School holiday fun - What do do?

 Make a blackboard from your cupboard/ wardrobe.

1. Blackboard paint
2. Paint brushes - thick ones and thin ones. Thick for the big areas and thin for the details, so you can do delicate outlines.
3. Masking tape - draw and then mask the design, masking tape is good because you rip it with your hands to do circles or curves.
4. pencil to draw design - Think a shape that has a big belly, we have a bird so bird it is.
5. disposable gloves, the paint is hard core and won't come off skin for a long time.
6. Newspaper to catch any drips.

The blackboard has been a big success, she probably has been drawing everyday. I just rub it out with a pair of fluffy airplane sock, you know those flimsy ones they give you. We have lots of these as we just went to Brazil and 10 airplanes later, and 4 days sitting on airplanes.

Have fun on your holidays!

Love the fro and let it grow!

12 reasons to love Curly Afro Natural Hair

12 reasons to love Curly Afro Natural Hair

Something great has happened in my life recently and I want to shout it from a mountaintop. I want to tweet it, Instagram it, make it my Facebook status. No, I didn't get pregnant or land my dream job. I didn't join a cult. I accepted my curls. I decided that curls rock. Curls are cool! Curls are like if pizza had a baby with a tiny polar bear who wears leather jackets just 'cause he feels like it. Curls are better than ice cream with gummy bears on top. 

This level of curl-acceptance is a recent development. I wasn't always like this. I've spent hundreds of dollars on Japanese straightening treatments and Brazilian blowouts. I've burned my neck with straightening irons and paid six times what my friends did at the dry bar. I've put 75 different products in my hair and let it dry in a braid expecting shiny, soft waves and then crying when the result was a crispy but still somehow frizzy rope. Then there was the time I asked my friend Matt to iron my hair -- with a real iron -- so that my crush (a boy with dreadlocks) wouldn't see my unsightly curls. Oh, the drama. OMG she even used a real iron, a clothing iron!

Those days are now behind me. From now on, I'm embracing my hair. And you, my curly-haired sisters, should too.  Article courtesy of  12 reasons to love curly hair and changed up by me.

My daughter finally said "I don't want straight hair anymore." A Hallelujah moment for me and her!!!!

When she wears her out she gets so many nice compliments. Obviously at school it has to be tied back, to prevent her catching nits. So its fun on shopping days or lunch out when she can enjoy her beautiful locks.

Here are 12 reasons having curly hair rocks:

1. You are easy to spot in a crowd. You could be lost in a swarm of humanity at Seaworld or Wet n Wild and your group will be able to find you. You cannot get lost. Believe me, I've tried.

2. Sometimes children will stare up at you and your curly locks like you're the Queen of all the Muppets and Disney Princesses. Last 4th of July, this happened to me and it was awesome. The little girl kept looking from my hair to her own straight hair and laughing.

3. Fancy hair means curls. When you're pulling bridesmaid duty, your hair is already "fancy" so you'll spend minimal time in the chair and maximum time having fun!

4. With curly hair, you don't even need sleep or caffeine; you already look alert and quirky. Go get 'em, Tiger! Turn that yawn into a roar!

5. Curly hair equals big personality. You can try being shy with curly hair, but people think you're bold and approachable so you might as well be bold and approachable. Think of all the friends you'll make! Oooh, you're so popular! Yes the amount of compliments my daughter gets when she wears her out. It's so nice for her as she is still shy and learning to love her hair. 

6. Wearing your hair curly feels like a rebellion. Oh yeah, look at you, you're such a rebel. Congrats, you little badass.

7. You can dress like the lead singer of an '80s hair band any time you want. All you need is a hair pick, some hairspray and a little eyeliner and HELLO, 1983 Jon Bon Jovi!

8. Who needs a bun maker? Your big, awesome hair makes a super fierce topknot without any help from a stupid foam donut. And, you don't need any help making it look artfully messy either. (The same goes for braids and side-ponytails.)

9. Curly hair distracts from whatever you want it to: circles under your eyes, pre-menstrual chin breakouts, the earrings you hate but are wearing anyway because your great-aunt gave them to you and you're meeting her for brunch.

10. On an island vacation, you can let your hair dry naturally everyday actually while your girlfriends are still blow-drying and flat ironing and curling and spraying. Let your hair dry naturally is the best option and less drying on your hair. Its easy for us here we live in Australia in a very warm part of the country.

11. There are no photos of you with a bowl cut that might pop up on Facebook on Throwback Thursday. No bowl cuts!

12. You're rocking your natural hair and you're beautiful for it. Seriously. You're gorgeous. I want to hug you. Come here. Where are you going?

13. Love the Fro and let it grow.
New Easter friend Rosie Rainbow rabbit.

Biggest gorgeous Afro in the world. WOW


Watch the above link. The lady with the biggest Afro in the world she has been growing it for 14 years. Its beautiful and natural!! :)

Love the Fro and let it grow!

All these gorgeous NATURAL CURLY HAIR girls.

My daughter finally said today for the first time, " I don't want straight hair anymore"

Hooray we finally got their.

