Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
When you’re stuck at home exercise is still extremely important. But how can you help to encourage exercise at home for kids? Exercise for kids is just as important as it is for adults and helps us to stay healthy, maintain good mental health, and have some fun. We’ve found a bunch of kid workouts …
If you are lucky enough to have a backyard have you ever thought about teaching the kids about the various birds that visit your property each day? Learning about the birds, about their own unique attributes and being able to differentiate between the various types is a great activity to enjoy. Have you ever thought …
Homeschooling. Unschooling. Virtual schooling. Online School. Educating. I’m still trying to get my head around the possibility of becoming housebound. It’s something I never imagined. Yet here I am collating activities each day, adding them to my list, sorting them into categories, so I have them at my fingertips if I need them. There’s nothing …
Commuting to work each day has developed my love for the humble podcast. I am able to concentrate on the road whilst also listening to Richard Fidler converse with his latest guest. While brainstorming ways to provide the kids with some listening activities at home I realised that podcasts would be perfect. I then set off …
All around the world, there are numerous cameras set up to capture local wildlife getting up to all kinds of antics. From cheeky galahs to burrowing penguins, there are a huge range of animals to observe in their natural habitats. Stuck inside for a while (thank you pandemic!) we’ve searched for the best live wildlife …
Visiting a garden can have an amazing impact on our mental health. Not only does it get you outside in the fresh air, but it takes kids away from the digital world and provides and opportunity to get back to nature. With the phone, gaming deck, computer and TV left at home, kids will re-tune …
With social distancing now a thing across the world, and most Government travel advice to pause international travel for the moment, visiting museums and art galleries is tricky. But did you know that there are a plethora of places and spaces that offer virtual tours? Yes, 14 Australian Museums to Visit From Your Living Room! …
When the temperature rises in Sydney or the clouds burst open with a shower of rain, finding a suitable indoor activity with the kids to help them run off some energy can be life-saving! For my family, indoor playgrounds and indoor play centres in Sydney have saved all our sanity more than once after a …
Picked right, the Strawberry is one of the most satisfying fruits to munch on. Across coastal Australia, you can find pick your own at a plethora of Strawberry farms. Strawberry picking each season has become one of our favourite activities with the kids. To help you find a Strawberry Farm where you can pick your …
On our return from our month-long trip to Victoria, I started feeling quite down. Let’s call it “Post- Travel Depression” for want of an explanation. But then I was hit with the styling bug and over the last fortnight, I have been busily pulling things together to completely do over our living room space. Can …
In late 2019 the first Sydney Zoo to open in 100 years started to welcome visitors through its gates. Offering visitors to Western Sydney the opportunity to learn about both exotic and native animals without crossing the Harbour Bridge, it has quickly become a popular attraction for families. Animals at Sydney Zoo Sydney Zoo is …
As a new decade dawned I resolved myself to tweaking our shared spaces in the Kid Bucket List home, starting with the lounge. For those of you have followed the Kid Bucket List adventures for a while now would know that I have always been hesitant to spend money on styling our house, updating our …
Sydney weather can be extreme and there comes a time when every parent finds themselves looking for an indoor activity that will provide the kids with an opportunity to burn off some energy. What if I could tell you that an indoor play area exists that must be one of the best in the city …