Kids Archives – Page 4 of 5

Here’s where you will find all the top tips you need to plan a family holiday. Click here to find our holiday planning posts for the following places:   Sri…

  This is a local hero to the families who live around it, especially in summer when a play at the park and a swim makes a happy day out….

My daughter nearly jumped out of her skin. Dance Academy!?  A Movie?!! Ms10 was dancing around the kitchen herself, absolutely thrilled to hear that a movie based on the three…

Oh, I wish I’d known about this NSW Health web page on the day we moved to Orange one day in late January. Within a couple of hours of arrival,…

A reader recently asked me for helping finding baby equipment to rent whilst on holiday in Sydney. This took me back 19 years to a visit to Sydney from Pakistan…

What’s the right age for kids to have their very first phone? What’s your opinion? Have you got any experiences to share? It’s a current dilemma for this family with…

Do you cycle with your children in Central Sydney? I most certainly didn’t and would have been far too nervous… until I did the Cycling In The City Course at…

Here is an idea for a most beautiful gift, for girls and boys, and for any time of the year not just this Christmas. My friend Kim Cotton, solo mama…

Sorry to say that this cafe is now closed… leaving this post here for old times’ sake. When I recently heard that a new café with an indoor kids play…

Brought to you by Nuffnang and Mojo Power   We’ve just had the cheapest electricity bill since we became a family of six living in a house with a pool….

  “Top Ten Family Attractions in Port Macquarie”   Port Macquarie offers a wonderland of activities and attractions for the family. Beyond spending the day at one of the region’s…

Gunnamatta Beach and Baths Gunnamatta Park, Nicholson Parade Cronulla 2230 Great little spot on the peaceful and calm waters of Gunnamatta Bay with splendid views. This is a flat sandy beach…

South Cronulla Beach Gerrale Street Cronulla 2230 A smaller and more sheltered beach than Cronulla with flat rocky areas at each end and beach areas by the ocean pools so…

  I posted this little video of my wee lass doing some speedy aerial cartwheels on Facebook recently and a few people asked me about the mat she has. So I…

You’d think that with a husband who’s worked for 25+ years in the oil and gas business I’d understand the ridiculous price fluctuations at petrol stations. But no! I’ve been…

Yelling, shouting, nagging…having a serious word and letting your kids know how angry you are…. Our negative interactions with our kids can be so intense, emotional and focussed. Are the…

We popped down to Newport Beach after a visit to The Newport (Arms, as was) recently. The kids hadn’t wanted to sit still and enjoy the Newport’s views after we…

Now please forgive some very blatant showing off here. But I did make a rather splendid cake for the twins’ school Open Day and Fair. The Cake Competition has been…

You’ll have to excuse me for a wee minute, I’m in shock. I posted the photo above on the Hello Sydney Kids Facebook page last Saturday afternoon, and it’s gone…

If you want to know what Sydney Harbour looked like when Captain Cook sailed in, just look around you here. Our guide, Paul, has just hit the nail on the…