Kaboutjie SA Mommy Blogs by Lynne Huysamen
I love blogging, it is such a huge passion of mine and I am so blessed to be able to make money doing what I love. I’m always interested to see what other bloggers are writing about and I love following other South African mommy bloggers and daddy bloggers.
So I decided to put together a roundup of mommy bloggers in South Africa to make it easy for you to find other awesome blogs to follow.
If you would like your South African parenting blog to be added, please contact me.
***Disclosure -The links in this post may contain affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link.***
I’m going to head this off with my blog, Kaboutjie, then all the other South African mom blogs and dad blogs will be listed in alphabetical order so they are nicely organized and easy to find.
Kaboutjie
Kaboutjie started out as an online store in 2012 and I started blogging as a way to bring traffic to my website. I fell in love with writing and very soon after finding an amazing blogging training platform I closed my online store and started blogging full time in 2015. It was the best decision ever, blogging is so much more flexible than running an online store and I find so much joy in blogging.
You will find a variety of topics shared on Kaboutjie, from parenting to mental health and home décor. I write product reviews and share tips for moms, as well as share some personal experiences.
Creator: Lynne Huysamen
Year started: 2012
Top 3 Categories: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Parenting
Blog Link: Kaboutjie
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Facebook Group| Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Favourite Quote: “Understand that getting help isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength” – Michelle Obama
A Million Beautiful Pieces by Desirae Pillay
My parenting journey began when I was eighteen years old on the heels of a complicated childhood. Being a teen mother was difficult but learning that my daughter, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy was even more so. I was married and divorced by the time I was twenty-one years old. I mourned in silence the loss of my hopes and dreams. In time, I came to grips with the reality of her diagnosis and I was also blessed to meet my amazing husband. I went on to carve out a most unique career that is diverse as it is fulfilling. I write to share the insights I have gained from being a teenage mother to a child with a disability, to give hope to women in crises and to share God’s story in me. I write to share faith, hope and love with the world.
Creator: Desirae Pillay
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Disability, mental health and to support women in crisis
Blog Link: A Million Beautiful Pieces by Desirae Pillay
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “All we have to do is to decide what to do with the time that is given to us”- J.R.R Tolkien
An Ordinary Gal
An Ordinary Gal is my 4th baby, as I am already a mom to 3 real life kids, a daughter and 2 sons. An Ordinary Gal is a beauty, parenting and book review blog that seeks to be your one stop blog for practical beauty tips, humorous and some very real #MomLife stories and also the latest book reviews! I love talking, chatting, sharing my experiences with my kids, my beauty products and my thoughts on books that I’ve read. I read…. A LOT! I love encouraging my (and hopefully your) kids to read as well.
Creator: Simone Cameron
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Pregnancy, Parenting, Lifestyle
Blog Link: An Ordinary Gal
Social Media Links: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “When you know better, you do better.” – Maya Angelou
BabyYumYum
BabyYumYum began as the idea of an overwhelmed new mommy, was born as a blog to empower and support other mommies and has since developed into a multi-dimensional platform for all parents. We aim to be a leading world resource for parents for all things pregnancy, parenting and lifestyle related.
Creator: Amanda Rogaly
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Pregnancy, Parenting, Lifestyle
Blog Link: https://babyyumyum.co.za/
Social Media Links: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Favourite Quote: “The universe rewards action, not thought” – source unknown
Chronicles of a coloured mom 4
I’m a parent and lifestyle blogger, I started my blog to document my life juggling a full time career and being a mom of 4 a teen, pre-teen and two toddlers. Doing reviews from books to beauty products, handy hints and tips, and some easy peasy family recipes. I want to empower and inspire others to life their lives unapologetically and just dealing with life in general.
Creator: Jenome Valint
Year started: 2019
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Lifestyle, Recipes
Blog Link: Chronicles of a coloured mom 4
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Chronicles of Lisa and Cassidy
I started my blog after becoming a new mom and a single mom not too long after. As a writer, I’ve always found it helpful to write in order to process and to deal with the noise going on in my head. It helped me connect with an amazing community of women. Women I now consider dear friends. And the content has expanded to my honest portrayal of being a mom, lifestyle challenges and joys, and the amazing moments I share with my daughter Cassidy. There are people who don’t understand what it takes to be this honest and vulnerable, especially on Instagram where everything seems to be glamourous, but there is nothing better than opening up about something and giving someone else the courage to do the same. If I make one person feel a little less alone, my heart is full.
