This is where I spew the thoughts in my head, out into text that is hopefully in a readable format.

The Lowdown: Burning Coffee
Can you burn coffee by adding the water first? Does it taste better when adding the milk first? Being told “you’ll burn the coffee” is

Teaching Kids About Strangers
At this stage my kids are 3 and 5. If someone says hi to them, when they’re with me, then I naturally encourage them to
Movie Review: The Lego Batman Movie
Movie Review: The Lego Batman Movie As a family, we were all invited to see this movie, however my husband and kids had a prior family
Flight Attendant Is Someone We All Need In Our Lives
Flight Attendant Is Someone We All Need In Our Lives Imagine this, you’re sitting at the airport waiting to get on a flight and you
Top 20 Disney Movies on Netflix
Top 20 Disney Movies on Netflix As you guys know, I’m on the Netflix Streamteam – this means I get some special previews on
Friday Favourites: The One With The Meet Up
© Maria Foy | Happy Mum Happy Child Friday Favourites: The One With The Meet Up This week was a pretty epic week for me. I
Kids & Kissing
Kids & Kissing There’s a lot of controversy around the whole “should parents kiss their kids on the lips” and all that jazz. When
Sugar Sugar Everywhere …
SUGAR SUGAR EVERYWHERE … Sugar, sugar, everywhere; but nobody’s allowed to eat it. What’s up with that? Why aren’t we allowed to say “I
Movie Review: Boss Baby
Movie Review: Boss Baby When I told my daughter that we were seeing Boss Baby, she was ridiculously excited. For starters, I didn’t even know

The Lowdown: The Way We Do Things
We all do things differently in life, and parenting is no exception. I’m one of those people who find’s it fascinating what other’s do. I

Top 10 Foods That Might Kill Me But At Least I’ll Die Happy
Let’s take a break from criticising what we are eating that’s bad, and praise a few of the really terrible things for being amazingly delicious.

The Lowdown: Snacks
Kids are like Hobbits – they require snacks. LOTS of snacks. Breakfast, Second Breakfast. Morning Tea, Elevenses, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Dinner, Dessert, Supper … the
Things People Never Tell You About Parenthood
Things People Never Tell You About Parenthood Well actually the title is a bit misleading, because by now you’ve probably read a million of
Things I Don’t Give A Sh*t About As A Mum
——————————————————– Completely and utterly inspired by Scary Mommy’s “8 Things I Don’t Give A Sh*t About As A Parent”. I didn’t agree with everything on
Friday Favourites: The One About Feeling Blah
© Maria Foy | Happy Mum Happy Child Friday Favourites: The One About Feeling Blah I’ve felt really blah this week. Probably because I’m not eating
Lego Tape?!
Lego Tape?! The latest thing to hit us parents is now lego tape. It’s currently in it’s crowdfunding stage through Nimuno Loops project on Indiegogo.
