the cooking, and questioning Lois for tips.

The recipies which were demonstrated (& we all enjoyed munching!) are listed below for you to download. There is a Word doc or a PDF doc depending on what you want. Each of these recipies approx cost is below $5 each also! Which is brilliant when you're working to a budget.



Pavlova (fail-proof recipie) -(DOC 27kb) or (PDF 23kb)
Pinwheel Scones -(DOC 28kb) or (PDF 24kb)
Apple Pie -(DOC 27kb) or (PDF 24kb)
Chocolate Fudge Slice -(DOC 27kb) or (PDF 24kb)

Link to some of Lois' recipies from last year...

Photo Block Craft Night

Wow - we all had a really enjoyable time learning to make these Photo Blocks on Canvas. Dessert was lovely, & conversation without the interuption of our littlies was a treat. A huge thanks to Leigh for spending the time to teach us and share her creative skills with us. A huge thanks to Julia also, for the hours she spent sourcing fantastic embellishments & paper, and YUMMY coffees!

Check out the album to the right for more photos.

Keep an ear out for the next date for doing these...

Matthew Born!

Charlotte had a gorgeous little boy on the 30th April. He was 4.5kg and has been named Matthew.

Congratulations Charlotte!

Butterfly Creek - Take 2!!!

Well the day started out cloudy, with just a hint of sun peeking out, but like a typical NZ morning, it became a beautiful day relatively quickly. The animals at butterfly creek didn't seem to mind and neither did the kids.

We spent a lovely morning chatting, playing and riding the train, while drinking coffee's and supervising our tribes again at this great venue.

Did you know you can purchase a yearly pass for Butterfly Creek? This includes everything - farm, butterfly's, crocs and half price train for $80. Worth a second thought anyway.

Check out the photo's and the fun below!

Let's Celebrate!

The children's combined birthday party was a blast! We had a huge turnout, and the kids seemed to love it. Here's a couple of photos, and rest are all uploaded to the "Recent Photos" section to the right. You can click on that slideshow and it'll take you to the whole album.

We had lots of great party food, pressies for the kids, and Lucy B & Sam A got to blow out the candles as it was their actual birthday that day!

Kids Talk - Thanks Jackie!

Once again, we were lucky to have Jackie (family therapist) with us to share her wisdom. I wasn't able to be there - very disappointed. Below is the two handouts she shared with the group. There's some awesome tips in there for the dreaded potty training!! Thanks so much for your time Jackie!

Toilet Training - short version / Toilet Training - in full

Card Making - Thanks Shannon!!

We all learnt alot from our own Shannon on how to make our own cards. It was alot of fun. We saw all sorts of things used from ribbons, to used wrapping paper, dried flowers & leaves, shells, stickers, motifs, and even pictures from our kids colouring books. Thanks so much for your time & materials, Shannon - it was a fun morning.