Creator: Lisa Bartlett
Year started: 2015
Top 3 Categories: Lifestyle, parenting, fitness
Blog Link: Chronicles of Lisa and Cassidy
Social Media Links: Instagram
Favourite Quote: “I wish more women realised that helping another woman win, cheering her on, praying for her or sharing a resource with her, does NOT take away from the blessings coming to them.”
Crazy Mom Journal
I started this blog in 2013 because I was a first-time mom and I needed a platform to gather my thoughts and speak about all things motherhood. I wanted to connect with other moms through this platform because I knew to a certain extent could relate to what I was going through. This blog has come a long way and I’m so super proud of it. I blog about everything motherhood, and I have also branched out to lifestyle, travel, health and a lot about my fitness journey. It has its ups and downs. I love that because it’s all a journey…
Creator: Abieda Siers
Year started: 2013
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Lifestyle & My fitness journey
Blog Link: https://crazymomjournal.com/ – site appears to be down 2023
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Youtube
Favourite Quote: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better” – Maya Angelou
Family Treasures
A South African travel craving, craft and food loving, faith growing family who gathers and blogs about the treasures they find.
Creator: Denise Loris
Year started: 2010
Top 3 Categories: Family, Travel, DIY
Blog Link: Family Treasures
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Favourite Quote: “Moments are the molecules that make up eternity!” —Neal A. Maxwell
Fit Like Mummy
Fit Like Mummy™ is an award-winning unadulterated, no holds barred personal blog owned by Natasha Kisten. A 43-year-old proudly curvy, potty-mouthed and tattooed mom to Ashton (16), Skylar (12) and fur baby Nugget who are very much part of her journey. The blog is Natasha’s honest take on her personal failures and successes as a parent, realistic approach to fitness and health, radical self-love and everyday fearlessly authentic™ approach to life. Team Fit Like Mummy™ is an adventuring family constantly finding new and exciting exploits to keep active. Their fit lives also help them cope as a family trying their absolute best to thrive amidst teen depression. They are absolute foodies who spend copious amounts of time cooking up a storm or eating out at Jozi’s best restaurants. Natasha is the self-proclaimed Queen of Meal Prep. Fit Like Mummy encapsulates a life well lived by a woman hellbent on breaking the stereotypes that still exist in the 21st Century.
Creator: Natasha Kisten
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Lifestyle, Parenting & Travel
Blog Link: Fit Like Mummy
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube | Tiktok
Favourite Quote: “Progressive not perfection”
Forts and Fairies
Realising just how fast this parenting journey passes us by I wanted to record as much as I could to make sure I would always be able to share these memories with my two children. I hope by sharing my heart I will inspire you on your own parenting journey. My passion for reading and sharing that love of books with my little ones means that you’ll find a lot of reviews of the latest books on the blog. I hope you will stop by and see what we’ve been reading or playing lately!
Creator: Lisa Trollip
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Books, Lifestyle
Blog Link: Forts and Fairies
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl
Fun Mumma SA
Creator: Judy Macgregor
Year started: 2017 but my facebook page Fun mamma SA started in 2012
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Education, Lifestyle
Blog Link: Fun Mamma SA
Social Media Links: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “A person is a person no matter how small” – Dr Seuss
Hearts and Hiccups
Hi! My name is Nicole and I am the author of the blog, Hearts and hiccups. My focus is on being genuine and authentic, with a touch of humour.
My passion lies within education and I have been a Grade 5 Teacher since 2007. I live with my husband, Duron (a school sports administrator), our three year old son and our two furkids, Ace and Jet in the southern suburbs of Cape Town.
Hearts and hiccups portrays my journey through life, from working as a full time teacher to being a wife to Duron and mother to Nunu. It includes all spheres of a woman’s life in her thirties: healthy living, travel, lifestyle, decor and parenting.
Creator: Nicole Wright
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, lifestyle, healthy living
Blog Link: Hearts and Hiccups
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Bob Marley
Happy Human Pacifier
Shining the Spotlight on Breastfeeding Moms.
