Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe...

It's been a while since we've had a foodie post here on Six Little Hearts, so, given the rush in the weeks leading up to Christmas, there was no time like now to run this one when the baking urge came on recently. It was so lovely to just chill-out in my kitchen the other day, and put all other concerns aside to bake these yummies.

Everyone likes cookies, and chocolate chip biscuits are up there with the best on the comparison stakes. Double chocolate chip cookies are that one step further towards gloriousness!

Continue Reading...

Worlds Apart Limbo Hop - An Active Game for Kids and Families. A Childsmart Feature...

*Six Little Hearts is a Childsmart Brand Rep.

It can be challenging finding a new family-oriented game that is suitable for a multitude of ages when Christmas comes around each year. It's difficult to avoid the scenario where these items begin to double-up. After all, there are only so many bats, balls, racquets and similar items that any family needs before it all just becomes ridiculous backyard clutter!


For these reasons alone, we're all so pleased to have discovered a fantastic new family fun essential that won't break the bank this summer. (And no batteries required either!)

Continue Reading...

BRIO® Family House Toy Review. A Childsmart Feature

*Six Little Hearts is a Brand Rep for Childsmart.

Just look at that excited little face! Do you remember the timeless fun of playing with a doll house when you were young?


Doll houses have always been a forever favourite with young and old, enabling children to act-out real life routines and circumstances in miniature with all the benefits of their active imaginations. Play-wise, there are infinite games to be enjoyed in these essential childhood micro universes. It's little wonder these toys are hot-sellers still.

Continue Reading...

Cabbage Patch Kids Are Back In Stores!

Way back in 1983, the world was positively brimming with excitement at the toy craze of the now legendary Cabbage Patch Kids.

While I myself had grown out of the doll stage by the time these toys arrived on the scene, I do recall all the hype of the Cabbage Patch phenomenon in the news. These dolls were so popular that it was not uncommon for customers to physically fight for them in stores! Police were often required to supervise both the stock and shoppers. Some stores even ventured into hosting lotteries to allocate their stock of dolls with due fairness.

Continue Reading...

Stretch Justice League Batman Review. Retro Toy Fun For Kids and WIN!

Looking for something a little different for your child to enjoy under the tree this Christmas? Something memory-invoking and exciting, just like the toys that were around when you were a kid?

Right now in stores, you can check out the return of some enticing retro playthings from the '70's and '80's! Grownups can glean much joy from the return of classic childhood favourites such as the Cabbage Patch Kids, (stay tuned for a review here shortly) and now, The original Stretch Armstrong and his bunch of stretchy buddies!

Continue Reading...

Bush Baby World - Meet the Bush Babies and WIN One of Two Bush Baby Dreamstars Prize Packs!

It's time to embrace the cute and cuddly Bush Babies of Bush Baby World!

Bush Baby World is the magical land of the Bush Babies. It's a wonderful place filled with a vast number of regions where the Bush Babies reside. Each district of Bush Baby World has its own story to tell and is filled with an array of unique characters... and they're all deliciously adorable!

Continue Reading...

A Mum's Guide to Surviving and Thriving at Christmas...

Christmas comes but once a year, and doesn't each passing year just seem to travel at an extraordinary pace these days?!


For mums in particular, Christmas is an undertaking of colossal proportions, often with many months of plotting and juggling preceding the big day. Not only do we carry the bulk of the planning, preparation and gift buying duties, but in there too, we're also mums who must shuffle our broods and our load of regular duties while we do.

Continue Reading...

Travelling with Children - Must Haves in Your Travel Bag. A Guest Post by Midwife Cath Curtin and a BabyLove Nappies GIVEAWAY

Midwife Cath – Cath Curtin – is a trusted expert in women’s health, pre-pregnancy, antenatal care and education, pregnancy, labour and birth, postnatal care, breastfeeding and parenting. She has delivered over 10,000 babies throughout her 42-year career. Trained and fully-qualified as a nurse, midwife and maternal and child health nurse, Cath has an incomparable depth of experience.

Continue Reading...

ZURU Tangle and ZURU Mayka Review. Exciting New Toys for Kids This Christmas and WIN! Plus, Aussie Giveaway Linkup November

Yikes! Christmas is creeping closer by the minute and the heat is now on parents everywhere to get some organisation happening around this major event.

Have you made a start on your Christmas shopping yet? Good luck with it all!

It's time to think about collecting stocking stuffers and Kris Kringle presents, gifts for your kids' friends, classmates and everyone else.

Continue Reading...