Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Leah I need to fess up. I have a little secret I’ve been harboring. While I am a seasoned traveller I actually suffer excruciating anxiety during the lead up to a flight. However, I also think anxiety is perfectly natural. We all suffer it from time to time. But how can we recognise it and prevent it …
Between work and family outings I have walked through the Queen Victoria Building thousands of times. I almost always wistfully gaze around the beautiful structure and promise myself that ‘one day’ I will attend High Tea in The Tea Room – www.thetearoom.com.au. One day. During the last school holidays, T and I took a trip into the CBD to run …
It has been over a decade since T and I joined the Qantas Frequent Flyers program. Within a couple of years we were able to use our points for business tickets to Perth return, upgrade a few flights and even book a quick trip to Melbourne for a weekend. For a while now we have been …
With wings that beat 200 times a second and a talent for creating honey, bees are an amazing insect that has populated every continent on Earth except Antarctica. with 20,000 species worldwide, Australia hosts around 1,500 native bees who often compete with the commercial honey bee which was introduced to our continent in 1822. Recently we spotted what …
Music appreciation is something I like to think starts from the womb and for that reason I played music daily during both my pregnancies. Back in 2009 Hungarian and Norwegian researchers reported that day old babies are able to discriminate rhythmic patterns revealing it is innate to each of us rather than learned (Psychology Today). This reinforces my …
I feel the need, the need for speed! As a child of the 80s I was indoctrinated into the Top Gun fangirl brigade in my early Primary School days. Maverick, Goose and Charlie were names we went on to name the pet sheep, goose (original) and chicken. Iceman was applied to the blonde boy at the …
Bushrangers, fossickers, rangers and hikers – members from each group have trekked to the Abercrombie Caves to take refuge in the largest natural limestone bridge in the Southern Hemisphere since Europeans first became aware of it in the 1820s. Delve into its history further and you will discover that Aboriginals including the Wirradjuri and Gundungurra …
How easy it is to get over the confines of a small tunnel when the prospect of gold is at the end. In early April our family found ourselves exploring History Hill – www.historyhill.com.au in Hill End, NSW. Originally established by Malcolm Drinkwater (you’ll spot in in one of our images) in 1980, the site is now spread …
Hands on learning is often interpreted as an opportunity for children to manipulate and play with items which leads them to a richer understanding of a concept. At a deeper level, hands on learning is where children engage in in-depth investigations as active participants where they directly observe and develop their own hypothesis around concepts that they then test. …
Books have the peculiar ability to take us places. The simple act of opening a book, reading its pages and following a narrative can swirl us down a rabbit hole into a whole new world. Fairies and goblins come to life. Castles swirl up out of the fog, drawing us across their moat into their inner walls …
If you’re heading off to California with kids anytime soon I highly recommend that you add at least 3 days in San Diego to your itinerary. For families, San Diego boasts quite an array of attractions and activities perfect for the whole family. At the top of our list is the famous San Diego Zoo. San Diego …
Becoming accustomed to four and five-star luxury is not always a good thing when travelling with kids. When we decided to travel across the Blue Mountains on a road trip I was a little apprehensive. Where would we stay? Would the kids cope with a motor inn or cabin after spending much of summer in …
Ever since my kids started school T has relegated Mother’s Day gift shopping to my kids via the School Mother’s Day stall. I’m always treated to a bundle of surprises that Miss N and Master R have selected themselves. Combined with their handcrafted cards and treats, I feel very loved each year. Sourcing a gift …