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Issue 14 • Johannesburg - East Rand • September 2018
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Everyday Life
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Meet the Cover Star, read about the Everything Kids Expo and find out about The Baby Show.
Home Life
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Read all about the benefits of switching to Fibre.
Beautiful Life/Healthy Life
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Find out what’s on offer at Sorbet Farrarmere Square and Northmead Square and enter to win a Bliss Herbal Health supplement hamper valued at R1500.
Educated Life
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Read about Laerskool Westwood celebrating 80 years.
Kids’ Life
Find information on Les Louse and head lice awareness and treatment.
Diary Dates
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Find out about events, festivals, workshops, meetings and markets happening in your area.
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Cover Star
Meet the Cover Star Our lovely cover star this month is Himani Naidoo from Kempton Park. Her parents are Puveshni and Megren Naidoo. Puveshni is a credit analyst and Megren is an IT engineer.
When Himani grows up, she wants to be a ballerina or a fashion designer – or something in between! She would like to encourage other kids to be kind and always share what you have with your friends. As a family they enjoy going to the movies, building puzzles, playing board games, and going on holiday to visit new places.
“Do not aspire to be the perfect parent, there’s no such thing. Be your own kind Himani (5) is Daddy’s little girl and loves of perfect by trusting your instincts and dancing and singing. She goes everywhere following your heart,” says Puveshni on with her stuffed doggy, Bella. According being a parent. to her mom, she would eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch and supper if she could! Written by Sarah Mackintosh. She’s a typical little girl who loves dressing up and anything sparkly and glittery goes. CALLING ALL MOMS! Would you like your family to be featured She has two brothers, Shaylen (15) who on our cover? Submit your favourite loves making music and Rhiyen (11) who professional family photograph loves gaming. to sarah@mumsmail.com
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Everyday Life
Everything pregnancy, babies, kids and family can be found in one awesome weekend out at The Glen Shopping Centre from 28 to 30 September - brought to you by KIA Motors The Glen and sponsored by Toptots Mondeor/Glenvista, Raphaels and JoziKids.
over 12 years) and free for children under 12! Weekend passes are also available online with more than a 60% discount! To purchase online tickets please visit: https:// almostanythingsquad.nutickets.co.za/9966. For more information visit https:// everythingxexpo.com or find them on social media using @everythingXexpo. Keeping up to date with everything going on will be to your benefit, especially when it comes to what shows, entertainment and exhibitors to expect!
If you are a parent looking for a one stop destination where you can find everything for your kids, then you won’t want to miss out on the Everything Kids Expo! You can find everything from schools, clothing and educational toys to the cutest furniture and Don’t forget to enter to win some amazing even some new futuristic items. prizes - prizes like R5000 in Toys R Us With an exhibition, entertainment, live vouchers, a year’s supply of Krispy Kreme shows, good food, a crafters market, prizes Donuts, tutoring packages, a prize worth and surprises - this is one unforgettable R400 000 for a SmartSchool upgrade, a large weekend the whole family will enjoy! Three expo hamper with goodies from exhibitors beautiful snow peaked marquee tents, a and much more! So be sure to check the large open air entertainment area, a market event out online and visit the expo for your and an outdoor exhibition space – this is chance to win! See you there! what to expect and it’s going to be bigger Contact: info@everythingXexpo.com, and better than ever before! 082 558 0511, 071 671 2539 or visit www.everythingXexpo.com. Entrance is only R40 per adult (children
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Everyday Life
The Baby Show and #MeetUp Sponsored by Pampers Parents-to-be and parents of kids aged 0 to 4, look no further. The UK’s number one parenting event, The Baby Show, makes its local debut from 28 to 30 September at Kyalami International Convention Centre, providing the ultimate shopping and expertled experience. Hosted by Meg Faure, coauthor of the Baby Sense book series, The Baby Show will have 150 pregnancy and baby-related exhibitors including Medela, Stokke, BabiesRUs, Anglecare and more. The #MeetUp workshops will feature expert talks by Faure herself alongside feeding, sleep-training and family financial planning experts. Bespoke features include Colief Colic Clinic, Floradix Juice Bar, Medela Private Breastfeeding Area, Tommee Tippee Culinary Theatre, Squish Crèche, Dad Zone and a Vicks Mommy Pampering Area. Every need has been considered including free parking, a free shop & drop and collect-by-car service and a pushchair testing obstacle course. The
event also boasts a dedicated catwalk stage showcasing the latest in maternity, baby and toddler fashion and accessories as well as daily family entertainment and fun. At the show, sponsored by Pampers, you will learn, prepare, try and buy, with everything you need for bump, baby, and you. Dates: Friday 28 September to Sunday 30 September 2018 (#MeetUp on Saturday only) Opening Times: 9.30am to 5.30pm Entrance Fees: Tickets range from R80 to R250. Kids under 11 go FREE (accompanied by an adult). Mum’s Mail readers will get R10 off their tickets using promo code “MUMSMAIL” when buying tickets at www.babyshow. co.za. WIN! WIN! WIN! Mum’s Mail has 12 sets of four tickets to give away. Visit www.mumsmail.com to enter. Tickets are for Sunday 30 September only. SAVE R1 0 EVERY T ON ICKET PACKAG E, U CODE M SE PROMO U MSMA IL WH E N BOOKIN G ONLINE TODAY
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Home Life
VUMA: Building a Connected South Africa
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knowledge and entertainment at your fingertips. It is more stable and reliable than anything else out there. With a fibre connection, you can: download the latest movies, games and music, stream live HDTV, cut your phone bill by making calls over the internet, work hassle-free from home, video conference and improve home security through monitoring and other services. The installation of fibre into your property VUMA builds an open-access fibre network increases its commercial value and makes it which means that VUMA is not an Internet more attractive to prospective tenants. Service Provider but simply installs the infrastructure. The fibre optic network is 250 VUMA rolls out free uncapped open-access times faster than your average broadband; 1Gbps fibre to every primary and high school offering line speeds from 4Mbps to 1Gbps. passed during the deployment of fibre in Residents can choose from a variety of a suburb. VUMA believes in the youth of internet packages from over 47 Internet South Africa and will continue to rollout free Service Providers and can pay as little as uncapped fibre to schools. R405 per month on a month-to-month Contact: 086 100 8862, contract. info@vumatel.co.za or visit www.shop.vumatel.co.za to view the VUMA Fibre launches you into the latest packages and pricing available. Information Age and puts a world of
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Beautiful Life/Healthy Life
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Educated Life
Laerskool Westwood Celebrates 80 Years
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