Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
My children have an abundance of opportunity compared to the generations before them. They have numerous LEGO sets, more that one pair of sneakers, they have three meals a day and they have plenty of time to enjoy their childhood, sheltered from the reality of the adult world. Could they really want for more? Most of my …
Our top tip for Amazement Farm and Fun Park in Wyong ; “Keep your left hand on the wall as you enter and don’t take it off. It will get you through the maze” When searching for mazes in NSW we came across the website for Amazement Farm and Fun Park in Wyong and suddenly we were on …
Throughout the year we seek out opportunities to escape to the beach. Lucky for us we are Sydneysiders so we are never really that far from the ocean. This has given us ample time to work out the best family beaches in Sydney and those from the bunch that are kid-friendly beaches much of the …
Children dreaming of becoming a zoo keeper can see their dreams come to life when they head to the Taronga Zoo Keeper For A Day program. Running on Saturdays and a number of days each school holiday break, the program is available for children aged 8 and up where they have the opportunity to learn about …
image supplied As a small girl, I dreamed of growing up and running away with the circus to become a Liberty Horse trainer. You may have held similar imaginings, albeit as an acrobat or lion tamer or even a clown? As adulthood nears, dreams of the circus typically move aside for serious things like study, work and …
Whilst summer has reached most parts of Australia, Darling Harbour is experiencing snow for the first time in December with the unveiling of the new SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium Penguin Expedition. This brand new million exhibit launched over the weekend which saw a number of new sub-Antarctic residents welcomed to Sydney. Yes, both Gentoo and King Emperor penguins are now on exhibit …
Centennial Park is the larger of the three parks that make up Centennial Parklands. It is the perfect place to head when you are struggling to come up with something to do with the kids because you can almost always guarantee that you will find something to do there from the Centennial Park Pedal Cars to the …
Over the years we have been in the audience at many Circus performances, even a previous Cirque du Soleil. They have a certain rhythm, a certain predictability. I was expecting much of a muchness as we headed to the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park to watch KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil. I humoured the kids, yes …
Ever wondered where museums hoard their antiquities and wonders that are not currently on exhibition? Have you ever dreamed about exploring these collections? Thanks to a collaboration between the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), Australian Museum (AM) and Sydney Living Museums, Sydneysiders can now answer this question with the opening of Museums Discovery Centre (MDC) …
Sydney has suffered periods of time where the city was rife with disease. Smallpox, typhoid, Spanish Influenza and even the Bubonic Plague scarred and wiped out large portions of the population as they swept over the colony. It was scary time where the medical interventions of the time had little impact of the disease once …
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ? Dr. Seuss Reading and travel are indescribably linked. Passionate readers know that the careful selection of a good book is the cheapest way to travel, enabling you to travel to faraway lands, even magical lands with …
Up early on a Saturday morning and wishing the laundry, dusting, vacuuming and all those other domestic chores would disappear? I’ve found the perfect solution. Dress the kids, herd them out to the car and head straight to The Picnic Burwood for breakfast. Sure, sure….you may find everything waiting for you when you get back home, …
When news started flooding my social media that Disney’s Aladdin the Musical was heading to Sydney all the way from Broadway, I was overcome with nostalgia. In my early adolescence, Aladdin was one of the first movies I watched at the movie theatre….without my parents. Each and every song is committed to memory. I may …