How do you know that you have well and truly left your youth behind you? When you find yourself at an iconic rock venue at 10 am on a Saturday morning watching a children’s music show. That was the situation I found myself in today as we took our three kids to see the Hi…
I love it when I can report back on a kid friendly adventure that is a resounding success. Dinosaur Adventures, an attraction that was recently in Sydney and has just opened in Melbourne ticked a whole lot of boxes for our family. Open until July 20th and located undercover at the Caufield Racecourse are a…
Think back to your childhood. Was there an experience that indelibly influenced your view of nature? Mine was visiting the Redwood State Park in California as a four year old and marveling at the giants of the North American forest. I sought to recreate that experience for my own kids, in an Australian context…
How much do your kids love LEGO® Speaking with other Mums I know that I am not the only one that spends a fair share of her time chasing after those little blocks. Watergardens Town Centre is transforming into a world of creativity this June/July School holidays with a heap of LEGO® models (and giant ones at…
To me it felt a little like visiting an opium den – one where I was greeted by a cut-out of the Caramello koala. Perhaps as a woman battling 12 extra kilograms of baby weight and a recent gestational diabetic it was unwise of me to visit the production site of my one true weakness.…
If there is one word that describes Port Arthur it is paradox. Port Arthur was established in the early 1800s for the housing and rehabilitation of re-offending convicts transported to Van Diemen’s land. Most convicts were rural poor or from urban slums who had engaged in property theft – viewed harshly by British law. At…
The city is a noisy crowded place. It is no surprise that people flock to the State Library of Victoria to seek out peaceful, reflective space. Until Sunday 31st of August there is a special reason to take your children there – the Once Apon Time Exhibition, celebrating the world of children’s picture book art.…
This week I won the jackpot in the blogger’s lottery. Digital Parents and Tots 100 have organized an international blog swap. Bubs on the Move was matched for the swap with Family Travel Times written by Sarah Ebner, a professional journalist and her daughter Jessica aged 12. Jessica’s brother Robert who is 8 sometimes guest…
It seemed like a no-brainer. Take my movie and drawing obsessed five year old to the Dreamworks Animation Exhibition currently on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. An international exhibition, Melbourne is the first stop as it tours the globe. It was supposed to be the highlight of his first school holidays.…
They may be an iconic Victorian attraction however I was dubious about whether a visit to the Phillip Island penguin parade would work for our family. As I sat in the cold this Easter Saturday, snuggling my seven week old baby, praying she wouldn’t start screaming before the penguins arrived my doubts resurfaced. It turns…