Saltbush : Children’s Cheering Carpet – Celebrating NAIDOC Week

Reflecting upon my Aboriginal experience growing up is clouded in a lot of confusion and incorrect information. Whilst born in Tasmania, we moved to Darwin when I was quite young. I went to a local public school where, in my memory bank at least, the Aboriginal children were clearly labelled and clearly segregated from everyone else. …

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Cautionary Tales for Children : A Naughty Performance By Virginia Gay

Cautionary Tales for Children : A Naughty Performance By Virginia Gay

This week our little family headed to the Sydney Opera House to see Cautionary Tales for Children, a modern and curious cabaret based on Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc’s verse. Belloc was one of the most prolific English writers during the early twentieth century. He was most famous for his cautionary tales for children, which are quite satirical, …

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Babies Proms : Music for Tutus – An Introduction to Tchaikovsky

Babies Proms : Music for Tutus - An Introduction to Tchaikovsky

There is solid evidence to suggest that classical music is great for children and their developing brain. Some parents even play their favourite classical pieces to their children in utero, graduating to Baby Mozart when baby arrives Earthside. But when is the best time to introduce children to live classical music? My curiosity around this has led …

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