Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
When you are a child, birthday’s are full of magic. A birthday is a time of celebration when the focus is solely on the birthday person. And why shouldn’t it be? It is the anniversary of the day you arrived earth-side. We love to host a special birthday celebration for both our children each year to …
As a huge fan of the Baby Sitters Club series as a kid, I often longed to head off to an American Summer Camp. I pondered a gap year after completing my HSC, thinking I could spend my time at a US summer camp before travelling the country, but headed off to uni instead. It’s always …
A couple of weekends ago illness crept in and cancelled our travel plans. Of course, the youngest in our family was still full of beans and wouldn’t settle for a day in front of the TV to recuperate (she won’t even stay still for an episode of her favourite show) so it was up to …
Earlier this month a new partnership between Code Club Australia and the Tasmanian government was announced. This partnership will see coding form part of the primary school curriculum across Tasmania, the first state-wide roll out in Australia. In no time coding with kids will become the norm. I find this incredibly exciting and whilst I am not gearing up to …
Winter is almost here and already more than a handful of our outdoor plans have been washed out by torrential rain. The silver lining (and there is always an upside when life sends us a curve ball) is that we’ve had plenty of time to be creative inside. Our weekends have been filled with laughter even when they’ve been …
A world of scientific exploration opened up to us when I discovered that there were dozens of ways my kids could participate in authentic scientific research and studies overseen by professional scientists from our own backyard. Have you heard about Citizen Science? Citizen Science projects are scientific initiatives supported by universities, research laboratories, scientists and/or …
Our family enjoys a range of Asian cuisine and regularly dine out at a number of restaurants where chopsticks are the common eating utensil. I think the food tastes better when you use the utensils provided, although I have no real evidence to back up this statement. For a little while now my children have …
This year we are celebrating Christmas overseas which is changing our gift giving schedule for family and close friends here in Australia. You will note from my last Christmas Gift List – Attraction Memberships – The Perfect Present For The Entire Family that this year I’m embracing the rule of 3: Something to Wear, Something to …
Halloween is a celebration that has only just begun to build momentum in Australia. The marketing campaigns leading up to October 31 are becoming pretty fierce which my children noticed for the first time just before the 2013 celebration. I’m quite hesitant to let either of my children trick or treat. Not only am I …
Just after his seventh birthday, Master R declared that he was now too old for birthday parties and would be quite happy with a ‘get together’ in the future. Perplexed by this, I asked him what he meant. He informed me that older kids invite a few friends around for a chat and drinks. As …
Miss N is incredibly intrigued by craft at the moment. It’s as if her hands are restless and need to be occupied with a creative task. When her birthday arrived a couple of weeks ago she was gifted a number of craft kits which we have agreed to work through together each Monday afternoon. Our …
It was in Perth that Master R declared that he had to learn how to blow bubbles with his Hubba Bubba. Chewing gum was fun but blowing a huge big bubble would make it even better. Mastering bubbles became an obsession and I watched him for an entire day practicing again and again. The persistence …
On our recent trip to Elizabeth Farm in Sydney we came across a set of Knucklebones. I must admit that prior to this chance encounter I have never shown my kids this game so they were unfamiliar with it and had no idea how they were used. Their imaginations did take hold and they were …