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7 Natural First Aid Essentials For Travel With Kids

Imagine: You’re on a family vacation, enjoying the sunshine and making memories.  Suddenly, your little one gets a nasty sunburn, or maybe they’re hit with a wave of motion sickness that ruins your plans. We’ve all been there, and it’s a reminder that even the best-laid travel plans can be disrupted by unexpected health issues. […]

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DIY, Videos, Wellness
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Creating a Sustainable Home for Your Family

In today’s rapidly changing world, we all share a common goal: to provide the best possible future for our children.   As we face increasing environmental challenges, one of the most impactful ways we can contribute to this brighter future is by creating a more sustainable home. This isn’t just about being eco-friendly; it’s about nurturing

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tips for a greener christmas

7 Tips for a greener Christmas

Television, newspapers and magazines display images of what the ‘perfect’ Christmas looks like. Shops are packed with Christmas decorations and gifts and the message is to buy now or miss out. It’s not even December yet. In fact the message to spend on Christmas starts the minute Halloween is over. It is more important than

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Greener Living, Wellness
black pepper essential oil

7 Benefits of Black Pepper Essential Oil

You’ve probably added black pepper to your meals before; it’s an extremely popular spice after all.  However, you might not know that this widely used spice has many amazing natural health benefits too.  It is known for its mood-enhancing, circulation boosting, and digestive benefits. Here are 7 benefits of using Black Pepper Essential Oil.

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7 Benefits of Raw Theobroma Cacao

Feeling guilty about all the chocolate you ate this Easter?  Here are 7 little-known benefits of raw cacao to make it all okay. What is Cacao? Growing along areas near the equator, the theombra cacao tree is a tropical plant whose fruit is the source of everyone’s favourite Easter treat: chocolate. Cacao beans, the seeds

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In The Spotlight, Wellness

Are Your Children Spending Enough Time In Nature?

Today we have a guest post about the importance of nature based play by early childhood educator, mum of two and director of educational toy store Growing Kind Amie Hankinson where she shares her #1 tip for getting children outdoors. Avoiding Nature Deficit Disorder – A Practical Tip for Busy Parents by Amie Hankinson We all

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Self Care, Wellness

Back to School Skin Essentials

Australia Day is upon us, so that means it’s time to think about going back to school.

Are you as ready for that as I am? I love the freedom of holidays with long, sunny days spent getting back to nature with the family.  Swimming, picnicking, camping – every day is a new adventure!   But by the end of the holidays I’m starting to struggle to keep my daughter busy and entertained day in and day out…

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Greener Living, Wellness
Foods for Glowing Summer Skin

The 7 Best Foods for Healthy, Glowing Skin This Summer

Dealing with skin problems can be difficult, especially when there are so many products on the market that promise to solve all your worries.  I don’t think it’s any secret that at Green Foot Mama, we believe what you put in your body is as important than what you put on it.  Here’s a tip for any skin issues you may have: try to improve the condition of your skin with what you eat

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New Mama

We have a new mama here at at GFM HQ. Introducing Lisa Hello, its so good to meet you.  I’m Lisa. I feel so honored to be taking over the reins at Green Foot Mama, so Olivia can spend more time on The Kindfulness Project. My Story I was raised near the sea by my

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