By EK Wills Last weekend we attended our son’s scout Christmas party at the beach. Unusual you might say, but this was the sea scouts and...

By EK Wills Is Santa coming to your house? What if you don’t have a chimney? As we move into December, the Christmas list for each child...

By EK Wills There was a death in the family this week: my 10 year old son’s hermit crab. It lasted only a few months so, to us, this is...

By EK Wills Many people struggle with finances their whole lives. And many feel they don’t know enough about how to manage their money....

By EK Wills No matter what activity you decide to engage your children in they will not generally thank you. No matter how much you may...

By EK Wills Not every teen has an eye for design and knows exactly what they want. When my teen came to me unsure of how she wanted to...

By EK Wills I grew up in the excess of the 80’s when everyone expected to become a millionaire. My father was one, so why shouldn’t I?...

By EK Wills Driving home with my son yesterday, we were listening to the radio and I was struck by how specifically directed it was to my...

By EK Wills Every child has a favourite colour, and that generates a fun party theme that is both creative and fun for everyone involved...

By EK Wills Step 1: Where to build your party and who with? A lego party is better when it’s larger than life so consider whether you can...

by EK Wills If you make the decision to have an HP party, then you know you are in for a DIY project unless you want to spend a fortune...

By EK Wills What child doesn't love a good boogie? What a perfect opportunity to generate a party around this activity. It is DIY, only...

By EK Wills There are many ways to celebrate with high tea: visit a fancy hotel, hire a caterer or create your own, even just cupcakes in...

by EK Wills A hearty party for little kids involves pirates. Every birthday party book has pirate ideas but we took it a step further and...

by EK Wills Who doesn’t like cake? Apparently, one of our children, because not everyone has the same tastes. This provided the...

by EK Wills One of the first birthday parties I really went to town on was very craft intensive and a collaborative effort with my almost...

By E K Wills Sitting in the airport to fly back from a short job interstate, I was wondering what I would write about when my eye was...

by EK Wills When your heart skips a beat for a prospective partner, all you care about is your feelings for each other. You probably...

by EK Wills There are many aspects to finances in the family: from workinpocket money to planning for future education and, even more...

By EK Wills I recently heard that perfectionism in a child can be related to having an authoritarian and critical parent. And since there...