I hate ‘girl’ toys
When I started writing this I was going to write a post about how all ‘girly’ toys were boring and dangerously stereotypical. How, when I was shopping for a small present for my almost one-year-old...
View ArticleIs it OK to disappoint?
I’m in the midst of birthday parties at the moment. Every weekend is a haze of cake, bouncy castles, presents and party games as many of the children I know, including one of mine, become a year older....
View ArticleAwesome kids birthday cakes from Bub Hubbers
If a little time-traveling fairy visited me three years ago to tell me that by 2012 I’d have two children and would spend a whole day baking and decorating a train cake for one of their birthdays I...
View ArticleIt is the Bub Hub’s birthday!
The Bub Hub is turning 10 years old! What were you doing in 2003? It was quite a big year. The war in Iraq began. We mourned Katherine Hepburn, Johnny Cash and Slim Dusty. Australia lost the Rugby...
View ArticleConstruction site ‘digger’ birthday cake recipe
The 4YO is a bit of a ‘digger’ fan. We have big diggers, small diggers, LEGO diggers and books about diggers. There are even diggers on his bed linen. So when I started researching cake ideas and found...
View ArticleIdeas for Easter-themed birthday parties
Do you have a little boy or little girl celebrating their birthday around Easter? Kids birthdays are a very special time indeed. To give you some inspiration for theming your child’s Easter birthday...
View ArticleNews: No presents for Prince George’s birthday
Prince George is celebrating his first birthday today – July 22- but his parents are urging people not to send presents. According to reports the future king of England has already received 4000 gifts...
View ArticlePlay. Wear. Read. Share. A simple guide to buying kids’ presents
Have you heard of ‘the four gift rule’? It is a simple gift-giving philosophy (possibly dating back to the days of Socrates and Plato though I can’t confirm this) whereby children receive four gifts...
View ArticleHow to organise a kid’s birthday party – by age
Children’s birthday parties can strike fear into the hearts of mortal parents. Children’s parties can be fraught with tears and tantrums – to avoid last-minute panic, start planning about two months...
View ArticleKids’ party checklist
As adults, the fun and enjoyment of hosting or being a guest at a party gives us drive to make it through the working week, looking forward to the weekend event with much excitement. To some of us,...
View ArticleCheck out this cool family birthday calendar board!
We posted this image of a wooden Family Calendar Board on the Bub Hub Facebook page last week and have since been inundated with requests from Facebook users asking if we sell it! The image we posted...
View ArticleI hate ‘girl’ toys
When I started writing this I was going to write a post about how all ‘girly’ toys were boring and dangerously stereotypical. How, when I was shopping for a small present for my almost one-year-old...
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