This week my sons school had the privilege of having three children’s book authors and one illustrator! This is an opportunity too good to miss for many reasons. Firstly it is a great way to get your child into reading and books and to get an insight into the authors mind and their ideas. It is [...]

We have had quite alot of rain in Australia during these winter holidays. Therefore it was time to come up with some more indoor activities! Luckily I still had a few boxes left over from when we moved house last year and one of them in particular gave me some inspiration…
USEFUL RESOURCES:
cardboard box, tape, stanley [...]

Every now and then I catch an advert on the TV advertising their variety of board games under the catch phrase ‘Family Games Night’.
It’s a clever way to advertise. Firstly, it makes you question yourself about whether or not you save a special night in the week just for the family to play games together. [...]

This Saturday there is a full moon, which has inspired this weeks artful project:
Here are the steps we took to achieve this activity:
Step 1 -
Use white chalk to create a circular shape.  Create some shade by using darker shades and smudging the colour in on one edge. Use an eraser to rub out holes to [...]

Very aware that I am sitting down at the computer a lot more than I used to through writing two different types of blogs / websites, I felt a great need for lots of exercise! So we visited Manly Dam which has lots of walks and nature trails around it.
We weren’t meant to go for [...]

I loved playing with my dolls house as a child. My siblings and I would often barter for different furniture so there was enough for it to go around the four of us. Whatever you call this type of activity it is one of those classic forms of play that children never tire of. We [...]

Some of the beautiful plants you will see along the track from North Harbour Reserve to Manly Cove    (The Ferry Wharf)

As time goes on I have been looking for more ideas as to what to do in our local area. There are lots of touristy sites with info. but nothing specific for kids. So [...]

We have had a great Easter with family visiting for a week and then finishing the festivities with a trip to the  Sydney Easter Show. We decided to get there early this morning as we had two small children, although I was tempted to come in the evening and see the Robosaurus! But we will [...]