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From the Editor’s Desk... What an exciting issue we have in store for you this month! With the April issue, you will have noticed that we have changed the look of the magazine and we really hope that you enjoy our NEW advertorial features that we have introduced. Grab a cuppa, sit down and enjoy a few minutes to yourself, with ‘Life’s Little Toolbox’ in your hands! We are pleased to announce the launch of the Mum’s Mail ‘My Story Creative Writing Competition’, aimed at encouraging creative writing in our children. We hope that lots of schools in PMB and the Midlands will support us with this fun and exciting new initiative, plus there are some wonderful prizes to be won! Read more about this fantastic competition on page 12. The excitement builds this month for our 6th Annual PMB ‘Fifties’ Ladies Breakfast in association with The Sunflower Fund, which takes place on Friday 12th April 2019 at the Victoria Country Club. You can keep up to date on this event, photos and fashion ideas, by visiting our Facebook page @Mum's Mail High Tea or by signing up to our weekly e-newsletter. We had such a fun photo shoot with Penny Katz Photography, which took place at the ‘Billy G’ restaurant at Suncoast, Durban. Everyone made such an effort and dressed to the ‘Fifties’ theme – we can’t wait to get our groove on with some ‘Grease’ inspired décor and entertainment! This month is also Easter which means we all hopefully get to spend extra time with our loved ones, to relax, recuperate and revive our souls. My family and I are planning on a camping trip to the Drakensberg, where we will also be visiting the Splashy Fen Festival – it was so much fun last year, I just hope it stays nice and dry – but apparently it’s not called ‘Splashy’ for nothing! Wishing our lovely readers and fabulous advertisers a wonderful and very Happy Easter!
Victoria xxx
CONTENTS
Everyday Life
2 Hello from the Editor! 4 - 5 Safer Journeys Start with Bosch Car Service 6 Yummy Easter Recipes
Healthy Life & Beautiful Life 10
Gut Issues Getting You Down?
Kids’ Life
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Mum’s Mail ‘My Story’ Creative Writing Competition Win with Wrapples: The New Furry, Interactive Best Friends!
The Mum’s Mail Team
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Easter Recipes
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Ingredients • 1 cup butter, softened • 1 cup granulated sugar • 1 large egg • 2 tsp vanilla essence • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 tsp baking powder • 1/4 tsp kosher salt • 1/3 cup white chocolate chips, plus more for garnish • 2 Tbsp pastel sprinkles, plus more for garnish • 1/3 cup crushed potato chips, plus more for garnish • 1/3 cup crushed pretzels, plus more for garnish • 1/4 cup chopped mini candy eggs, for garnish Directions Preheat oven to 350°F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, for two to three minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, seive together flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until smooth and incorporated. Gently fold in white chocolate chips, sprinkles, potato chips and pretzels. Scoop
heaped tablespoon-sized balls of dough and gently flatten onto cookie sheet, spaced about one inch apart. Press in the candy eggs and extra mix-ins. Bake until golden, for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly on baking sheet then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
Banana Cream Pie in a Jar
Ingredients • 1 packet vanilla pudding mix • 1 cup milk • 3 cups of finely crushed Mini Nilla Wafers, plus whole ones for garnish (we don’t have these in SA but you can use any vanilla wafers/cookies or even mini Eet-Sum-Mors) • 3 bananas, sliced • Whipped cream Directions Make pudding: In a small bowl, mix together pudding mix with milk and let it set for five minutes. (For best results, transfer pudding to a piping bag). Among four mason jars, layer crushed wafers/cookies, vanilla pudding and bananas, alternating until you reach the top of the jar. Top with whipped cream and whole wafers and serve. Source: www.delish.com. www.mumsmail.com
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‘My Story’ Creative
Writing Competition Mum’s Mail is passionate about nurturing creativity in children, and so we have launched the ‘My Story’ writing competition to promote creative writing for children in schools, Grades 1 to 7, in KZN.
Creativity is the highest valued ability in all areas of life and with this in mind the ‘My Story’ competition seeks to encourage creative writing in a fun and exciting way.
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There will be two winners, one from each category: Category Prizes: 1 (Grades 1-3) and Category 2 • Each winner’s story and profile (Grades 4-7). will be published in Mum’s Mail magazine Rules Summary - Be • Each winner’s story will be Creative! turned into an illustrated book • To enter you need to live in by Kidsbookclub.co.za KZN and be in Grade 1 to 7, and (illustrated by Cristy Zinn) and have the permission of an adult 10 copies gifted to the winner, (parent/guardian or teacher) plus a copy sent out to all their • You need to write an original subscribers story that is no more than 500 • Each winner’s school will words long receive 100 books from Priddy • Entries will be judged on the Books - 50 for their own school following criteria; creativity, library and 50 to donate to their enjoyment, story line, chosen disadvantaged school characterisation and language • All four winning schools will • Your story must be all your win a reading corner ‘make over’ own original work - you must not arranged by @doing_life_ copy someone else’s story. Your with_us story must be an original piece • Finally all four winning schools of fiction and not an account of will receive a visit from ECR real events past or present. Pictured: Nadine Kann, Victoria Arthur, Darren Maule, Kirsten Coates and children from Crawford, La Lucia
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• Entrants can use fictional or real-life characters in a completely made up story Entries close on Wednesday 31st July 2019. Judging will take place through August and the winners announced by Friday 23rd August 2019. Any parents or schools that would like to get involved or would like an information pack with full terms and conditions can contact the editor at Mum’s Mail: email ‘mystory@mumsmail. com’ or call 031 573 1731. Sponsors This competition relies on the support of sponsors who want to support the creative writing initiative, children and schools. We want to thank our generous main sponsors: Kidsbookclub.co.za, Cristy Zinn, Priddy Books, Darren Maule and micro blogger Kirsten Coates@ doing_life_with_us. Thank you also to our Library Corner ‘Make Over’ item sponsors; Three Little Monkeys, Zoe Bird, FOMO Print, Kids Emporium Umhlanga, Kids Original, Ella and Scarlett Creations and Kidlet Collection. Many thanks also to Penny Katz Photography and Crawford School La Lucia.
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Remember those slap bracelets that were so popular in the nineties?
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Special features • Each Wrapple features over 50 sounds and reactions • They fall asleep when upside down • Eyes light up to match mood • Wrapples talk to each other • They giggle and purr when patted Ideal for ages five years and over, Wrapples are available at a recommended retail price of R399.99 from toy stores and retailers. For more information go to www.primatoys.co.za.
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