Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Sydney school holiday activities, where to start? The Sydney school holidays have arrived which likely means that you have some time up your sleeve to plan an activity or two with the kids. To help you develop an amazing calendar for the period, we have pulled together the best school holiday ideas of fun things …
As regular visitors to many of the venues under the Sydney’s Living Museums umbrella we were delighted to discover that Rouse Hill House and Farm was set to host the inaugural Autumn Harvest in Western Sydney on the last Sunday of May. We knew we had to visit and started encouraging friends and family to attend as …
Miss N’s best friend is dinosaur mad. She threads dinosaur facts through her conversations and is always quick to tell us how our budgie compares to the latest prehistoric species that she is reading about. Her obsession for these reptiles is widely known so it was no surprise to see her recruited as one of …
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 …
We’ve taken a number of road trips with our kids that have been full of adventure and free from whining. When they were smaller I utilised Play School CDs to sing along to, colouring books and stickers in an effort to keep them busy. They worked well. As they’re getting older I’m finding that they …
Master R is passionate about football: soccer, rugby league, AFL….he knows his teams and follows the progress of each team over the season. In 2013 we attempted to take the kids to a couple of matches – AFL at Etihad Stadium and a rugby league match at Homebush. I was a little cautious about going …
As a kid and then a teenager I would make a bee line for the photo booth at Spencer Street station in Melbourne. It was about $5.00 back then and would spit out 4 black and white images. It was almost a rite of passage as a teen to have my image with my friends taken …