Weekly Feature Gift Site....Loads of Fun for kids!

This week I have choosen Dress Ups as the Mum e Assistant Feature Gift Site.

Dress Ups is an online store providing quality dress ups and fancy dress costumes for boys and girls. Dress Ups is all about allowing children to play, engaging both mentally and physically in their fantasy world - and not just succumbing to that of the ever present technical age.

Costumes include classic favourites such as cowboy & indians, chefs, mermaids, builders, superheros and much more...my son has both the cowboy and indian and plans on taking the brochure with him to visit santa "so he will know what I want".

I love to encourage my son to use his imagination and engage in fantasy based play....I feel it helps his confidence, speech and general learning about life.

All of the beautiful costumes are lovingly handmade in Australia and are fantastic quality. Dress ups are a wonderful gift idea for birthdays and christmas so be sure to visit them today at http://www.dressupskids.com.au/

Dress-ups, dress-ups and make believe…..take me to the place where I can dream!

Yummy Handmade Chocolate!!!!

At 8:45am this morning there was a bang on our front door....it was the delivery man with my CHOCOLATE!!!

I was so excited to receive my beautifully packaged handmade Chocolate Bark from Coastal Chocolates which i received a gift voucher for from Bra Queen. After days of looking at the website trying to decided which 3 chocolate varieties I would order...finally decided on Peppermint, Rocky Road and Orange&Almond. So far I have tried the peppermint and the rocky road and they are both Divine! I'm having to exercise ALOT of will power today to stop myself from eating too much as I promised to share with a couple of people!

So if you are a bit of a chocoholic like myself you have to try this chocolate bark....or any of the many other options available on the Coastal Chocolates website. And what a fantastic Christmas gift idea for anyone really, which they will definately enjoy....mums, dads, brother, sisters, grandparents, friends.

http://www.coastalchocolates.com.au/

Hey Mums - This ones for you !

If you haven't got yourself a set of Mums Cards yet....well now is a great time to do so. Mothers give so much to their children; often they take up all of your time, energy, emotion and money.

Well mums we now have a great new range of cards that you can completely justify buying for yourself. These Mums Cards let you create your own identity, with just a useful mention of your children. They are so handy for Mums, not just to give to old and new friends as you meet them, but also to hand to anyone that is looking after your children.

Prices start at just 50 cards for $19.95, giving you a pack of fully customised, beautifully designed, professionally printed Mums Cards.

We have a SPECIAL OFFER just for Mum e Assistant customers - anyone that purchases their Mums Cards before the end of November not only receives a FREE Mums Babysitter Pad but ALSO goes in the draw to win a Set of the beautiful Mums Card Xmas Gift Tags; perfect for every busy Mother in the lead up to Xmas! All you need to do is enter the code: MUMEA into the unique user section at the checkout.

Mums Card has been making life that little bit easier for families all over Australia. Forget the scraps of paper and lost information as Mums Card saves time and eases frustration by providing essential information on one neat stylish card.

MumsCards are helping families get organised! And a fantastic Christmas gift idea for the busy woman who has everything!!

Weekly Meal Planner Recipe

So next on my blog agenda is to share a recipe each week to go along with your DYO Magnetic Family Meal Planner....have you got yours yet??

The Meal Planner is divided up into colour coded meat categories (beef, lamb, veal, chicken, pork/bacon, vegetarian, seafood/tuna) and meal categories (stir-fry, casserole, pasta, bakes, curry, salad, pies, risotto, meat&veg, kid friendly). The idea behind the planner meals is they are all meals you probably already prepare for your family, find a range of recipes easily for or in some cases can buy the meal already prepared for you to take out of the freezer and put in the oven!

So I will start with something easy (even I can do it!)....from a great site Go for 2 & 5

BEEF, BROCCOLI & SNOW PEA STIR-FRY
15 minutes preparation + 10 minutes cooking
5 serves of vegies in this recipe
Serves 4

• 250g cooked Hokkien egg noodles
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 400g rump steak, sliced
• 1 medium brown onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon ginger, peeled and grated
• ½ head broccoli, cut into florets
• 100g snow peas, ends and strings removed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornflour
• ½ tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon chilli sauce

1. Prepare noodles following packet directions.
2. Heat oil in pan, stir-fry beef in two batches, set aside and keep warm.
3. Add onion, garlic and ginger, cooking until onion is translucent.
4. Add broccoli, snow peas and water, cooking until vegetables soften. Return beef to pan.
5. In a small bowl combine water, cornflour and sauces.
6. Stir through beef and vegetables and allow to bubble and thicken.

happy cooking!

This Week's Feature Gift Site is.....

Gifts for Blokes .... an online store offering a selection of men's gifts that are unique and special for the men in your life. Gifts for Blokes has a wide range of gifts to suit every occassion and every age. Whether its your husband, son, father, brother you are buying for, this one stop shop is the place to go! They have gifts for the reader, the golfer, the gadget guy, the outdoors guy, and much more.

Check out the specials page with some good money savers, including Thermos products, Books, Bundaberg Rum, Holden and more http://www.giftsforblokes.com.au/specials.html. They also have a range suitable for Kris Kringle – Secret Santa gifts under $10 & $20 – including some fun & quirky gift ideas http://www.giftsforblokes.com.au/occassions.html

Plus until November 15th, Gifts for Blokes is currently offering a free Christmas card from Think Cards (http://www.thinkcards.com.au/) with all orders over $50.

There is also a great reward system where you earn 3 points for every dollar spent including postage! So when you are thinking about Christmas gifts for the blokes in your life.....think Gifts for Blokes