Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Looking for things to do in Lightning Ridge with kids? Unsure where to stay in Lightning Ridge? Unsure where to eat on your visit to Lightning Ridge? After spending just under a week exploring one of NSW’s quirkiest towns we have developed a great resource guide to help you with your planning. Things to do …
With glorious turquoise waters, lush green pastures and the most amazing bushland, Bermagui is one very special coastal town – and it always seems to be laid back. Perhaps this will be the place for a seachange for us when the kids finish school! We spent a week on the Sapphire Coast and just scratched …
Throughout the year I find myself scrambling for a costume for various school and social events. We have Book Week, Halloween, and a few events across the year for both me, Sunshine and Striker. Of course, I want to go to the best costume shop in Sydney to find something to wear. Sadly my favourite …
If you have a Harry Potter fan in the house then you are going to love the latest arrival to Sydney: Quizzic Alley. A visit to this Harry Potter shop right here in Australia (they do have one in Canberra too) is almost like visiting Diagon Alley itself with a bounty of HP merchandise ripe …
My love of Sydney museums was born from the many visits to our local museums with my mum when I was growing up. It has continued to be a passion right into adulthood, passing on this love to my own children. As a Sydneysider, we have explored the best museums in Sydney, often repeating visits …
When the kids were little, heading to our local lake to feed the ducks was one of our favourite activities. Initially, we would take the remainder of our loaf of bread, and take it in turns to rip the slices apart and throw them to the ducks, geese and other water birds. As it turns …
Christmas is almost upon us and with it the inevitable rush to find the perfect gift for those we love and care about. Those of you familiar with the Kid Bucket List will know that we are usually on the road over summer and have moved to gifting our children very simple items: something to …
As globalisation as taken root, numerous trades have gone offshore and are no longer produced here in Australia. The broom making trade is one that has largely headed off to Asia as well, however in the small NSW town of Tumut one of the country’s remaining broom factories continues to operate: the Tumut Broom Factory. …
Imagine walking down into a secluded valley, fringed by a river on one side and the glorious Australia bush all around, and finding a thermal pool that remains a perfect 27 degrees all year round. What if I told you such a place existed in the Kosciuszko National Park! Introducing the Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool. …
Weekend getaways from Sydney with kids is something I’m working on incorporating into our annual planning. However, the idea of hopping in the car, throwing caution to the wind and heading off on a weekend getaway was something of my youth. My spontaneity took me all over the place, but sometimes also had me sleeping …
Creative Kids, which is all about making it easier for school-aged kids (4.5 to 18 years old) to get involved in creative and cultural activities. Parents, guardians and carers can claim a Creative Kids voucher each year to put towards the cost of lessons and fees with registered providers. Each voucher is worth $100.00. Creative …
If you are looking for things to do in Watsons Bay with kids look no further than a walk to one of the oldest of Sydney Lighthouses, the Hornby Lighthouse. Capturing some of the most spectacular views over Sydney Harbour and then beyond the heads, a walk along the South Head Heritage trail is the …
Heading to Kurnell with kids is always an adventure. Unlike Cronulla, we find the beaches at Kurnell are a lot gentler and far less crowded. And there’s so much green space! On a good day our family can head to Kurnell and feel like we have the whole place to ourselves. Pick the weekend, and …