Learning to Ice Skate With Friends : An Ice Skating Party

Learning to Ice Skate With Friends : An Ice Skating Party

Childhood in Australia is likely to be spent outdoors in the sun, in a pool or the ocean (or a dam, if you grow up in the country), or when it’s raining, playing the Xbox or iPad inside. My kids learned to ride a bike after countless opportunities to practise in our nearby park. They …

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A Trip to the Post Office : Snail Mail Posting

A Trip to the Post Office : Snail Mail Posting

Many of you will think that this is quite a mundane post. Why bother covering something as simple as mailing a letter? Gosh, it’s happening all around the world all the time. I have a different perspective and I’ll tell you why. About 20 years ago, when I was still in high school and quite …

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Life Begins : Watching Chicks Hatch From Eggs

Life Begins : Watching Chicks Hatch From Eggs

As you have no doubt read previously, we are raising our two children in the city where they are not exposed to the same incidental learning opportunities that I took for granted living in the country as a child. Whilst I was continuously exposed to animals birthing (sheep, cows, horses, dogs and cats mainly) my …

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Gardening with Jamie Oliver : The Creation of a Greenhouse Herb Garden

Gardening with Jamie Oliver : The Creation of a Greenhouse Herb Garden

I am not necessarily your typical consumer. I shy away from reward cards (unless I can link them to my frequent flyer card) and have resisted signing up for a Woolworths Rewards card. But I do have children and they, as most marketing teams know, make a beeline for a good promotion. We have collected …

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Trainspotting at Train Works Thirlmere

Choo Choo Chugga Chugga - Trainspotting at Train Works Thirlmere

Click to read our update on the NSW Rail Museum. Travelling with kids is always an adventure whether it is a long haul trip overseas or just a short stroll from home. With a third day added to our weekend thanks to the Queen’s Birthday holiday we decided to take advantage of our Sunday and …

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