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Monthly Archives: October 2015

DIY Bride of Frankenstein’s Monster: No sew Costume and Hair tutorial

Posted on October 30, 2015 by mommabeartrax

20141031_232205-01As far as Halloween costumes go, this baby is truly one of the easiest ever!! And certainly one of the cheapest too! And as a fulltime working mom of more than one, that combo is certainly a win in my books!
I wore this one in 2014 for the Halloween party on the night before Parker’s first birthday party– so clearly,I needed something quick and easy.

So if you’re looking for a last- minute costume, or you’re just not willing to over-invest in a fancy dress effort, then this one is so for you! Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, Crafty Mom, Family life, Getting Crafty | Tags: Cheap and easy Halloween costume ideas, Costume ideas, DIY Bride of Frankestein, DIY Bride of Frankestein's MOnster, DIY costume, DIY Halloween Costumes, Easy and cheap DIY costumeideas, Fancy dress ideas, Frankenstein's Bride, HOw to make Bride of Frankestein's MOnster costume | Leave a comment |

Flashback: How we celebrated Halloween 2014 & a little history about us as a couple .

Posted on October 21, 2015 by mommabeartrax

20141031_164009-012014’s Halloween was not our typical Halloween…as in we didn’t have our usual Kiddies Halloween party. And yet, it was still a really good one for us. First up, I had both kids grown enough to enjoy their costumes. My mom spent the entire day with us – always awesome. And we got to have a little garden party just the four of us, as we welcomed the younger little toddler trick or treaters of our neighbourhood who popped around. But mostly, I suppose, because I got to spend an extra day with the birthday girl, Parker-Grace!

You see, we were prepping for Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, Crafty Mom, Family life, Feeling Festive, Getting Crafty | Leave a comment |

Natural Relief for dry/itchy scalp: A breastfeeding woe.

Posted on October 20, 2015 by mommabeartrax

Hormones woes got me like,

Hormones got me like, ” why so serious”


[UPDATE:Another link for some health tips for your scalp added towards the end.See below.]
Itchy scalp, is nobody’s friend. Whatever’s the cause: breastfeeding or not. The irritating and constant need to relieve the embarrassing itchiness with a quick scratch here and there. The unflattering flakiness that sprinkles it’s joy anytime you even just slightly touch your hair..urghhhh! Dry flaky scalp, with or without the itch is universally uncool in the highest factor. And for a long time, I suffered from it, thanks to the side effects of breastfeeding hormones.

I mean like, for my choices in nourishing my child, Mother Nature couldn’t be more rewarding, right?! (I have a few choice words for her about that- read that here.)

But such is life, and such is the human body. Particularly so for the female human body, who seems to endure so much throughout her entire life. Gotta love them hormones right? However, for every mud pie nature slings your way, there is also am equally opposing little ray of sunshine she has on offer too. So I’d like to share with you what natural methods Continue reading →

Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding sucks & other challenges, Hair and Beauty, Motherhood, Surviving motherhood | Leave a comment |

Best places to get your costume hire groove on!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by mommabeartrax

PhotoGrid_1444909098975Round up of where to get your Fancy dress/Costume hire groove on.

If you haven’t heard yet, we’re in Halloween season, folks. Meaning, the parties are lining up, and you’re going to need a decent costume! Or maybe you’re just in need of some fun and funky ideas for that fancy dress party you’re invited to. Now, whilst Im pretty(very) down with DIY costumes, I’ve learnt that time is less and less on my side – especially with every kid we add to the equation. (Granted there are only two right now) And maybe it’s the same for you (?) So, with that in mind, I’ve learnt to appreciate a bonafide Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, Crafty Mom, Family life, Feeling Festive, Getting Crafty, Neighbourhood Finds | Tags: Cheap and easy Halloween decor, Costume hire, fancy dress, Halloween, Halloween costume hire, halloween costume ideas, Halloween Party Ideas, Kids fancy dress, Kids halloween costume ideas, party, party ideas, where to hire fancy dress, Where to hire fancy dress costumes, Where to hire halloween costumes | Leave a comment |

Mom Funk: 5 Easy tips to get out of it

Posted on October 14, 2015 by mommabeartrax

14448060841940-01So, I feel that there are different types of Mom Funks…What are the types? Well, you see, that’s the tricky part: mom funks are so screwwed up, that they’re difficult to snap out of, let alone catergorize! But you will certainly know when you have it.Even if you didnt know there was a name for it, till now.

