Cherry Picking. Cherryhill Orchards in the Yarra Valley
Heading towards the Christmas season and the ineviatable hype that will bring, our family is focussing on simple pleasures right now. One such simple pleasure that we enjoyed this weekend was cherry picking at the Cherryhill Orchards in Victoria’s sublime Yarra Valley. A new experience for all of us it was an outing universally loved…
Win – A family pass to Santa’s Magical Kingdom in Melbourne
One of the highlights of the Christmas season last year for my own kids was their visit to Santa’s Magical Kingdom. One lucky Bubs on the Move reader will win a family pass to Santa’ Magical Kingdom in Melbourne (Saturday 21st November 10am session). Entry to Santa’s Magical Kingdom includes: A magical Christmas walk-through wonderland…
The best of Melbourne with kids
Disclaimer: This article is written in partnership with Accor Have you noticed that your perspective on a place changes once children are in the picture? My relationship with my hometown of Melbourne has been turned on its head by the arrival of my own three cheeky monkeys. Instead of just being the place where I…
The Food Truck Park in Preston. Hip Melbourne dining with kids.
Never again, we decided would we chose our family dining venues based on the presence of a playground. That was our dining out tactic for our first years of parenthood and the result was more dodgy chicken schnitzels than I can count. An indoor-outdoor dining venue in Melbourne’s northern suburb of Preston ticks all…
Dandenong Festival of Lights
As the weather warms up in Melbourne there is one event that families should put on their list of must sees. The multicultural melting-pot city of Dandenong is hosting a festival of lights. A celebration of Chinese culture the Dandenong Festival of Lights showcases a vibrant collection of giant silk lanterns against the night sky. Running…
“Our Land is Alive. Hermannsberg Potters for Kids” at NGV Australia Ian Potter Centre
Reviews don’t usually open with congratulations. Congratulations are entirely in order though for the just launched “Our Land is Alive. Hermannsberg Potters for Kids” exhibition. Congratulations to the National Gallery of Victoria and the Hermannsberg Potters for an exhibition that so successfully combines two Australian icons – Aboriginal culture and AFL football. “Our Land is…
Snow play at Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort
One of the perks of living in Victoria is the opportunity to explore the snowfields. This was our second snow trip in as many weeks (last week we visited Lake Mountain) and we headed toward Gippsland and majestic Mount Baw Baw. Our mission was simple – tobogganing, snowball fights and snow angels were on the…
Snow play at Lake Mountain – our experience of Snowopolis
I love the snow, I dream about it if I haven’t seen it in a while and so as a family we make a plan to visit the snow annually. I know that snow holidays are expensive so I have previously advocated that families visit the snow as a day trip, for some traditional…
Sand boarding at Blairgowrie – staying at Historical Avalon
Traversing the tea trees, boogie boards in hand I wasn’t sure what to expect from our first sand boarding adventure. It was a mid-winters day and the kids discarded their shoes the minute we reached the soft sand on the ascending side of the dunes and raced ahead. Suddenly my four year old raced back…