Creator: Lauren Kinghorn
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Breastfeeding, Home Decor, Products Moms Love
Blog Link: Happy Human Pacifier
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Inspiring Mompreneurs
Inspiring Mompreneurs was created for 3 simple reasons.
- To shine the spotlight on Mom Entrepreneurs.
- To showcase ways Moms can make money.
- To inspire and educate Mompreneurs.
To date, we have featured 40 powerhouse Moms in business, including Lynne Huysamen, Founder of Kaboutjie.
Creator: Lauren Kinghorn
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Work at Home Moms
Blog Link: Inspiring Mompreneurs
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube | Tiktok
Favourite Quote: “Your love is important. Your love has power. Your love has impact.” – Richard Gordon – Quantum Touch
Just a Mamma
Challenges are inevitable but I am determined to make the most out of this “motherhood journey”. Filling our lives with God, love, adventure, fun and the odd Mojito or two. And that’s how Just a Mamma came to be…
A space for Mamas by a Mama. Intended to inspire, motivate and be helpful. No judgement or expert advice – just gorgeous photo shoots, fun celebrations, great finds for mamma and baby, inspirational moms I have come across, places to go and vacations to have, as well as my own journey of motherhood and family life.
I share the ups, downs, highs, lows and pyjama drill moments as well as some awesome tips, finds and things I am learning as we go along.
It’s a sisterhood of motherhood and everyone’s invited to be part of this mama-squad of girl-bosses, mompreneurs and awesome stay-at-home mamas, fiercely raising their tribe because deep down, we are all “just mammas”.
Creator: Mari-Louise Candiotes
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Our favourite local finds, family life and travel
Blog Link: Just a Mamma
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram
Keeping it Candid
Hi! I am Cisca, mother to Hudson and Levi and wife to Daniel. I am a lecturer by day and content creator/influencer at night. I have always loved Beauty and Fashion and my blog gives me the opportunity to be creative. This blog is about finding yourself and feeling comfortable in your own skin. Motherhood can be a daunting experience and I’m here to share my ups and downs and at the same time motivate and inspire other women.
Creator: Cisca de Kock
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Beauty |Lifestyle |Foodie
Blog Link: Keeping It Candid
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still like air, I’ll rise “ – Maya Angelou
Learn with Confidence is all about equipping moms to help their children succeed.
As a teacher and mom, I’ve seen how much moms sometimes struggle with supporting their children emotionally, developmentally and academically, simply because they haven’t got the tools to do it!
So my vision for this blog is to create a space where moms can find the encouragement, support and resources they need to help their children reach their full potential.
You’ll find
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Articles about how to cope through the challenges of motherhood – ‘coz if mama’s struggling she can’t support her kiddos effectively!
- Practical tools for helping your child learn effectively, from a young age into primary school.
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Resources to help your child understand concepts and apply them so they can experience academic success.
Creator: Lisa Shipster
Year started: 2019
Top 3 Categories: Supporting your child in their Education, Child Development, Mom Life
Blog Link: Learn With Confidence
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Liesiesekind
I am a full-time working mommy who does freelance content writing. My favorite things in life are coffee, chocolate, my family, and connecting with fellow moms. I have only recently started my blog, but I love every second of it. Blogging is an excellent way for me to talk about the things that I feel passionate about as well as all the issues that moms and dads face in their daily lives. My long-term goal is to blog and write full-time and hopefully quit my daytime job.
Creator: Elize Swanepoel
Year started: 2020
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Health, Beauty
Blog Link: Liesiesekind
Social Media Links: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “When life makes you have to put up with mean & hateful people, think of them as sandpaper. They may scratch you, rub you the wrong way, but eventually … you end up smooth & polished and the sandpaper is just going to be worn out & ugly” – Unknown.
Mama To The Power of 4
I am a mama of 4, wife to one, and I blog about the joys and experience of living life as a large family. I love trying and experiencing new things (as my parents always encouraged us to live outside the box), I am learning to use a filter for my brain and mouth, and I am an absolute girlie-girl at heart. I adore all things new, exciting and pretty.
