Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi!

I can't believe it's almost Australia Day already!

 To celebrate I've created these free Australia Day Subway Art Poster for you all to enjoy!Simply choose the colour version you like best, print out your own copy (I recommend using a heavier weight cardstock), and enjoy!

You can download your own copy of our Australia Day Subway printables below:

Love a Rhino Australia Day Printable - Blue

Love a Rhino Australia Day Printable - Green

I hope you all have an amazing day celebrating our great country! And please stay safe!

These printables are free for personal use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes.

Please do not alter these and share them as your own.

These free printables are offered 'as is' and cannot be changed without incurring a personalisation fee.

They are © 2014 - Love a Rhino.

Please feel free to share these, but please link to the original post {this one} and not to the direct download file. 

Thank You.

it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Well in my house it is anyway!

 I'm TRYING to be good, and hold out with the decorating, but as you can see, I've already lost the battle with our mantle. 

I'm not really looking forward to putting up the tree, as I can only imagine half my days will be spent trying to keep our puppy away from it! Instead, I'm satiating my decorating desires with Christmasy crafts instead! 

 I created this Santa Beard Christmas Countdown for my boys over the weekend, and thought some of you might like a copy too. Simply print out your own copy (I recommend using a heavier weight cardstock), and then glue on a cotton ball each day of December, until the 24th when Santa's beard will be full!

You can download your own copy of our Santa's Beard printable below:

Love a Rhino Santa's Beard Printable

These printables are free for personal use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes.

Please do not alter these and share them as your own.

These free printables are offered 'as is' and cannot be changed without incurring a personalisation fee.

They are © 2013 - Love a Rhino.

Please feel free to share these, but please link to the original post {this one} and not to the direct download file. 

Thank You.

Elf on the Shelf Giveaway Bonanza!

If you don’t already own an Elf on the Shelf, you’ve most likely come across him in precarious positions on Pinterest or Facebook.  Santa’s little helper has been inspiring wonder in little children, while entertaining their parents, for several years now.  

The Elf on the Shelf is a very special elf sent from the North Pole to help Santa sort his naughty and nice lists. When an elf is adopted by a family, and given a name, it receives its Christmas magic, enabling it to fly to the North Pole each night to tell Santa all about the day's adventures. Every morning, the elf flies back to its new family and settles in a different place to watch the fun. Every morning brings the exciting scramble to find the elf's new hiding spot!

Coming up with new wild and whacky ideas for "Alfie Delf", my family's elf, is one of my most favourite Christmas traditions! 

In the spirit of Christmas, Love a Rhino has partnered with 4 other fabulous Small Businesses to bring you the chance to introduce some elfie magic to your house this year! 

We have 3 fabulous prizes to be won!

First Prize: 1 x Elf on the Shelf pack (winner’s choice of girl or boy elf) TOGETHER WITH 1 x An Elf’s Story DVD
Second Prize: 1 x Elf on the Shelf pack (Sorry, no choice of gender)
Third Prize: 1 x An Elf’s Story DVD

Good luck and Merry Christmas!!

How to Win:

(Open to Australian Residents only)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Boo!

It seems that in the past few years Halloween has really taken off in Aus.
It's gone from such a touchy, tabboo subject, to even Woolies and Big W offering cute Halloween goodies.

Personally, I don't see what's not to like. Dressing-up? Lollies? Cute decorations? Fun? - Yes please!

Earlier this week I decided to take some time to "spookify" my mantle.
With the use of a few bits and pieces I already had laying about, a few new cheap (as in, literally $2, sort of cheap) decorations, a can of spray paint and my printer, I think I've succeeded.

As a little Halloween gift, I've decided to share the printables I made with all of my lovely readers.

You can download your own copy of our Halloween goodies below:
Love a Rhino Halloween Bunting

Love a Rhino Trick or Treat A4 Print

Love a Rhino Spooky & I Know It 5x7" Print

Enjoy!

Do you do anything special for Halloween?

xx Lauren

These printables are free for personal use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes.

Please do not alter these and share them as your own.

These free printables are offered 'as is' and cannot be changed without incurring a personalisation fee.

They are © 2013 - Love a Rhino.

Please feel free to share these, but please link to the original post {this one} and not to the direct download file. 

Thank You.

a sneak peek....

Does your house NOT have a chimney? How do you explain to your children how Santa delivers their presents without a chimney to shimmy down?

I think we have a solution.....

Keep your eyes peeled for more info on Love a Rhino's Magic Santa Keys in the coming weeks!

xx Lauren

Printable laundry labels

Last weekend I decided to pretty up my laundry with some new labels

I'm hoping that the added prettiness serves two purposes:

Firstly, I hope it will encourage me to spend some more time in there. Folding washing is my kryptonite!

Secondly, my darling husband can not claim he can't identify what powder is in each of the jars, and therefore can't put the washing on!
Checkmate hubby, checkmate!

The set includes 9 labels, "wash", "soak", "dry", "treat", "clean", "stains", "pegs", "iron" and a blank label for you to fill in with whatever you'd like ("dog food" in my case).

You can download your own copy of our free laundry labels here:

Love a Rhino - Rainbow Laundry Labels

If you'd like to order your own customised laundry labels, with the wording and colours of your choice, please feel free to contact me.

Enjoy!

xx Lauren

These printables are free for personal use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes.

Please do not alter these labels and share them as your own.

These free printables are offered 'as is' and cannot be changed without incurring a personalisation fee.

They are © 2013 - Love a Rhino.

Please feel free to share these, but please link to the original post {this one} and not to the direct download file. 

Thank You.

It's a First Birthday "Shell-abration"!

I was recently contacted to design a Turtle themed invitation for a first birthday party.

Of course, I couldn't resist the chance to create a "turtle-icious" design board for the perfect turtle themed "shell-abration"!
Find all the suppliers details below the design board.

1. Turtle Pinata
2. Paper Eskimo Green Spot Cups
3. Paper Eskimo Table Runner
4. Blue Paper Straws
5. Paper Eskimo Green Napkins
6. Turtle Invitation by Love a Rhino
7. Blue & Green Turtle Top
8. Paper Lolly Bags
9. Paper Eskimo Paper Plates
10. Turtle Cupcake Toppers by Love a Rhino
11. Love this turtle cake! {image}
12. Wooden Block Turtle Pull Along

Do you have a special birthday theme you're planning for?
What was the theme of your child's first birthday? Would love for you to share in the comments below!
My boys had a Pirate theme and an Elephant theme for their first birthdays :)

xx Lauren