Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Leah 
If you’re heading to a new city it pays to do a little research when working out where to eat with the kids. To the dismay of T, I’m not so good at that and often feel my way to a new cafe. Lucky for us, on our transit to San Francisco, he read a little write up about …
Over the weekend, news of a new playground opening in Waterloo with a gigantic slide fuelled my kids excitement and saw us heading there for a visit. I didn’t let on to the kids that our Lord Mayor Clover Moore had officially opened it was back in the first week of April, allowing them to think …
Over two hundred years ago, Major-General Lachlan Macquarie’s second wife Elizabeth would leave her house each day and take a walk along a small peninsula where she would find a ledge to sit and watch for ships sailing into the harbour from Great Britain. By 1810, convicts had hand carved her a chair into the sandstone. It has become …
When we head out an adventure, every member of our family has the opportunity to put forward the places, attractions and experiences they would like us to do at some point. I usually put forward museums, art galleries and historical venues. The kids offer suggestions of amusement parks, anything with water and perhaps a doughnut …
On our last visit to Universal Studios Hollywood I caught a glimpse of a large construction site. I was curious and asked what was being built. To my dismay we were a year too early to experience The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. (psst…read our post about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter au Universal …
For the last five years, the Sydney Brick Show has been held in the CBD for one weekend to showcase the latest original LEGO brick designs created by LEGO fans from across Australia. Last year, over 15,000 visitors walked through the doors to admire the creations and speak directly to AFOLs (Adult Fans of LEGO) and creators of the MOCs (my …
You’re back from an amazing trip, some would say a trip of a life time. The kids have returned to school. Your savings account is starting to build up again ready for your next trip. You’re excited about all the adventures you experienced with the kids and can’t wait to share them on your blog. You have …
The Sunday road trip is remerging as a regular adventure many families are enjoying. For Sydneysider, the choice of destinations is only limited by the amount of petrol in your tank. You could head to the mountains, the lakes or the plains. Our most recent find is the Grand Pacific Drive although, at this stage, we have …
This week our little family headed to the Sydney Opera House to see Cautionary Tales for Children, a modern and curious cabaret based on Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc’s verse. Belloc was one of the most prolific English writers during the early twentieth century. He was most famous for his cautionary tales for children, which are quite satirical, …
Some kids seem to have very little fear, loving heights, speed, water and anything that would usually make the heart beat a little faster. My seven year old daughter is an adrenaline junkie. She soars when pushing her limits and seeks out opportunities to test herself and feel the rush. Living in Sydney provides access to …
Having fallen in love with the Ice Age franchise all over again after viewing Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe during a recent trip to the movies, Miss N was super excited to head off to Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure over the weekend. I was unsure what to expect but she kept reassuring me that it was going to …
“Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well…” I always wondered who would fill the great big gapping hole left by Roald Dahl. The mischief and silliness I could get up to within the pages of his books was often the highlight of my …
“You have your secret dreams. Follow them. Make them come true.” A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of being in the audience at an education conference where Li Cunxin was the keynote speaker. Having read Mao’s Last Dancer, when it was first released, I already knew much about his life. Listening to him speak about …