This blog is our (continual) journey of faith. Of learning to raise independent, loved, well-behaved children. Keys we have discovered to a
successful marriage. How we manage our finances. Products we love, and work for us, and most importantly; how we shop, save, and budget as a large family.
We do not have all the answers. This is only our experiences, our opinion, and our journey. But we hope we are able to inspire you, impart
wisdom, shed some positivity and light, and encourage you to live a full life.
Creator: Simone Verhoog
Year started: 2018
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Marriage, Budget
Blog Link: Mama To The Power of 4
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “The only point in this is to flourish, and to aid in the flourishing of others.”
Miller In The City
Miller In The City is a parenting and lifestyle blog. The blog boast a collection of post based on my personal experiences. I am “part-time” blogger as I have a full time job; so blogging has been a let-out where I can write down my thoughts and rambles. It enables me to share ideas, advice and experiences with the world as I try to balance work and family life. With my children being older; I now have a different parenting style as to when they were babies, toddlers and preschoolers. This allows me to write about what I am currently experiencing as a mother of a tween and teenager. The challenges that are being faced with this new phase of parenting as well as the joys. As we are outdoorsy people and like to make memories as a family, my blog also covers travel and lifestyle segments of places we have explored. I love food and am an avid baker and therefore recipes and a few restaurant reviews are also featured on my blog.
Creator: Noleen Miller
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Life itself, Lifestyle (Food and Travel)
Blog Link: Miller In The City
Social Media Links: Twitter | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “Life doesn’t require that we be our best, only that we try our best.” – H Jackson Brown Jnr
MomAgain@40
My blog started as a way to document our personal journey with a new baby, 15 years after I had my first child. Parenting has changed so much, and is constantly evolving. I love the insights I have gained over the years through the online community. I have met great friends IRL and in real life. I am still learning with each phase of my daughter’s life, while sharing our journey as an extended family going on new adventures. Watch the blog!
Creator: Karen du Toit
Year started: 2009
Top 3 Categories: Personal Journal; Book and Toy Reviews; Lifestyle
Blog Link: MomAgain@40
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Favourite Quote: All things work out for the best!”
Mommy In Cape Town
Being a parent is an adventure, I am not the same woman I was 5 years ago . I love exploring our beautiful city , looking for exciting activities for my daughter and family. I have A WSET Level 2 in Wine (soon to be studying further) and love food. I choose to shop local and support small businesses. Currently in the process of making small changes to make my household more sustainable. Firm believer in Quality over Quantity. Passionate about conservation. I believe that we are always changing and we should open ourselves up to new experiences.
I love sharing our adventures and great new product find with others. I give space for brands and products on my blog that I believe in and believe will add enrichment to my reader’s lives.
Mommy In Cape Town is a relatable Lifestyle Blog, based in the Mother City Cape Town.
Creator: Karen Marais
Year started: 2019
Top 3 Categories: Lifestyle, Parenting , Food & Wine
Blog Link: Mommy In Cape Town
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter |Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
My Little Home School
Charlotte Jones is a multi-tasking homeschool and work-at-home-mom blogger who aims to encourage and support homeschool newbies. My Little Home School was established in 2017, when she started homeschooling her children. On her blog she offers resources and advice drawn from her own personal experiences, so that new homeschoolers can relax, enjoy, and thrive. She covers topics such as homeschooling, special needs parenting and mom life.
She lives in a little house in a quaint small town with her hubby, special needs twin boys and mini sausage dog. She loves her family, red lipstick and drinking too much coffee.
Creator: Charlotte Jones
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Homeschool, Special Needs Parenting, Mom Life
Blog Link: My Little Home School
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson
One Messy Mama
Jacqui Bester is a respected and much-loved writer on parenthood and womanhood. She has worked with well known publications, celebrities, authors, designers and world renowned brands; such as Mattel, Pampers, Disney, Hasbro, LEGO, Rookie USA (Converse, Nike, Jordan), Michael Hill USA, and many more.
What started out as a writing outlet for personal reflection soon morphed into a much bigger project. One that has seen her collaborating with major brands in the parenting industry. She founded the South African Mommy Blogger Awards (SA Parenting Blog Awards), because she believes in the value that bloggers add to the online influencer community. Jacqui also became the founding co-editor of Parenty, a parenting platform owned by The Citizen (South Africa), and has also been featured on Jacaranda FM.
