Welcome to connect2mums
the online community connecting mums! Connect2mums is a place where you can read articles, join discussions, enter great competitions! We publish an online magazine filled with articles, interviews & inspiration. There’s something for every Mum! And its FREE to join here!Brisbane: The Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expo starts tomorrow! Get your free ticket here!
Pre-Conception, Pregnant or Parenting… The Extensive Range of Exhibitors will have just what you need! 21 – 23 June – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank The Brisbane Expo starts tomorrow! And whether you’re planning your pregnancy, about to welcome your little cherubs home or will have your tikes in tow… we’ll have you [...]
{Helping Others} Melbourne charity Off Your Back
We’re proud to support ‘Off your back‘ a Melbourne based charity founded by Tonic Australia’s Toni Joel & Nikki Horovitz, our 2012 AusMumpreneur of the year Award winners. Toni spoke about ‘Off your Back’ at our Melbourne Roadshow Conference earlier this year and explained that they started the charity as a way of helping keep [...]
{Review} Homegrown gifts – Mum to be Gift Basket
I was so excited to receive this gorgeous gift basket delivered right to my door this morning from Amy & Meredith of Homegrown Gifts! Filled with luxurious handmade, organic pampering treats for Mums to be and their bubs, this is a really beautiful way to start the day! What I love about this product is [...]
{Review} Platypus Australia sun-safe baby swimwear
As a child growing up in the seventies I was overdosed with too much sun exposure and felt the after effects years later. With sunspots, aged skin and too many freckles! as a result I’ve always been extra conscious of my children’s skin and make sure they’re covered up whenever they’re outdoors especially if [...]
How a humble cardboard box reduced infant mortality, increased pre-natal care & encouraged breastfeeding
For 75 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates. It’s a tradition that dates back to the [...]
Aqua Maternity – Maternity swimwear review
This is me trying out the Love Boat Tankini by Pez D’Or at 33 weeks I’ve always loved swimming but especially in pregnancy. The feeling of lightness and freedom of movement is wonderful. Having the right swimsuit to wear is the key though because pregnancy can be a confronting and self conscious time , even when [...]
30 challenges for positive change
image via http://ninefiveltd.com/p-23-change-your-life.aspx Scientists have suggested that, with a little willpower, it takes roughly 30 days for a person to form a new habit. As with mastering anything new, the act of starting and getting beyond the preliminary stage where everything feels awkward is 80% of the battle. This is precisely why it’s important to make [...]
22 things happy people do differently
image via Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/pin/158751955587169667/ There are two types of people in the world: those who choose to be happy, and those who choose to be unhappy. Contrary to popular belief, happiness doesn’t come from fame, fortune, other people, or material possessions. Rather, it comes from within. The richest person in the world could be miserable [...]
KIDS AS YOUNG AS EIGHT TAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE TEENS
TWEENS TAKING TO TECHNOLOGY LIKE TEENS Children as young as eight (tweens) are adopting technology faster than expected, particularly social networking, with 67 per cent revealing they are currently using a social media site. They are also more advanced in their device usage with between three and four internet enabled devices being used by tweens [...]
Print Magazine Advertising
Print Magazine Advertising We are now taking bookings for our first print Magazine for 2013, a full colour A5 size print magazine. The magazine is distributed to 10 000 mums at Pregnancy, Babies & Children’s Expos in major capital cities – Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane and at markets across Australia. This issue will be launched [...]
I’ve got an impostor! Now what?
So today it happened, the day when you find that someone has stolen your photos and created a fake page with your face all over it. Fortunately it was someone just wanting to build numbers for their own pages from what I can tell and not something more sinister and fortunately the images they used were of [...]
{Terrific or Too Much}
Beyonce kicked of her Mrs. Carter World Tour this week (no announcement for Australian dates yet) in Belgrade, Serbia with this little number! What do you think, Terrific or Too Much? Tweet
Adelaide PBC 2013
Recently Peace and I attended the Adelaide Pregnancy Babies and Children’s Expo it was a fantastic weekend in Adelaide and we just love getting out and about meeting new mums and taking about connect2mums! We were entertained by Elmo and the Cookie Monster and got to catch up with lots of our Mumpreneur Friends [...]
{Featured Mumpreneur} Nikki Dungar
Proudly show the world that you’re expecting If you’re pregnant, soon to be, or know someone who is, this is the perfect way to announce the news to the world. Nikki Dungar, Cairns businesswoman and mother of three, has created a unique maternity top that turns heads and gets people talking. “During my pregnancies I [...]
{Recipe} Supper yummy and easy Sausage Rolls
Looking for something yummy and healthy to make for the kids check out these sausage rolls! And you have check the video by our favourite comedian Kate Burr! I just love her Lily’s reaction to eating the sausage rolls! Recipe for Kate’s Peri Peri Yummy Chicken Sausage Rolls Ingredients: 1/3 bottle of Nandos Lemon [...]
2013 National ANZ Small Business Hub AusMumpreneur Conference Roadshow March 2013
2013 National ANZ Small Business Hub AusMumpreneur Conference Roadshow March 2013 Join us for an amazing day of networking, inspiration, celebration and business skill building Sydney Friday 15th March 2013 Melbourne Monday 18th March 2013 Adelaide Wednesday 20th March 2013 1 Day Mumpreneur Conference Business Workshops, Networking, Guest Speakers, Friendship & Fun! Specifically designed [...]
2013 International What’s On 4 Junior Awards
The event of 2012 is the What’s On Junior Awards where the best children’s activities, classes, clubs, volunteers and party entertainers across the Australia are recognised and voted by the experts – parents and parents-to-be! This follows 6 years of the hugely successful and prestigious UK awards with over 3300 nominations and over 32,000 online [...]
50% off Connect2mums Directory Listings
OPENING SPECIAL 50% OFF 12 MONTH LISTINGS Connect2mums Directory, provides invaluable exposure for your small business! Can you afford NOT to be part of this? From just $99 for 12 months! That’s less than $2.00 a week! ONLY $50 UNTIL 17 December 2012 Your listing will be featured at Connect2mums.com.au website which is publicly [...]
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Christmas Shopping Spectacular 2012
We’re so excited about the Connect2mums Online Christmas Shopping Spectacular! Powered Life, Biome Eco Stores, Swish Lily, Attipas Australia, Chinky Monkey, Chillibeach designs.com, Koolaman designs & www.she-tea.com.au will be there offering fantastic giveaways and exclusive offers only available to our readers! The event will be held at our facebook page on Thursday 29 November from [...]
{Shopping Spectacular} koolaman designs
koolaman designs www.koolamandesigns.com.au www.facebook.com/koolamandesigns Unique hand stamped silver pendants, bracelets, key rings, cufflinks and earringsTo purchase your own koolaman pendant visit http://koolamandesigns.com.au/ Follow the koolaman blog http://koolamandesigns.blogspot.com/ koolaman designs is a family owned and operated business run by sisters Lisa O’Keefe and Stacey Clayton. The sisters manage the business from their respective homes near Victoria’s [...]
{Shopping Spectacular} Plus Maternity
We’re so excited about our upcoming Online Christmas shopping Spectacular being held on Thursday 29 November at our facebook page! We have some great businesses onboard including: PLUS MATERNITY www.facebook.com/Plus-Maternity-Australia Maternity & breastfeeding wear for mums to be size 18 to 28, shop online through Facebook with our online store (look up!). www.plusmaternity.com.au Plus Maternity, [...]
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