I saw this on the web:

In 2010, Sheri Crawley and her husband Corey, decided to relocate to her hometown of Detroit Michigan to be closer to her mom who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In the fall their oldest daughter, Laila, was enrolled in kindergarten, and the couple observed changes in her behavior.  Laila lost her bubbly personality and became more withdrawn and timid during school hours. She began to make comments when she saw shampoo commercials on television that she wanted long blonde hair like that of her classmates, as opposed to her own beautifully textured hair.
http://www.prettybrowngirl.com/about-us/#sthash.CIgGbz0B.dpuf

This is just like my daughter used to be, especially when it was time to get ready for the day, and do her hair. I don't want curly hair! Cut it all off! The trouble and her protests was extreme. I have searched high and low for products that work. Also for advise on how to care for her hair.
The first discovery was that in the USA they call it natural hair. Where as here in Oz its called curly or afro hair.
Check out the products that work here:
SHOP products that work

Imagine That Movie with Eddie Murphy

This is the link to the trailer of  Imagine That Movie with Eddie Murphy

Imagine That

2009 

Imagine That is a 2009 American comedy-drama film starring Eddie Murphy. Imagine That takes place in Denver, Colorado,. Wikipedia

Initial release: June 12, 2009 (USA)

Director: Karey Kirkpatrick

Music composed by: Mark Mancina

Initial DVD release: October 6, 2009

This is my favourite DVD I have seen this year.  Imagine that start Eddie Murphy and Yara Shahidi. 

Its an absolute must see if you have a child, and also a daughter. Yara who plays the daughter is amazing and gorgeous with all the beautiful, afro curly, natural hairstyles in this move.

 I watched the extras part and it would take several stylists hours do her hair. All of you, and myself who only have Mum or Mom in the USA, you are doing very well.

 The actual movie is a very funny and touching story of a father and daughter relationship. If you are interested in share trading and American Indian culture this is the movie for you. Rent it today! 

This is a great clip on how to instill confidence in a child who is about to perform on stage. So cute, funny and functional. The clip is on Youtube. Click on the link below.

How to sing. How to instill confidence in your child if they have a public performance.

My daughter finally said today for the first time, " I don't want straight hair anymore"

This is a break through, she finally has accepted and starting to enjoy all the fun and hairstyles she can do with her hair. My son has decided to grow his hair too! He used to let it grow and then never comb it. It was so knotty it was like a mat. Now he showers and combs it everyday.

LOVE FRO AND LET IT GROW!

Why your hair isn't soft.

 1. Shampooing too often especially with shampoo that has SLS. This is most supermarket shampoos. Try my

Shampoo and Conditioner

2 bottles - Keratin Kurl Brazilian Tech 250 ml each

1.  Shampooing Hydratant - sulfate free. 
2. Revitalisant Conditioner 
3. Only $30 for both.

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2. Drink lots of water stay hydrated.

3. Lots of product build up. Especially with oils. If you slather on the products everyday , which you will have to do if you have beautiful afro natural curls. After a week or the hair follicles become clogged up.

4. You surf or swim in the ocean. The salt water dries out your hair. As Sally Fitzgibbons mentioned in an article this week in the Gold Coast Bulletin,
"it looks like seaweed"  Always have a fresh water shower after the surf.

Try my Oasis

Moisturizing leave in, combing creams- 

Oasis Ph Hair Moisturizing cream Hair Food. 

Only $20 for this great product that has sun protection.

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5. You swim in the chlorinated swimming pool. The chemicals in the pool water dry out your hair and make it smell.
Try my Oasis

Moisturizing leave in, combing creams- 

Oasis Ph Hair Moisturizing cream Hair Food. 

Only $20 for this great product that has sun protection.

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This is from Kinky Curly Naturally Girly.

why your hair isn't soft

7 things to tell your child - so they can love their hair.

1. Your hair is beautiful just like you. 
   
2. Your hair is very special and unique just like you. Everybody is different and afro hair isn't celebrated in the media. This needs to change! Be who you are be proud and "LOVE THE FRO AND LET IT GROW".
3. Princesses have lots of hair types you can buy books on Amazon, they come from the states. Any they have positive hair messages like the one I brought. Penny and the magic puffballs
   

4. "Your hair is big and beautiful"

   All children anticipate growing up to be big and strong. No one wants to stay little forever so if they have that wild, big, beautiful hair tell them how great it is to have that big hair and how they will grow into it! Make them proud of their greatness.  This photo is Tais a Brazilian model.
   
5. "When you love it, it will grow"

The love, care, and pride must be reinforced as we all have our down times when we just don’t like our hair. Its takes at least 20 min to an hour to get my daughters hair ready everyday.
Making the connection with love and growth is key so they will be love and nurture their hair. All living things need love whether it’s in the form of water, food, and care.

This is one illustration from Penny and the Magic Puffballs.

"Healthy food and playtime creates happy hair"

Start the relationship with good eating and exercise so it becomes a habit with your children. All the doctors agree that children (and adults) need to eat healthy and exercise, so incorporate that into their hair growth and overall health.

• I love your hair-

The amount of people that want her curls and want to touch my daughter's hair when she wears it out is amazing. She is almost like a celebrity. So she has mostly stopped wishing for straight hair.

LOVE THE FRO AND LET IT GROW

How To Trim Afro Curly Natural Hair

How To Trim Afro Curly Natural Hair

This is a great You Tube video of how to trim your curly hair.

1. Just do the 2 strand twist. After your shower and combing through section by section. Using a leave in moisturizer that you can buy from me just email me eagle098@gmail.com. 
2. Do a middle part.
3. Then go around the head, getting to strands at a time. Then just twist them around each other, The 2 strand twist comes out easier then the 3 strand plat or braid.
4. Then trim a little amount off the ends. 
5. No need to find a specialist hair dresser that understands afro hair- just do it yourself.