Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
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) …
My inner geek was first revealed in public way back at the turn of the millennium when I headed to Melbourne so I could meet James Marsters aka Spike at a Buffy the Vampire Slayer convention. I’ve so far sheltered the kids from my true geekiness but decided that this year was the year to divulge a little of this at their …
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 …
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 …
Australia’s earliest Aboriginal Dreamtime legends tell of the first Australians arriving by canoes from islands to the north of our continent around 50,000 years ago. Some 48 thousand years later, Dutch and English sailors started to arrive. By 1788, the first European arrivals settled (or rather, invaded). What each group had in common was a strong affinity to the water. …
Art Galleries are often viewed as adult spaces where children must be kept on a tight rein if they do somehow find themselves visiting. Immediately, upon walking into a gallery, children are told not to touch, to whisper, to quietly walk, all for fear of them intruding into this adult realm and time with the masterpieces. …
A number of talented chefs have packed their bags and left Sydney, building thriving cafes and restaurants in rural towns further afield. Just beyond the Blue Mountains, Bathurst is becoming a foodie paradise with a plethora of amazing cafes and restaurants now serving gastronomical delights that will have you heading back on long weekends. Bathurst has become a …
Through Monster Jam trucks, Adam Anderson is living the dream. The dual Monster Jam World Finals Champion has continued the family legacy, hopping behind the wheel of his father’s truck GraveDigger and travelling the world with his sons at his heel. Today the Kid Bucket List is sitting down with Adam to talk about Monster Trucks, …
As urban dwellers, my children’s interactions with animals are vastly different to that which I experienced growing up in the country. Other than the birds and dog we have at home, they have limited experience with animals and find all the things that I found laborious as a kid, a novelty. They have never watched …
We love sourcing our produce right from the farm and are constantly on the hunt for places to pick fruit and vegetables as they come in season. A few weeks ago I discovered that mandarins are quite abundant in the Wisemans Ferry area and that there are a number of farms that allow you not only …
Documenting our family adventures is something that I am extremely passionate about. I write, photograph and collect mementos, storing them in catalogue boxes which I draw out to revisit with the kids months (and sometimes years) after we’ve returned home. They instantly transport out minds back to our trip and help prompt some of the …
Our Vivid Sydney at Taronga Zoo 2017 coverage is now LIVE! Click across for full details. Vivid Sydney at Taronga Zoo? Oh yes, it’s happening of the very first time this year as part of their Centenary celebrations! I first heard about this when I attended the Taronga Zoo 2016 Education Launch and then signed my school …