teepees for children
One of the most difficult spaces to design and decorate has to be children’s bedrooms. It is natural for parents to want to surprise their children with a gorgeous new room, creating at the same time a space where the they feel comfortable and safe. There are endless possibilities in […]
Choosing a daycare facility for your child is no easy task. You want to drop your child off at a place that feels like a home away from home. Before your visit, make a list of questions. What do you want to hear? If the daycare fails to line up with […]
Believe it or not, screen time actually helped us bond as a family. My children definitely feel more connected to me when I watch something with them and go into their fictional worlds with them. Shared screen time can have meaningful benefits from a creative, emotional and cognitive point of […]
Most toddlers would rather play than sit down to eat. Snacking is a clever way of getting them to take in the right nutrients. At this crazy time, working from home or being in isolation or whatever lockdown level, our children are more exposed to us eating salty snacks or […]
A good sense of humour can brighten any family life. You can blow raspberries on a baby’s belly, make a silly face or funny noises and chase your toddler around the house. As children grow into pre-teens, you can share puns and jokes as their sense of what is actually […]
Children are growing up in such a different world especially now, in a world where we are masked up and so socially distant. Generation Alpha, or children born after 2010, are going to be unlike any of their predecessors, especially now, thanks to the pandemic. Many of them will lack […]
Every parent’s secret dream is to have a child who knows how to read before everyone else’s child. From birth babies and children are gathering skills they will use in reading. Literacy does not start when your child starts school. The best way to instil a love for reading is […]
As you all know by now, I am a great fan of birthday parties. I have three children and like every mother on the planet I planned their parties for weeks. I quickly discovered that not all children like birthday parties and I had to accept that you can celebrate […]
When a friend and I started this business in 2014 we were really just messing around. We only sold four teepees that year. In 2015, mainly due to our page on Jozikids did we start selling more teepees – in the region of 20 in the first six months. I […]
I am absolutely passionate about making this day special and memorable for my children every year! I would spend days planning and making sure I have covered everything from the birthday breakfast to the last little gift under their pillow before bedtime. I used to love hosting children’s birthday parties […]