In this article we interview Mum, Manami Anabuki about what life is like parenting in Japan. Where do you live? Tell us about your community. I live in Kagawa Prefecture, the smallest prefecture (by area) in Japan. I’m on the island of Shikoku, which you might know as the setting of Haruki Murakami’s novel Kafka […]

Make the most of winter with these delicious heart-warming winter soups that the whole family will love. From issue 3 of Lunch Lady mag. For more recipes and inspirations shop Lunch Lady HERE CAULIFLOWER + FENNEL WITH ROSEMARY OIL For the soup: • 1–2 red onions • 1 clove garlic • 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds […]

Featuring PureHarvest organic Oat Milk. We partnered with PureHarvest to bring you a series of recipes using their Organic Plant Based Milks. Make these super quick and easy muffins, perfect for school lunch boxes or weekend adventures. You will need: ✺ 125ml PureHarvest Oat Milk ✺ 100g buckwheat or plain flour ✺ 250g frozen blueberries […]

An online + face to face tutoring platform where kids learn their way. Between our Lunch Lady crew, we have seven primary school kids and three high school kids. All of them attend different types of schools – some are in Steiner, some public, some private. But throughout all the different approaches to schooling, one […]

We chat with Saskia from Lekker bikes about the bikes, the brand, parenting and of course the challenges of running a business. Who is behind Lekker Bikes? LEKKER Bikes was founded by Meindert Wolfraad. Meindert travelled to Australia from Amsterdam for a gap year in ‘09 after his studies. His first stop was Bondi Beach! […]

Nine scientists and mothers—including Dr Melissa Burt and Dr Rosimar Rios-Berrios—have joined forces to teach other mums about climate change. Describe yourselves.  Mel: I have a five-year-old daughter, Mia, and we live in Fort Collins in Colorado with my husband, Stacy. I work as an atmospheric scientist, and my research focuses on the Arctic and […]

Here’s some fun Monster Activities for the kids these school holidays. Hit download and go make yourself a cuppa. illustrations by Delphine Durand ///

(+ Mascarpone Cream!) A lovely cake for a party, and the perfect canvas for flower decorations. It’s also gluten-free and can be made without the frosting for a dairy-free version. This cake is topped with geraniums, pansies, nasturtiums, clover and cosmos.  For the cake: • 180g / 6.3oz sugar • 180g / 6.3oz butter at […]

On a mission to deeply reconnect with nature, author and wildness expert Claire Dunn went to live in the bush for twelve months, with only the clothes on her back. Now a city dweller, Claire is showing, through her latest research, that you can re-wild yourself anywhere, even in your own backyard. Tell us a […]

Here’s a delicious dish from one of our faves @juliaostro – keeping dinners interesting and the kids happy! (serves 4–6) PICI DOUGH• 400g / 14oz tipo 00 or plain flour• sea salt• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil• semolina flour (semola rimacinata di grano duro), for dusting TOMATO SAUCE• 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil• 4 French […]

Photographer Carine Thévenau has been taking pictures since she was eight years old. Her most recent doco series was motivated by her desire to photograph what really matters. The Young Ones. How did this shoot come about? I started to think about the light we shine on people through the camera and how influential the […]

While adults have news bulletins, films like An Inconvenient Truth and books such as Tim Flannery’s The Weather Makers to draw on for knowledge on climate change, what about kids?  How do you even begin to address an issue as monumental as the impacts of climate change? Walking a fine line between being well-informed about […]