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5 ways to keep healthy this winter

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This is a sponsored post on behalf of Wellmune® through Kitchen PLAY; all opinions are my own .

I don’t know about you, but spending almost a year mainly at home has really lowered my immune system this winter. We seem to be getting sick with everything that comes past. I had two colds in three weeks. So this winter I’m really concentrating on building my immunity back up with these 5 ways.

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5 ways to keep kids connected with friends while isolating

5 ways

At our place the kids really are having the hardest time of anyone with social distancing and isolating. They miss their friends, their classes, their routine and school. They miss playing and creating with their friends, especially over important milestones like birthdays. Tully turned eight a few weeks ago, Mylo turned six the other day and some of their friends have had birthdays too. We have been trying to get creative with ways they can stay in touch with friends. Here are five of our favourites!

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art classes

How to replicate art class while you are home schooling

art classes

All of a sudden most of us are not just mums, but teachers too. It’s been a jarring couple of weeks, but for a little while at least we’re all having to cover our children’s education. This can be difficult, especially if you’ve never homeschooled before.

While you’ve probably been provided with materials to cover maths, science and English classes, some subjects, like art class, are harder to replicate in the home. If you want to continue nurturing your little one’s creativity while in lockdown, here are some great tips. Continue reading

Best tv shows

The best TV shows streaming for lockdown

Best tv shows

On lockdown, self isolating or social distancing? All this means you’re going to have a lot of time on your hands. Yes… you could be productive, but let’s face it, we only have so much motivation. Besides, all this enforced home time gives us the perfect excuse to binge watch excessively. So, to get you started I’ve done a survey of mums and asked what the best TV shows are right now. Here are the results!

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