Jacqui not only holds qualifications in both education and psychology, but has also self-published her first book “My Forever Mommy”, which is a beautiful short story that serves as a helpful doorway for adoptive parents and caregivers to discuss the journey of adoption with their children.
Jacqui believes strongly in community and uplifting others. She is a go-getter, a project starter, and a creative force to be reckoned with. She writes about her “hallelujah” moments and perfect fails in parenthood, mental health and marriage.
Creator: Jacqui Bester
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Marriage, Mental Health
Blog Link: One Messy Mama
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube | Tiktok
Favourite Quote: “The cracks in your wall tell the story of the storms you’ve stood firm through.” – Jacqui Bester
One Step at a Time
One Step at a Time started to document an infertility journey and all about Nicholas, my son, who is now 8 years old. However life had other plans. I had a husband for almost 15 years, but in June 2018 a devastating stroke kept him immobile in hospital for more than three months until he died in October. Infertility pales in comparison with this new struggle, and the blog has taken on a different direction to document my new life in widowhood. I also moved from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth and after many years of teaching in the classroom now teach online.
Creator: Heather Step
Year started: 2010
Top 3 Categories: Grief, single mom, inspirational
Blog Link: One Step at a Time
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | LinkedIn
Favourite Quote: “Small steps in the right direction are better than big steps in the wrong direction.”
Parenting Hub
Parenting Hub is SA’s largest online lifestyle magazine for parents. With daily informative articles and a large parent directory, Parenting Hub is the ultimate source of information for parents from pregnancy right through until the teenage years.
Creator: Julie Hide
Year started: 2010
Top 3 Categories: Pregnancy, Parenting, Education
Blog Link: Parenting Hub
Social Media Links: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Peanut Gallery 247
So why did I decide to blog? It’s very simple, my story didn’t start out great, in fact, it was very far from that. I had been through lots of heartache and I wanted those experiences to serve as inspiration to others. My initial posts are about relationships and inspiration and selfcare/self-development. As life changed with me becoming a mom, my content also changed. I now share pieces of my life, which isn’t perfect, but it’s always true as I am all about keeping it real. So from enjoying wine, to parenting challenges and reviews of places and things, that’s what you can expect to find on my blog.
In case you’re wondering why I chose the name Peanut Gallery 247 – let me first explain that. When I was pregnant, we chose not to find out the gender, so that little human that was growing inside of me, we referred to as “Peanut”. Someone in the family then created a WhatsApp chat group so that we could update everyone through our pregnancy journey and the group was named “Peanut Gallery”. When registering my domain, Peanut Gallery on its own was not available and I then opted to add 247 – cos I’m from then already, I was loving my little Peanut 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Creator: Nicola Subben
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Lifestyle, Parenting, Travel
Blog Link: Peanut Gallery 247
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter |Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube | Tiktok
Favourite Quote: “For every dark night, there’s a brighter day.” – Tupac Shakur
Prettybelle
Some days I can give Carrie Bradshaw a run for her money (er, closet), a picture perfect Pinterest-Super-Mom. Other days I’m rocking a 3-day old mom-bun, I’m consumed by mom-guilt and running on caffeine and wine only.
My love for fashion and all things pretty is pretty evident in everything I do. At PrettyBelle you can shop (our favourite outfits and accessories), get styled (choose from virtual or image consulting) or read our blogs and recharge your mom-batteries.
I want to empower and inspire YOU to look and feel beautiful. All my outfits are handpicked to combine FASHION & COMFORT.
I’m just a Mom, balancing my love for fashion, controlling my shopaholic urges, trying to not lose my husband and loving the rollercoaster ride of raising kind humans.
