Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
Melbourne has always held a special place in my heart for live performance. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of watching The Wind in the Willows at Fitzroy Gardens (or was it the Botanic Gardens?), a picnic basket at my side and grape juice in hand. One of my favourite books was brought to …
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,” I’m old enough to have seen the final instalment of the Back to the Future trilogy at the cinema, and we’ve spent more than a dozen family movie nights working through the films and rewatching. Heck, the original was played on rotation when Striker was younger because …
Jackson Aces shows are guaranteed to intrigue, inform, surprise and astound audiences with his mix of dark arts, illusion and cheeky humour. He has become Australia’s best magician, and he never fails to leave our family spellbound. We first met Jackson 10 years ago at an event launch where he was performing. His wizardry with …
Creativity inspires creativity. With this in mind, planning at least one or two theatre shows, musicals, or stage shows for kids across the year has been an important tradition for families. From enchanting fairy tales to interactive adventures, Sydney’s vibrant theatre scene offers a plethora of opportunities for children to experience the magic of live …
Brainiac Live exploded onto the stage at the Sydney Opera House today, exploring some of those big “wonder if’s” that sometimes cross our kids minds. It captured both Striker and Sunshine’s full attention from the very first BANG through to the very end! Based on the multi-award winning TV show: Brainiac: Science Abuse, Brainiac Live! investigates those mysteries of …
When it comes to comedy, I am a hard sell. It takes a fair bit to bring tears of laughter to my eyes and I seem to have passed this on to Striker who is always a harsh critic when it comes to the comedy shows we have been to. Imagine the surprise and delight …
These school holidays, Sydneysiders have been spoilt with the release of a brand new theatre production: The Bockety World of Henry and Bucket which can be seen at the Monkey Baa Theatre. Whilst the team at the Kid Bucket List were unable to attend these school holidays, we decided to pay forward our tickets to one …
CoisCéim Dance Theatre Brings The Wolf and Peter to Australia When I was in early primary school, both of my parents worked during the school holidays. My middle brother and I usually found ourselves enrolled in school holiday programs where we would go on some amazing adventures. It was on one of these outings that …
I’m going to put it out there and admit that yes, yes I have a girl crush on Justine Clarke. Obviously when I received news that Justine Clarke’s Look! Look! It’s a Gobbledeegook! was heading to the Sydney during the winter school holidays, I did what all manipulative good mothers do and convinced Sunshine that SHE …
The Australian bush is a magical place especially if you’ve just watched Dot and the Kangaroo. As a kid there were countless times I wandered into the bush just near our house hoping that the wildlife I encountered would suddenly converse with me as they had for Dot. When I heard that the theatre production Creature: An …
image supplied As a small girl, I dreamed of growing up and running away with the circus to become a Liberty Horse trainer. You may have held similar imaginings, albeit as an acrobat or lion tamer or even a clown? As adulthood nears, dreams of the circus typically move aside for serious things like study, work and …
Over the years we have been in the audience at many Circus performances, even a previous Cirque du Soleil. They have a certain rhythm, a certain predictability. I was expecting much of a muchness as we headed to the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park to watch KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil. I humoured the kids, yes …
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 …