Make a beautiful floral keepsake
Gemma Adams shares an effective way to preserve and display your foraged treasures. YOU WILL NEED Photo frame, …
Eco-living
DIY with Resene
DIY: stylish side table for any room
A STYLISH SIDE TABLE TO ACCENTUATE YOUR ROOM you will need 🎔 Resene testpots in your choice of colour 🎔 Cardboard …
Interiors
Three easy ways to refresh your kid's room in one weekend!
Have fun with colour: Interior stylist and artist Amber Armitage shares three quick and easy ways to refresh your child’s …
Beautiful Balinese inspired child's room
Hayley Crossman designs rattan furniture and homewares for big (and little) people. Hayley Crossman has travelled the …
Harmonious homemaking: find the among the chaos
Our homes play a vital role in our holistic wellbeing, but where we seek calm we often find chaos! Ellie Gwilliam shares …
Liven up the nursery with these clever ideas
Liven up the nursery this winter with these clever and colourful décor hacks from interiors stylist Amber …
Interiors: styling that celebrates the wonder of childhood
Step inside Ruby’s room, a space that inspires discovery and celebrates the beauty and wonder of childhood. Tash Stokes is …
Use science to decorate your baby's nursery
Decorating the nursery isn’t just fun – it’s also important for a baby’s development, writes paediatrician Wendy …
Road Test - Car reviews
Road Test - Car reviews
Having a family can often mean having to upgrade to a family car. We've taken the hassle of driving around multiple car …
Travel
Supporting local: family fun in Rotorua
The Keam family walk, swim, ride and eat their way around Rotorua. A mid-winter getaway is always more alluring if there’s …
Beauty
Our favourite things
Our favourite things: nordic neutrals
Lighten up your winter palette with some Scandi-style inspiration Solvej Swing in merino white, $220, …
This just in
Meet our new Editor
Meet the new OHbaby! magazine Editor Kristina Rapley. Tell us about your family? I live in west Auckland with my …
Life-saving sleep pods to be funded
Life-saving safe-sleep pods for babies will now be available to all new mums who need them. The Government has reversed a …
Cheap sunglasses are better than nothing for kids
Protecting your eyes from the sun doesn’t have to cost the earth. A Consumer NZ test of 60 sunglasses, ranging in price from …
10 surprising things about Leap Year babies
February 29 comes once every four years - a day that must surely be one of the quietest days on the calendar for midwives! …
Bellyful celebrates 10 years of feeding hearts and tummies
Ten years ago, Pukekohe mum Jacqui Richie set up Bellyful, a charity which provides free meals for families who have newborn …
This just in
News about pregnancy, parenting and parent life from around the internet and here at home. …
Mums in business
New Edition NZ - Morgan Davidson
OHbaby! Tell us a bit about your business. MD: We sell the only New Zealand-made breast pump, along with alcohol-free, …
OHbaby TV
Friday Live: OHbaby! chat with Sharlene Poole baby whisperer!
OHbaby! staffer Miranda chats with Sharlene Poole about her newly released book "Toddler Whispering" …
Fashion
Parties
Sun, sand and surf: kids' beach party
Laid-back and free-flowing beach parties make for blissful times – for big and little people alike! Pregnant with her third …
Celebrate
Christmas Gift Guide 2020
KEEP CALM AND CHECK OUT THE OHBABY! CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE! Get your Christmas gift list sorted now and you won't need to …
All is calm: celebrating the simple beauty of Christmas
It’s the crazy time of year! Well, so everyone reminds you throughout the busy days of December. The malls all want your …
Salt dough Christmas tree decorations
Add some homemade sparkle to your Christmas tree with these salt dough ornaments - a really easy recipe that children will …
Eco gift wrap ideas for a green Christmas
Ecostore co-founder, Melanie Rands shares her eco Christmas gift and wrap ideas: Did you know that the average person wraps …
Don't be afraid to ask for help
Asking for help has got to be one of the hardest things to learn for a lot of people, especially women. We're brought up to …
Make a list and check it twice
Chances are you're already feeling stressed out, and there are still days to go until Christmas! Now is the time to sit down …
Book club
The best books on the bookshelf
WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP?, Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, RRP$17.99, Puffin. For ages 0–4. A robust board book with well-crafted …
Tech Stuff
Rethinking screentime: parent like a tech exec
Miriam Mcaleb offers research-based guidance on navigating our love-hate relationship with screentime. Caution: if you get …
