As you know, we’re working with Cheeky Tales at the moment. We’ve let you know previously about the Cheeky Tales sale on Green Kids products (which by the way is still going!) and we’ve told you a little about what Cheeky Tales is all about…

This weekend Kathleen from Cheeky Tales is going to be a guest admin on the MPVW Facebook page!

Please make her welcome and feel free to chat to her about all her great products and her shop…and of course take advantage of some of the discounts up on the Cheeky Tales site at the moment!

I was reading something the other day about keeping the bathroom clean by spending 5 minutes a day sprucing it up…I rejoiced…it sounded so easy! Alas, so far I am failing. One of the things I find hardest to keep clean are the toys that live in our bathroom. Mould grows on them and unlike other surfaces I refuse to wash them with anything harsh. I’m considering throwing them out and starting again out of impatience (yes, I am a bad person). Does anyone have any tricks or tips for keeping toys that never quite dry out nice and clean?

Core Economics wrote a piece today about life expectancy and about how young people in their late teens or early twenties have a life expectancy of about ten extra years. The post asked people of that age what they would do with their extra decade. This got me thinking about the life expectancy of our kids who are even younger again and are likely to have an even longer life expectancy. Is there any scope for a few of those extra years to be given to childhood? Can we perhaps stop for a breather, stop pushing children to walk and talk, use the toilet and write? What do you think? Should we push through childhood so that we can experience more as adults or should we just let our kids be for a few more years?

Here are some baby name flashbacks Interesting that Michael has been in the top 5 names for 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990!

Top Baby Names of 1950

• 1.  James,   Linda
• 2.  Robert,   Mary
• 3.  John,   Patricia
• 4.  Michael,   Barbara
• 5.  David,   Susan

Top Baby Names of 1960

Looks like it’s going to be a rainy weekend here in Canberra…we’re thinking about trying some indoor hopscotch using masking tape on the floor. Does anyone have any great ideas to keep little kids amused indoors?