Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
My kids adore being outside and exploring. They love gardening, foraging and observing nature. They also love books! It made sense to pull together a list of gardening books for kids and, books about nature for kids to populate our library. Any one of these children’s books about gardening and nature would be perfect for …
With a plethora of things to do in Eden NSW with kids (or without!) you just have to visit! Eden is considered one of the best places in Australia to watch whales. It is the last major town on the New South Wales south coast prior to the Victorian border and is positioned on a …
Books have played a very important role in maintaining our family’s wellbeing over the last school term, providing a way to escape from what has often felt like Groundhog Day here in Sydney. With Sunshine reaching 13, young adult fiction has opened up to her and she has begun to fill her shelves with an …
With glorious turquoise waters, lush green pastures and the most amazing bushland, Bermagui is one very special coastal town – and it always seems to be laid back. Perhaps this will be the place for a seachange for us when the kids finish school! We spent a week on the Sapphire Coast and just scratched …
Throughout the year I find myself scrambling for a costume for various school and social events. We have Book Week, Halloween, and a few events across the year for both me, Sunshine and Striker. Of course, I want to go to the best costume shop in Sydney to find something to wear. Sadly my favourite …
My love of Sydney museums was born from the many visits to our local museums with my mum when I was growing up. It has continued to be a passion right into adulthood, passing on this love to my own children. As a Sydneysider, we have explored the best museums in Sydney, often repeating visits …
When the kids were little, heading to our local lake to feed the ducks was one of our favourite activities. Initially, we would take the remainder of our loaf of bread, and take it in turns to rip the slices apart and throw them to the ducks, geese and other water birds. As it turns …
Christmas is almost upon us and with it the inevitable rush to find the perfect gift for those we love and care about. Those of you familiar with the Kid Bucket List will know that we are usually on the road over summer and have moved to gifting our children very simple items: something to …
Weekend getaways from Sydney with kids is something I’m working on incorporating into our annual planning. However, the idea of hopping in the car, throwing caution to the wind and heading off on a weekend getaway was something of my youth. My spontaneity took me all over the place, but sometimes also had me sleeping …
Creative Kids, which is all about making it easier for school-aged kids (4.5 to 18 years old) to get involved in creative and cultural activities. Parents, guardians and carers can claim a Creative Kids voucher each year to put towards the cost of lessons and fees with registered providers. Each voucher is worth $100.00. Creative …
If you are looking for things to do in Watsons Bay with kids look no further than a walk to one of the oldest of Sydney Lighthouses, the Hornby Lighthouse. Capturing some of the most spectacular views over Sydney Harbour and then beyond the heads, a walk along the South Head Heritage trail is the …
Heading to Kurnell with kids is always an adventure. Unlike Cronulla, we find the beaches at Kurnell are a lot gentler and far less crowded. And there’s so much green space! On a good day our family can head to Kurnell and feel like we have the whole place to ourselves. Pick the weekend, and …
The Great Ocean Road is a 250-kilometre long road that wraps along the southwestern coastline of Victoria from Torquay through to Allansford. It is touted as one of the most beautiful drives in the world and a trip that should feature on any Australian bucket list. Over summer we took the Great Ocean Road Tour …