Nadia – August-September 2019

BusyworkingmotherClaudiaHollandshareshertipsformaking

themostoutoffamilylifeinaneco-consciousway

NADIA+ ECOSTORE

Offthegrid

“WeintroducedaSaturdaygamesa

ernooninsteadof

watchingamovie.WestartedwithSnakesandLaddersbut

becauseweenjoyeditsomuchwetrawledTradeMetostock

upourgamescupboard–youcanpickthemupforasteal.

OperationandMouseTraparecurrentfavourites,Jengais

next.Thekidslearnaboutpatience,strategyandbeingagood

sport.Losingisn’tfunbutithappens,andyouhavetoknow

howtohandleitgraciously–we’restillworkingonthisone!”

Outandabout

“Welovege‚ingoutsideontheweekendtogoonwalksand

bikeridesandteachthekidsaboutthethingstheyseein

nature.Ourfavouriteisa7kmroutearoundanestuaryin

Orewa.Therearebeautifulbirdstowatchandweseeifwe

canworkoutwhatkindtheyare.Wealsoseeinteresting

bugsandplantlife.”

TOPTIP:“A

erwardsweaskthekidsaboutthemost

interestingthingtheysaw.Thisisanicewaytoletthekids

expresstheirexperiencesandtheirappreciationofnature.”

Truetreasure

“Upcyclingsecondhandfurnitureisoneofourfavourite

activities.Tworecentprojectswereasolidwoodentoyboxon

wheelsandasmallchestofdrawers–amazing,qualityold

itemsIfoundonTradeMeforlessthanthecostofanew

flat-packMDFset.It’sverymessy,especiallythepainting,but

heapsoffun.Weadddecalsorwoodenle‚erstopersonalise

themforeachchild.Theytakesuchprideinhelpingtocreate

theseitemswhicharetotallyunique.”

C

laudia,Simon,Jaxon,5,andAria,2,

lovetheirfamilytime.Whether

they’reoutatthebeachexploring

rockpools,orinsideneckhighin

cardboard boxes,cra

glueandemptytoilet

rolls creating someseriousworksofart,

Claudia and Simonalwaystrytogivethekids

new experiencesandsatisfytheircuriosity

about the worldaroundthem.Thekidsare

already environmentallyaware–Jaxonhas

learnt about beachclean-upsatschoolandis

keen to do one,andArialikesspo‚ingand

disposing of “naughty”li‚er–butevenwhen

they’re choosingfamilyactivitiestheyliketo

recycle whenevertheycan,keepingtheir

planet in mind.

Newecostorekids’

products

ecostorehaslaunchedanew

rangewithchildrenspecifically

inmind;akidstoothpasteand

toothbrush.Thetoothpaste

usessaferplantandmineral-

basedingredientsandhasa

naturallyderivedstrawberry

flavour.Thetoothbrushismade

fromrenewableplantplastic.

AvailableinNewWorldand

Pak’nSavestores,andecostore.

co.nz,$4.99each.

Be a conscious consumer and help

choose a better tomorrow.

Go to ecostore.co.nz to find out more.

Good habits

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