When my two eldest boys reached the end of their toddlerhood, ditched the nappies and started looking enormous in their cots, it was time to move them in to their …
Bright with Kids: Part 2: Where to Eat & Shop
Updated September 2019 Whenever we are away on holidays, I love to explore the local foodie scene and find great new places to eat. It is not exaggerating to say …
What to Do in Bright with Kids (Activities)
Updated October 2019 Anyone who has visited Bright, in northeastern Victoria, will tell you it lives up to its rep and then some – it really is such a beautiful …
Dinner out with the Kids: Pizza @ Queen Margaret, North Fitzroy
Lately, I have had the pleasure of eating some seriously fabulous pizza in my search for great pizza places. Pizza is an easy dinner out for us – the kids …
The Top 5: Toys for Girls that Go the Distance
After the interest in The Top 5: Toys for Boys that Go the Distance, I am very pleased to be posting The Top 5: Toys for Girls that Go the …
The Top 5: Free Activities for Kids for the School Holidays – September 2013
The school holidays are here – what to do? Everyone has a different perspective of what constitutes a relaxing holiday at home. For some, time at home and the odd …
The Top 5: Toys for Boys that Go the Distance
I don’t know everything about boys, but I know a lot more now, seven years after the first of our three boys arrived in the world. Now that I am …
Five Great Online Shops for Children’s Birthday Party Supplies
My three children are all born within three weeks of one another, making the three weeks between the middle of June and start of July a very busy period of …
Out and About with the Kids: Carlton
Sometimes, it is not possible to set aside a whole day to go on a ‘family outing’. Extra curricular activities, children’s birthday parties and domestic obligations often take up a …
The Top 5: Family holidays – Tips for Packing for Young Children
As much as I love the idea of holidays, packing for several people is not much fun. Particularly as this task is done in between the gazillion other daily tasks …
A Day out with the Kids: Healesville/Yarra Glen
I love a day trip. It is so refreshing to get out of the city and go somewhere where the air smells a bit cleaner and the pace is a …