Easter Bonnet Time!

It's that time of year - Easter parade at school and time to construct that flamboyant monstrosity that we know as an Easter bonnet. I have fond memories of my mother & nonna creating wacky and way out creations for my school parade and had wondered how I would ever measure up when the time came for the baton to be passed to me and the responsibility now on my shoulders to come up with a work of art worthy of comparison. Luckily for me, Gigi's school likes to encourage the children's creativity and hence we only need to provide the materials and they are involved in the construction of their own hats. Phew, big sigh of relief. For those of you that have been lumbered with the task of DIY Easter bonnets, I have found some really cute websites and blogs to help you with some ideas. Whether you prefer layers of tulle and silk flowers, paper mache eggs and tiny yellow fluffy chickens, or more simply a paper plate tied with ribbon and decorated with pipe cleaners, left over Christmas tinsel and crepe paper, there is something for everyone at a cute little blog called Easter Bonnets on Parade. Other sites you way want to check out include Easter Craft, Decorative Packaging Blog and I also found a more modern take on an Easter bonnet on Boo5's blog - an Easter Fascinator. You could even put it away and bring it out again on Melbourne Cup Day! Happy hat making xox

I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want - a Pink Steer & Grow Trike like Bluebell Madonna!

Baby Spice Style - Bluebell Madonna rocking her Pink Steer & Grow Trike in London this week, available from Toys R Us UK

Taronga Zoo's newest addition - It's a boy! And he is no small fry!

Soooooooooooooo cute! Here is the newest addition to the elephant family at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. The as yet unnamed baby elephant was born on the 4th July, the first baby elephant born in an Australian zoo, part of the breeding programme that commenced with 5 elephants being brought to Australia, including mum Thong Dee, from Thailand in 2006. If you are looking for a great idea for the school holidays, why not pop in and say hi! There is also a competition to name the little (big) fella - check out the Taronga Zoo website for details

Scooter Season !

The Mini Micro Scooter is getting a real workout amongst the celebrity babies - Ava Eliot Jackman has shown her skills on the scooter several times this year, as has Matilda Rose Ledger, seen over the weekend with mummy actress Michelle Williams in New York on her scooter, on which we first saw her in April

Mini Jackman, Ava Eliot, on her Mini Micro Scooter, speeding along in a Speedo rashie - phew, that's a mouthful : )

Iconic Australian swimwear brand Speedo makes these cute Long Sleeve Toddler Sun Tops, as seen here on Ava Jackman, daughter of actors Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness. Down in these parts we call them "rashies". Gorgeous girl is again working that Mini Micro Scooter which we saw her on in March and earlier this month

Who's the fairest of them all? Ava Jackman of course!

Ava Jackman just LOVES her Mini Micro Scooter - and she LOVES spending time with her daddy, actor Hugh Jackman, combining both loves in New York this past weekend. Ava must also love Disney Princesses - she has a Snow White princess dress on over her tracksuit on their play date

Celebrity Princesses - from boots to scooting - getting around on the Mini Micro Scooter

After seeing some groovy little shoes on some of our favourite little fashionistas this week, the Mini Micro Scooter has popped up as the popular mode of transport for our pretty little friends. Ava Eliot Jackman was first seen on hers back in March and this week we have seen Matilda Rose Ledger & Clementine de Vere Drummond scooting around their neighbourhoods on the same pink Mini Micro Scooter. Clementine in new to our blog - she is the daughter of model Claudia Schiffer & film producer Matthew Vaughn, and we hope to see more of her soon : )

Ava Jackman out with Daddy on a Mini Micro Scooter

What a cutie! Little Ava Jackman was scooting around the West Village in New York City with brother Oscar & actor daddy Hugh Jackman on a Mini Micro Scooter, available in Australia from awesome online boutique, Bambini Pronto

Happy Australia Day!

Disney's High School Musical - Live on Stage!

Today I took Gigi to the final performance of High School Musical - Live on Stage at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. When I was in the US earlier this month, Gigi subjected my sister to watching High School Musical (the movie version) over 30+ times so I knew she would love the show but admittedly, I have never seen it myself. Not wanting to venture out of my air conditioning in the 43 degree Celsius heat yesterday, I sat through High School Musical Part 1 & 2 with Gigi and Lulu and I was pleasantly surprised - they are fun family movies. In the great tradition of Disney, I was happy that Gigi and Lulu could watch some good wholesome entertainment and hence was looking forward to the live version today. I was not disappointed - it was fantastic. It was the final show in Sydney before they move around Australia so if they come to a city near you, I would definitely recommend you go. For me, it was a 21st century re-vamp of Grease (I know, showing my age) but for Gigi it was just great dancing and singing and we had a lovely afternoon. Go Wildcats!

You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not pout I'm telling you why...Santa Claus is coming to town!

40 Days until Christmas......argghhh!

I was in a coffee shop today and they had one of those little Christmas chalk board decorations on the counter near the register - you know the one - you change the days till Christmas every day with the chalk and it sits next to a goofy looking little elf until Christmas Eve. 40 Days to go. Sounds so near yet so far. Better get my list ready - I promise Santa I have been nice ; )
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