Parenting

Chat with author and mum Chaneen Saliee about finding your own way in motherhood. Interview by Tekie Quaye How would you describe yourself? As a very big-hearted person who has a deep underlying passion and connection with others in the world. I’m very creative and I’m always on the move. I’m excited about life and […]

Becoming a parent raises all sorts of questions about the way you might bring up your child and the family you want to be. I find that much of what I do and don’t want for my daughter is a reflection of my own experiences as a child. My experience growing up in Australia with […]

An important conversation with children’s book author Medeia Cohan.  Where did the idea for the book come from? I’m an imposter author. I’m not really a children’s author. But I wanted to buy a book about head coverings for my son and I couldn’t find one.  I lived in South London with my young son, […]

In an online world dominated by white voices, Brooklyn-based stylist and blogger LaTonya Yvette has carved herself a platform to discuss everything from beauty, fashion and motherhood to the politics of white nationalism in President Trump’s America. Her debut book, Woman of Color, combines her personal narrative with interviews and essays by other black women, […]

Rapper, comedian and author Adam Briggs talks about sharing a different Indigenous perspective with his new kids’ book, Our Home, Our Heartbeat. Tell us where you’re from? I’m from Victoria. I’m from Shepparton. That’s where I grew up.  That’s where I spent most of my time.  Tell us about your family? I’m from a giant […]

*There’s an old wives’ tale that the firstborn always look like their dad to stop the father fleeing from the house in horror shortly after the babies arrive. Opinion piece by Edmund Burke The Genes – They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and the birth of my first son seemed to […]

Royal icing is used to make cute, edible decorations for biscuits or cupcakes, and to glue together gingerbread houses. Once it’s dry, it sets hard, which means it makes a great adhesive. This also means that you can keep any decorations you make for a year or two. Royal icing is quick and easy to […]

Bea, at six years old loves baking, princesses and her younger brother, Gabe. She also has Down syndrome. Her mother, Avril, talks about building a family from the most unexpected parts. The thing about Bea is that, in so many ways, she’s just like other little girls. Princesses, make-up, all of these clichés. She really […]

LEGO® DUPLO® Colour Sorter by Beci Orpin. We partnered with LEGO (and fave crafty lady Beci Orpin) to help little people learn their colours. Below you’ll find a step by step guide on how to make coloured boxes to sort your very own DUPLO. You will need   – 4 x boxes. I used four […]

Imagine a kindergarten where an outdoor courtyard transforms into a giant paddling pool when it rains, or where a rooftop playground can only be accessed by climbing a vertical rope tunnel. Japanese architects Youji no Shiro are taking a creative approach to redesigning and redefining learning spaces for kids. A typical Australian kindergarten is a […]

Adorable pets, cartoon heroes and an intractable environmental scourge: this is the story of the world’s most lovable pest. Okay, we admit it: ‘rodent’ is a bit mean. While the rabbit was once a card-carrying member of the order Rodentia, it achieved such world-spanning success and biological diversity that, in 1912, it was re-categorised into […]

Tell us how your story begins. I was living in Victoria and working in a group home for kids who had all kinds of trouble. They had suffered a lot of violence, a lot of abuse, a lot of addiction. And I was puzzled.  I was also attending university and I took a course about […]