I've recently had the pleasure of attending Julie Donald and Schunette Beukes' Baking Retreat in Caledon where we learnt how to make the yummiest butter cookies. I just had to share the recipe... Butter cookies Original recipe by Julie Donald: 1-2-3 Cookies...
Recipes for Busy Moms – Volume 1
One of the things I find most challenging about balancing work and family life, is to plan and make delicious meals every week. We are incredibly fortunate to have Mitchelle looking after the kids, and cooking most of our meals. We've put together a recipe book that...
Our Spring Gift to You: LegoMOM Spring Colour Hunt downloadable
To celebrate the arrival of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, we have created this free LegoMOM Spring Colour Hunt downloadable.
App review: Build ideas for LEGO with Brickit
LEGO is one of the best toys that promote open-ended play. Children can use the blocks in different ways, and it encourages critical thinking and creativity. I’ll be honest: I don’t always manage to come up with a build idea immediately. (I’m what Daniel Kahneman...
Toys for space-obsessed children
We have a little aspiring astronaut in the house so we’re always looking for toys for space-obsessed children. LEGO has over the years had amazing space sets (there is even a page on NASA’s website dedicated to their collaboration with LEGO), and our playroom is...
Review – LEGO Everyone is Awesome
I could not wait to get this set! There was quite a bit of media hype around it (even The Economist wrote about the first-ever LGBTQIA+ set that LEGO launched). Once I heard it was available locally I ordered one online from LEGO Certified Stores South Africa, and it...
The Ultimate Bedtime Lego Tray
Our daughter loves playing with her LEGO Friends before bed. Being a bit of a neatfreak, it used to annoy me to be picking up tiny blocks all over the bed late at night (and as any LEGO parent knows, stepping on blocks that might have fallen off the bed, no matter how...






