The school holidays may be over but Melbourne is still pumping when it comes to memory-creating family experiences. Fortunately, I have the finger on the pulse and have some amazing prizes to giveaway to some lucky families that will encourage you to get out and enjoy Melbourne together this winter. What I love about this…
Kid’s shoes are kind of my thing right now….Partly that’s because my little girl has a thing for shoes herself and somehow after parenting two boys that floats my boat. Also, as two of my three are “sensory kids” and buying footwear that doesn’t feel good to their sensory feet is as close to throwing…
Please don’t think of Hong Kong as just a stop-over. This family friendly destination has much to offer and is worth a trip in its own right. Hong Kong was our first overseas destination ever as parents – we visited with our three month old baby and were blown away by the friendliness of…
Every winter I face a temptation – hibernate for as much of it as is humanly possible – or embrace the cold, get amongst it and enjoy. With the sun setting at 5 pm and running the risk of all developing cabin fever we’ve decided to embrace Melbourne’s winter nights, bundling our three munchkins up…
Sometimes hypothermia can sneak up on you. I took my kids to play mini-golf today. We are in Melbourne, the temperature was chilly (12 degrees) and the sun was shining. It was, in short, a glorious, brisk Melbourne day. There was not a hint of ice or snow about. I thought I had dressed my…
There’s a lot to love about Hong Kong Disneyland. While retaining the joy, imagination and authenticity of the large north American Disney Parks, it is closer to Australia for one. Instead of a thirteen hour flight to Los Angeles, we subtracted a full five hours of flying time by seeking our Disney Magic in Hong…
Musicals, my kids love them, I love them, I wish we could go to more. Melbourne is arguably the culture capital of Australia so we are blessed here with many musical theatre productions however unfortunately the cost of attending puts the experience beyond the reach of many families. Smash hit Broadway musical You’re a Good…
Nineteen sixties era rock music plays in the background as families cool off in a piano themed swimming pool under palm trees after a day at Disneyland. No we are not in California, we are in Hong Kong, and most of the families that we met at the Disneyland Hollywood Hotel which celebrates nostalgia for…
For some parents traveling with kids is something to be dreaded. Akin to a colonoscopy, or slow root canal. Something that is perhaps unavoidable, such a journey for an interstate wedding, but certainly not to be courted. I have looked on these parents with scorn and disdain. What on earth were they thinking? They…
When I heard that a friend Adrian Pyle had self published a children’s book using his daughter’s artwork I was impressed. Firstly that he had thought to do such a cool thing, and second that he had the wherewithal to actually do it. It struck me that collaborating with a child to produce a published…