Creator: Helene Olivier
Year started: 2016
Top 3 Categories: Fashion & Parenting & Online Shopping (Started online shop recently)
Blog Link: Prettybelle
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram
Favourite Quote: Family – Family is but an earlier heaven | Fashion – Fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life | Me – I want to make myself so happy that others get happy, just looking at me
RuBe’s Closet
RuBe’s Closet, is a
Creator: Rushda Behardien
Year started: 2012
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Fashion & Travel
Blog Link: RuBe’s Closet
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi
Saajida Says
Saajida Says is a blog littered with entries about Saajida’s life in Cape Town. Her content has grown and evolved alongside her over the last 8 years. The blog now predominantly covers halal food, local travel and motherhood with the occasional miscellaneous adventure she finds value in writing about and sharing. Saajida was born and raised in Durban, and moved when she married a technophile from the Mother City. She is a freelance digital copywriter, mum to an autistic toddler, a reader of books and a drinker of teas.
Creator: Saajida Akabor
Year started: 2012
Top 3 Categories: Food, Local Travel, Motherhood
Blog Link: Saajida Says
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | LinkedIn | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.” – Khaled Hosseini
Smallberg Party Of Four
Smallberg Party of Four is an award winning parenting and lifestyle blog run by a mom of two, teacher and photographer. Nadine has two children, a boy (Jayme) who is 9 years old and a 2-year-old little girl (Alex Luna). The blog covers her experience with the challenges that come with motherhood, product reviews, some handy social media tips and easy everyday recipes. Visual content creation is one of the key aspects that make this blog stand out as well as Jayme’s enthusiastic attitude in participating in honest product review which resonate with other kids and parents.
Creator: Nadine Smallberg
Year started: 2018
Top 3 Categories: Family, Food, Lifestyle
Blog Link:Smallberg Party Of Four
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter |Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Favourite Quote: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23
South African Mom Blogs
The idea for SA Mom Blogs came when she was trying to find something South African where mom bloggers could get together and share ideas. It evolved into a blog sharing their posts, a Facebook group and at one stage, events in Joburg. It still runs the SA Parenting Blog Awards. The blog also reviews parenting products and anything that will interest SA moms.
Creator: Heather Step
Year started: 2014
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, mom products, bloggers
Blog Link: South African Mom Blogs
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube
Favourite Quote: “Small steps in the right direction are better than big steps in the wrong direction.”
Spirited Mama Blog
Trying to survive a pandemic but also seeking my wellness and wanderlust lifestyle with two kids in tow. I am more than just a Mom and a blogger… I am Le-André.
Creator: Le-André Sheldon
Year started: 2012
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Lifestyle, Travel
Blog Link: Spirited Mama
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans” – John Lennon
the Bird and the Beard
the Bird and the Beard is an honest mom blog. I blog about my adventures in parenting my two chaotic boys with my bearded partner-in-crime, my husband Dave. I post about the highs and the lows of parenting, the champagne and the poo-namis, the parenting wins and the momfails. It takes a village and a vineyard to raise a child, and I want to connect with other moms so that we can offer advice to each other, commiserate with each other, drink wine with each other, and support each other, so that we all know we are not alone on this crazy journey.
Creator: Kirsten Nel
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Education/ Literacy, Wine
Blog Link: the Bird and the Beard
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “You can be a mess and still be a good mom. We are allowed to be both.” – Katie Bingham-Smith
The Book Tree
The Book Tree is a children’s book review website that aims to grow young readers and writers. We’re here to help you find the best books for your child, inspire a love of reading, share tips and resources for reluctant or struggling readers and give recommendations for eager book worms. We love blogging about everything bookish! We’re also passionate about children’s literacy and getting books to children throughout South Africa. Fun fact – we’re busy launching our Book Box service with carefully selected books for your children and we create bespoke book packs per order. Drop us a line and tell us what you’re looking for!
Creator: Corinne Rosmarin
Year started: 2014
Top 3 Categories: children’s books, reading & creative skills, parenting
Blog Link: The Book Tree
Social Media Links: Facebook Page |Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” – Dr. Seuss & “Let’s be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.” – Lena Dunham
The Dad Dude
There’s a lot of important things I do in life, but being a dad of five little kids is hands down, my life’s most important work. Yet like so many other dudes, I gravitate to outward success that’s easier to attain and further from the grueling chaos of sticky floors and screaming toddlers. I’m tempted to take a back seat in parenting, barely scraping through the crazy years, where validation tends to run low, exhaustion is the name of the game and results take too long to hold my attention.
But I got thinking – what if I applied the same intentionality and focus I give to my work and surfing to raising my kids? And if I took that approach, how do I stay on it?
