My dream had always been to make a big family of my own. After being married for 5 years with my dear Richard, we decided it was time for a new addition to our family. My birth story is quite simple. After four months of trying to conceive I got pregnant. Apart from some nausea […]
Maternity vs nursing bras Q: Should I buy both maternity AND nursing bras? A: In my humble opinion, it is a waste of money to buy both. Most probably your breasts size will be the same once they get engorged during pregnancy, as when you breastfeed. And if it turns out that you don’t want […]
My sister Charikleia Arkolaki, painter, is offering to our Malta Mums, 2 paintings of the winners’ choice, for free! The 2 winners will be given the choice to send an image of their child’s favourite cartoon character, or pet, and she will paint it for free. Specifics: pastel colours, dimensions 30×50 or 30×40, depending on […]
THIS OFFER HAS EXPIRED – CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT ONE THROUGH THE MALTAMUM CARD. If you have a small baby at home and you’re working at the same time, as I do, chances are that your free time is limited. So what to do when you wish to attend 3 baby parties within […]
You have been given a list from the hospital with all the things that they you need to take with you. But, there are a few more that can make your stay in the hospital even better. Extra pillows – you will be given one, if you’re lucky two. Most probably this won’t be enough […]
The sequential art form of comics and graphic novels – a combination of words and pictures are a vastly underused teaching aid. Complex ideas can be put forward in an interesting and simple way, without causing the subject matter to be trivialised, or simplistic in the implementation of these ideas. There are an increasing amount […]
It’s long been recognized that words and pictures complement one another within an educational setting, so one of the growing trends internationally has been to look at how to bring comic books more fully into the classroom. These aren’t the traditional comics your parents read, featuring goofy heroes wearing their underwear on the outside – […]
Back in 2011 I was given the opportunity to meet Chris Le Galle, one of the main organizers of the annual Malta Comic Con, writer, big comics fan, and part of the team of three (Fabio Agius, Chris Le Galle and Mark Ellul) who created The Golden Lizard, the first graphic novel published and released […]
Update 07/02/2014 Vision +, in collaboration with The Writers Club and One for All and All for One, presents the official launch of the two new books – Unbroken Words/Kliem Infinit and Bejn il-Barrakka u l-Baviera. The launch will take place on 16th February at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana where doors will be open […]
Erik has mastered the skill of rolling from one side to the other, both ways, while on his back. Although this is an important milestone to his development, I wasn’t so overwhelmed to see it. But today morning he surprised me big time. It’s been a month since we started using the Fisher-Price Rainforest 1-2-3 […]
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