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Rainbow Bubble Bath

Make Your Own Rainbow Bath Bubbles

Combining sensory play with bathtime, our rainbow bath bubbles will have kids begging to get in the tub.  Use ready-made food colouring or make your own using foods like turmeric and beetroot, the experimentation is half the fun.

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Scratch Blog

Five Things I've learnt about raising a puppy.

Can I start with a confession? I didn’t want a dog. With three young kids to wrangle, I felt like my capacity to care for something else super cute and horribly needy was close to zero. So, I pushed back and despite years of begging, I held strong. We’re not...

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Parenting around the world

Parenting around the world with Lotte Barnes-King

Parenting in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, with Lotte Barnes-King and Lia-Belle King discussing same-sex parenting, community living and meditation. This interview is from a series of interviews with parents from all around the world. Enjoy!  

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Koala Eco - essential oils

Koala Eco Pocket Guide to Essential Oils.

We partnered with cleaning experts Koala Eco to make this handy home guide to essential oils! Learn about some of the most powerful oils and how to use them including what works best for dreaded lice, nourishing your hair and creating calm before bed. Introducing Eucalyptus, Lemon Myrtle, Peppermint, Rosemary,...

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My Day - back to school with Staedtler

Back to School Conversation Starter

As parents have discovered, kids often find it daunting to be bombarded with questions after school. This fun activity sheet is here to help kids reflect on what they learnt, with space to set goals for the next day.

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Real Pretty Kind

Real Pretty Kind

A chat about supporting Tweens with RPK founder Katie Rockliff Describe Real Pretty Kind. We’re an 8-14 year old’s brand – for tweens into early teens. Launching with a couple of signature streetwear styles in October 2019, we pretty quickly branched into a gifting and small online zine as well....

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A chat with Koala Eco founder Jessica Bragdon

A chat with Koala Eco founder Jessica Bragdon

We chat with founder of Koala Eco: Jessica Bragdon about parenting, starting up in a new business and what nature means to her and those around her.

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a chat about hi-tech undies with Kristy Chong, founder of ModiBodi

a chat about hi-tech undies with Kristy Chong, founder of ModiBodi

Who is ModiBodi and how did the company come about? Modibodi is fashionable, sustainable, hi-tech, super comfortable underwear (and now swimwear) that totally replaces the need for disposable hygiene. It’s pee, period and perspiration proof as well as pregnancy prefect! We’re breaking taboos, opening minds and offering a reusable, sustainable...

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lazybones

catching up with LazyBones

When and how did LazyBones begin? We opened for business in 2000 in Sydney, but moved shortly after to Byron Bay and feel like we really only started properly then. Where did the vintage inspired look originate from? When I was a kid I was very close to my grandmother...

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EcoNap talk cloth nappies

EcoNap talk cloth nappies

Who was EcoNaps founded by and when did the company begin? I started EcoNaps back in 2013, when I was pregnant with my first baby. We used to sell it at our local markets and had such a positive response to our products, everything just grew from there. How long...

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combi

combi's magic smoothies

When and where did the Combi journey begin? Combi started its amazing journey back in 2003. Our ’72 Lowlight orange Kombi, fitted with an espresso machine, travelled from Adelaide in South Australia all the way up the coast to Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, serving certified organic fair trade coffee...

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aussie apples

all about Aussie Apples

Who are Aussie Apples? Aussie Apples is managed by Hort Innovation on behalf of Australia’s growers. Hort Innovation is a grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian Horticulture. Our ‘core’ purpose is to help improve the health and wellbeing of Australian consumers by inspiring them to get their crunch...

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Status Anxiety discuss quality over quantity

Status Anxiety discuss quality over quantity

How did you learn to make leather goods way back when? Was it something you always loved or by chance? Both! I’d always loved the natural and unrepeatable nature of leather but was really by chance that it ended up being something I get to spend most of my waking...

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play to learn

sustainable play

Who is Play to Learn and when did you launch the business? I’m Lisa, founder of Play To Learn. I’ve been working in the Early Childhood field for 23 years, I am a qualified Early Childhood Educator. Play to Learn began 12 years ago after realising that there was a...

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Clean money!

Clean money!

When did Bank Australia form? We were founded back in 1957 by a group of scientists at the CSIRO who came together to create a credit union to help each other access finance. Since that time we’ve grown and brought together over 70 credit unions to become Bank Australia as...

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Mokuyobi

Happiness in a backpack, a chat with Mokuyobi founder Julie Pinzur.

How did your business start? It started with sewing which was a love of mine since I was thirteen. I did home economics at school and really enjoyed it. I would always buy garments and bags and rip them apart to see how they were put together. Construction was my...

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Nature footwear

Talking shoes with Simon King from Nature Footwear.

When did Nature footwear begin? In 2014. Why did it begin? Nature’s purpose is to provide sustainable shoes of exceptional quality that are designed around the natural shape of feet. Who is behind it? Eik-Braun Ottosen, a shoe designer from Arhus in Denmark, started Nature. It was bought in 2017...

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The Hello Cup

The (f)lowdown on Period Cups

Who is behind The Hello Cup?

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Frank and Dollys

A chat with Joel, founder of Frank and Dollys

A chat with Joel, founder of Frank and Dollys about building an ethical business, travelling the world and putting family before fashion.

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Outland denim

Chat with Owner of Outland Denim Erica Bartle

Chat with Owner of Outland Denim Erica Bartle about building a business with purpose and the Megan Markle effect.

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Meet Lottie and Walter author, Anna Walker

Meet Lottie and Walter author, Anna Walker

Day dream. Draw. Wonder. Draw. Paint. Worry. Paint. Worry. Paint. Complete. And Repeat

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A chat about green energy with Catherine Anderson, CCO of Powershop.

A chat about green energy with Catherine Anderson, CCO of Powershop.

We saw a huge gap in the market for a power company that was willing to help its customers use less energy and save money, all while helping to protect the planet.

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Chat with Sam Barak, founder of Well & Good

Chat with Sam Barak, founder of Well & Good

Some of my earliest memories are working with my mother peeling potatoes for a local charity she was a part of. From the age of 15 I joined the Navy and trained as a Pastry Chef.

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MooGoo Skin Care

Chat with Craig Jones, Founder of MooGoo Skin Care

We chat with Founder Craig Jones of MooGoo Skin Care. MooGoo's purpose is to make healthy products primarily for adults and children with skin and scalp problems like Eczema, Psoriasis, sensitivities, dandruff etc.

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