The Dad Dude is the result. It’s a blog for dads and moms in the trenches of trying to raise kids and remain sane. I try to write a weekly post that is at once inspiring, real and helpful to fellow battle-weary folks out there.
Creator: Terran Williams
Year started: 2015
Top 3 Categories: Parenting
Blog Link: The Dad Dude
Social Media Links: Facebook Page
The Daily Gabs
Being a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom can be challenging but so rewarding. I share my parenting hacks (although I don’t think there are any real ones), experiences and thoughts on all things blended family, kids and pets.
We have been homeschooling for the last 3 years and I share my experiences, knowledge and resources. I don’t know it all but I have done tons of research and have lived experiences. I do talks on the British Curriculum and I am always willing to help.
A modern woman can do it all, right? Well sometimes it’s difficult to keep all the balls up in the air and that’s okay. I believe in finding your tribe and building a safe place where you can lean on one another for support and encouragement.
Creator: Gaby Moodley
Year started: 2017
Top 3 Categories: Mom life, Homeschooling and modern women wellness
Blog Link: The Daily Gabs
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Tiktok
Favourite Quote: “Never a failure, always a lesson.”
Torens Mama
Creator: Karen Ratshivhombela
Year started: 2020
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Lifestyle, Self Confidence/ Body Acceptance (I struggle with very low self esteem and I’m trying to work on that.)
Blog Link: Torens Mama
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “What ever is meant to be will be” this is literally the tag line of have started living my life by
TwoDadsAndAKid
We desperately wanted to father a child or two. However having considered the exhaustive process as well as the reality that a surrogacy would still not guarantee us a baby, we decided on the adoption route and initiated the search for the ‘perfect’ process to follow.
While we scouted for an adoption agency I started my blog to basically journal our journey to parenthood. It was supposed to have stopped when we became parents. Somehow it’s evolved to a platform where I now share some of the highlights of our journey as two gay dads raising a child, and who knows, maybe one day our son will read it and it will help him understand his journey. I know that some of our friends that read my blog are encouraged in their own parenting journey and who knows it may also assist others on their journey to parenthood…gay or not.
Today we enjoy spending time outdoors cycling, running or swimming, and supporting each other on race days. As dads we hope that it encourages our son to appreciate the outdoors, and also be passionate about being active. Life after all isn’t just about the PlayStation!
Creator: Emanuel (aka Manii) Kelly-Loulié
Year started: 2013
Top 3 Categories: Parenting, Lifestyle, Family Entertainment
Blog Link: TwoDadsAndAKid
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram
Favourite Quote: “Darkness can not drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate can not drive out hate, only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr
Wearing All My Hats
I’m Kate. I am not Superwoman (although I’d like to be!) nor am I a Pinterest-perfect queen with a creative eye, who has cute printables and an immaculate home! I’m just a regular woman in her thirties who loves to write. You’ll find my messy and honest thoughts on the expectations that drown us as women to multi-task – be a wife, mom, friend, mentor, and house keeper! And, aiming to do it all well and not just fall over the finish line at the end of the day is enough to put anyone in a mad house! So this is just a bit of how I try (and fail regularly!) to wear all the hats!
Creator: Kate Botha
Year started: 2018
Top 3 Categories: Motherhood, Marriage, Stories of my Life
Blog Link: Wearing All My Hats
Social Media Links: Facebook Page | Instagram | Pinterest
Favourite Quote: “Gradually, though no-one remembers exactly how it happened, the unthinkable becomes tolerable and then acceptable. And then legal. And then applaudable.” – Joni Eareckson Tada
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I love all these local mommy’s ♥️♥️♥️Great read
Awesome and I can’t wait to include your blog Tracy – please check your emails (and spam folder)!
A lovely round up of some incredible bloggers, this country sure does have talent!
I love that you are promoting other bloggers! And thank you for such great suggestions
Lovely amazing bloggers. I will definitely be checking out some of them.
Thanks.
Wow so amazing Lynne. You’re a good hearted person.
I simply love that you include other bloggers.
Super amazing
Wow, I never know where to start when looking for a great blog – this summary and suggestions has been so helpful to read!