Not the easiest thing to dig yourself out of,once you’re in it, but certainly not impossible.In fact, I was given five easy changes to make Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Hair and Beauty, Motherhood, Surviving motherhood | Tags: acidic levels i ones body, alkalizing salts, beat the mom funk, burn out, coffee in motherhood, Easy ways to get out of mom funk, fatigued all the time, How to break the sick cycle, How to get out of, How to get out of mom funk, Mom burn out, mom funk, motherhood and lethargy, your body's ph levels | Leave a comment |

Halloween Party Ideas Part I: Décor and Treats

Posted on October 13, 2015 by mommabeartrax

Morgan-Lee at 1yrs old,taking in the last of the trick or treating.

Morgan-Lee at 1yrs old,taking in the last of the trick or treating.


So as you may have come to realise from my some of blog posts that, whilst Halloween is not too big in South Africa (yet), it certainly is big in our house. Granted I may be the source of it all- in fact, I may be just a leeeeetle bit like Claire (Modern Family) about Halloween…
Just let me have Halloween...

Just let me have Halloween…


Fortunately, hubby loves me enough to just go along with it, and helps make it fun as well.

I mean nothing trumps Christmas, right – like ever…but Halloween? Like I said here before (read that post here), Halloween certainly gets me excited about all the fun stuff you can do with food, cakes, costumes…you name it! And I’ve been throwing Halloween parties for years now, even well before we Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with kids, Celebrations, Crafty Mom, Family life, Feeling Festive, Getting Crafty, Party Themes | Tags: Cheap and easy Halloween decor, Creepy house for Halloween, DIY Halloween decor, DIY Halloween Wall decals, DIY Tombstones for Halloween, Halloween, Halloween cake ideas, Halloween cookies, Halloween decor ideas, Halloween food ideas, Halloween Party Ideas, Halloween snack ideas, Halloween treat ideas, How to throw a Halloween party, party ideas | Leave a comment |

Easy peasy D.I.Y Maleficent Hair Adornments

Posted on October 8, 2015 by mommabeartrax

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I actually really loved making this craft. I don’t know why. Maybe it was the fact that it was Maleficent (she’s an interesting character, no?), or if it was because I really just needed to do something with my hands that day. Or if it was because it was such a practical craft that could be used over and over, whilst still nicely playing into the Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrations, Crafty Mom, Family life, Feeling Festive, Getting Crafty, Kiddy crafts | Tags: DIY, DIY Girls hair clips, DIY hair clip, Do it yourself hair clip, Halloween, Halloween countdown activity, halloween craft ideas, Halloween ideas for babies and toddlers, Halloween Party caft ideas, Maleficent craft idea, Party Activity for little girls, Tutorial on how to make your own hairclip | 2 Comments |

The My Little Pony Friendship Land and Nerf or Nothin’ Blaster Bootcamp is perfect for School Holiday Fun

Posted on October 6, 2015 by mommabeartrax

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Sidenote:Apologies in advance for the slightly blurry pix, but it was a very hands-on day. 🙂

So this past Sunday, Morgan-Lee and I were invited to spend the morning together at the latest Hasbro’s play experience, out at Canal Walk. It turned out to be just the thing we were looking for.

And with the fun that’s on offer, it may just be the thing YOU’RE looking for during these school holidays – especially since its FREE!

So, the back story is that Mike and I try Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Getting Crafty, Kid-friendly spots, Kiddy crafts | Tags: canal walk, Hasbro play experience, holiday activity ideas, My litte pony friendship land, Nerf or nothing blaster bootcamp, play center, school holiday ideas, whats happening at canal walk | 2 Comments |

Easy Paint Craft to kick off Halloween Season: Black cats and cute ghosts

Posted on October 1, 2015 by mommabeartrax

cat gos14436843992470_resizedCan you feel it? Halloween is almost here! Whoop whoop! Ok, forgive my excitement, as a South African I probably show more excitement than is understandable. But 1 October is here folks, which means only one thing…OK, its also my gorgeous niece/god child’s birthday….and also my dear friend’s hubby’s birthday….but it also means Halloween season has officially started!

Or at least, in our house it has!

So to kick it off why not try these easy peasy Continue reading →

Posted in Children development, Crafty Mom, Family life, Getting Crafty, Kiddy crafts | Tags: craft ideas for Halloween, Cute ghost craft, Cute handprint cat craft, halloween craft ideas, halloween for toddlers, Halloween ideas, Halloween keepsakes, Halloween keepsakes of baby and children, kick off Halloween season | 2 Comments |

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