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Hi! I’m Lou, author and designer at SmartyPantsKids. I love anything creative.... designing, cooking, crafting, repurposing, entertaining, exploring but most of all I love raising my three kids creatively.

Travel with kids - fight preparation

travel with kids

For most kids, nothing is more exciting than knowing you’re going on a plane. However not everyone loves flying and there is no way of knowing if your kids will love or hate it, until you actually get on the plane. On our last trip, we had one adventurous 8 year old, one anxious prone 4 year old and a not so tame toddler at 2 years old. I needed to make sure that our trip wasn’t going to be an absolute nightmare. So, I took some precautionary steps. Continue reading Travel with kids – flight preparation

Travel with kids - helpful checklists

travel with kids

Running a family as well as preparing for a big trip overseas takes effort. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good problem to have. However, my poor mummy brain is in serious overdrive at the moment. So I’m going to stick to what I know works best….checklists!

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Travel with kids - making it work

travel with kids

The countdown is on! The Foggs are off overseas again and we can feel the stress excitement rising. Stressful because quite frankly preparing for an overseas trip means lots of hard work (yes, a hard life I know). Excitement because, well, seriously who needs to explain why it’s exciting. It just is. Traveling with [...]

Menu planning - the cure for 'what's for dinner-itis'

Menu planning

Do you struggle to come up with new ideas for dinner each night of the week? I do! As a family of five we have after school activities most days. And on the days that I work, it can be quite overwhelming to come home and have to whip something up for dinner. Especially [...]