The best way to capture magical moments
Photographer Sam Mothersole shares her advice on how to capture your precious family on camera. I spend a lot of my time …
Great ideas are something to be shared! Ideas for how to capture those special moments and memories. Things that inspire our family life such as creating family mottoes and having inspirational family statements as art around the house...you name it - we want it! We're out looking and being inspired as well, so we can deliver you some fantastic ideas that others have had - and that you our members have sent through as well! So be inspired and please do send us your inspiration and ideas! WE LOVE IT!!!xx
Photographer Sam Mothersole shares her advice on how to capture your precious family on camera. I spend a lot of my time …
Kids love to look back at photos of themselves, or funny things they said when they were little. So many important memories are soon lost in the hustle and bustle of life. Click on the image below to download a PDF to print off and fill in to …
It’s easy to rattle off a bunch of clichés when describing maternity photography, but not every mum feels a pregnancy 'glow’, or that pregnancy is a magical time. Personally, I had a love/hate relationship with the way my body changed and how I …
The beach, the park, the back garden - summer beckons families to come out and play. Here are some tips for maximum fun, with minimal fuss. BEACH READY Keep these summer essentials in the car, handy for spills, chills and summer thrills. ▪️ …
Kids love to look back at photos of themselves, or funny things they said when they were little. So many memories are soon lost in the hustle and bustle of life. Click on the image below to download a PDF to print off and fill in to keep those …
Those early years are precious, and over way too soon. Pippa Henderson suggests ten ways to keep your favourite moments alive. My daughter’s very first friend was a little boy named Jacob. As babies they were two peas in a pod; podgy, energetic …
With the summer holidays nearly upon us, we parents need a break to unwind after a busy year, and so do our little people. But without the routine of preschool and term time activities, how can you keep them entertained and still get stuff done …
OHbaby! memory-keeping expert Michelle Sokolich is passionate about inspiring parents with practical ways to capture and treasure memories of their kids' childhoods. Here she shares with us her sweet idea - a baby book questionnaire. Perfect for …
Clinical Psychologist Nigel Latta says parents need to reduce their own and their children’s screen time to form closer family relationships. “The single most important thing we give our kids is our time. That’s where we teach them all the skills …
Kids love to look back at photos of themselves, or funny things they said when they were little. So many memories are soon lost in the hustle and bustle of life. Click on the image below to download a PDF to print off and fill in to keep those …
Keep the kids clean, dry and comfortable this summer with our car necessities list! 1. Bags. Smelly nappies, wet clothes or food scraps - the recycled bag has a million and one uses.Tie spare bags in a knot to minimise their suffocation risk. 2. …
If you’re looking for children’s gifts of the non-toy variety, we have some good news – they do exist! Here's a list of our favourites (something to pass on to relatives who are stuck for ideas!) The gift that keeps on giving Giving a child …
Michelle Sokolich makes family movies professionally. Here she helps us amateurs turn all those video clips on our phones into cinematic gold. Do you think our grandkids will look back on this time in history as the most documented time ever? Our …
Watch our memory-keeper, Michelle Sokolich, create a family photo gallery as she and her family star in a television commercial for Brother printers. Michelle shares her tips for DIY family photo walls in the winter issue of OHbaby! Magazine, on …
When she’s not busy getting the perfect OHbaby! Magazine cover shot, Sam Mothersole works hard taking gorgeous, candid shots of families. In a rare moment of downtime, we sought her opinion on why you should hire a professional to preserve your …
Five paid activities for the school holidaysVisit your local pool We all have great memories of lying around our local pool, ice cream melting down our fingers. Pools are a great way to cool off in the heat and keep the kids entertained for hours …
The thought of life insurance can be overwhelming, but it’s a practical matter that needs to be dealt with and discussed in your family. We insure our house, car and possessions but many of us don’t insure the one thing most precious to …
A bike parade Gather your kids and their friends together, decorate their bikes with streamers, make some signs for the front of the bikes and take the kids on a tour of the neighbourhood with a bike parade. You could even turn it into a …
Quick, easy and cheap, here are some storage, ideas for dealing with kids stuff. Zip-lock plastic bags for jigsaw puzzles. Hang them up on a coathanger and store them tidily away in the closet. Boxes for toys. Label with a photograph of the …
Don't relegate your kids' art work to the back of the cupboard anymore! Get those masterpieces out on show and prove to your budding Picasso and Degas just how proud your are of their artistic endeavours. It can be as easy as ABC. We love this …
We love this simple but oh, so effective idea for capturing your child and their needs, wants and must-haves at any given age. All it takes is a gorgeous photo, and a little skill with Photoshop or similar editing programme. These are the photos …
Create childhood memories to be proud of by following the advice of Auckland photographer Fiona Tomlinson. Becoming a parent is licence to go crazy with a camera. You'll want to capture each and every milestone of your little one's growth, from …
I recently stumbled across this website - http://www.funkylunch.com/gallery.htm it has some fun ideas and lunch box inspiration for the kids! I just had to share some of these pictures - but do go and check them out for yourself! I'm trying to …
Too cute! My kids are always drawing me pictures and paintings a gifts which I love. Recently my eldest told me I needed to make something for her too. So - inspired by this idea from a blog on blogspot ( here) I made all the kids an "I love you …
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