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I've
had another crazy month of playgroup parties, orders and updating my site. I
would love your feedback on my website changes and I've also uploaded past
newsletters onto my site. Please click here for a sneak
peak.
I've also been to several trade shows over
the last month and I've found some exciting new
products, which I will share with you
in the next few months. So stay
tuned!
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Find us on
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ickle Kids has now joined the crazy
world of Facebook! Become
a fan of our site and be part of our special Facebook
competitions and special offers which will be posted on there for "ickle fans"
to take part in. We will send out a gift for the first 10 fans to sign up from
our newsletters.
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Come visit our ickle Stall ...
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We
are having a stall at a family fair held by a local kinder, Florence Rd
Pre-school:
* Date : Saturday 16th August
* Time : 2 - 5pm
* Venue
:Box Hill Town Hall, Victoria
There will be lots of great stalls - cakes,
gifts, homewares, books, lucky dips etc. Also, there will be lots of
entertainment for the kids.
Come along and say hello as I would love to
meet you in person. |
 Product of the Month
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Zoo Logic - $24.99
A game of
deduction and logic, in which the player attempts to fill a puzzle grid with
dogs, cats mice, and their respective favourite foods (bones, fish, and cheese).
But keep in mind, no animal can be placed beside its traditional rival, nor can
it be placed beside its favourite food, or chaos will reign! Read more
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Travel Tips ...
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To follow on from our travelling with kids - plane series, this
month's tips will give you ideas on entertaining kids at airports.
I am a big fan of stopping over in a country
for a few days to break a long plane journey up. However, if time is a factor,
then transiting at an airport may be the next best thing to stretch your legs
and give your kids a run around! Most international airports are great for
entertaining the little ones. Here are some tips from our experiences:
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Set up base camp! Find some comfy chairs so you can rest and keep a close eye
on your hand luggage.We tend to find a spacious area close to food outlets so we
can feed the kids, which passes some time.
* If you've used a portable
DVD on your flight or your mobile is running low, this is a good time to
re-charge batteries. Have a look around as there are power points available for
using laptops etc. Just make sure you have the correct adaptor.
* If
you're travelling with a partner, this is a great opportunity for one person to
have a rest (and look after bags) whilst the other takes the children off on an
adventure.
* Simple things like - going up and down escalators or lifts,
visiting toy shops etc will keep them amused for ages.
* A great tip -
pack a small ball or some balloons which you can blow up to play in a corner.
Pack some fly swats to play tennis with the balloons - my boys love it!
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Most airports tend to have play areas for little ones. Ask at Information Desk
or check out the maps dotted around.
* Another great tip - quite a lot of
airports (especially Hong Kong, Singapore etc) have trains or light rails that
connect each concourse. The kids love them! Great for just sitting on and
hopping off to pass some time. We sat on the light rail in Singapore to get our
little one off to sleep in the push chair, as he was getting over tired. Worked
wonders!
Do you have any other tips on keeping your little ones amused at
airports, whether its transiting or when you're checking in? Please click here
to share them with me.
'Till next time
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Please feel free to forward our newsletters onto your friends and
ask them to sign up and remind them to enter our competition. Don't forget that
we will put another entry in for you to increase your chances when you spread
the ickle word!
We love hearing your feedback on
our newsletters, so please keep them coming.
Cheers and
happy travels,
Laine
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