So what is HSK Plus? It’s a paid membership section of the larger Hello Sydney Kids website. You pay a small fee to access some pretty cool premium articles, see list below. As an HSK Plus member, you will see no adverts across the entire (huge) Hello Sydney Kids website. There are more than 700 […]
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 Dance Academy TV series was in production. When I told her we were going to visit the film set and meet the stars, she practically […]
Cook and Phillip Pool is a family favourite in the middle of Sydney and there are HEAPS of reasons why! This is a great spot for babies, toddlers and preschoolers,… So what do you do at Jervis Bay on a rainy day? Well, a visit to the Bay and Basin Leisure Centre always works for […]
We love plants, gardens and being outside and the bush is best of all! Now I don’t need to read a million scientific reports to know that being outside amongst nature is good for my own and my family’s mental and physical health… I just need to go for a bush walk and see how […]
Looking for the best kid-friendly bike tracks in Sydney? Of course you are! Learning to ride a trike and then a bike is one of the great childhood rites… All of my wild children love a speedy water slide. And in fact, I don’t mind one myself. No need to look too far for […]
Oberon Mushroom Picking Have you taken the family foraging for wild mushrooms at all? Did you know that there are many edible mushrooms in the pine forests near Oberon, just… Ah, the gorgeous Fairmont Resort & Spa in Leura in the beautiful Blue Mountains, it’s a real escape from the city. Are you looking for […]
Here’s to a bit of novelty in the kitchen. And here’s to friends who are great cooks and willing recipe sharers. My friend Lara causes a sensation whenever she brings… Sometimes having fruit starting to rot in the fruit bowl turns out to be a very good thing! It was late in the arvo and […]
It was the usual story… You’re spending too much time on screens! Think of some other things to do! My daughter is almost 13 and she does love her screens… she can be quite creative using them but she does need a break. She made a list of things to do, and she really does […]
A friend asked recently whether Eumundi Markets on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast were child-friendly and I almost blew her ears off with my enthusiastic ‘YES!!” There are so many items on sale that would delight child – and lovely grub too. Check out these photos. If you are reading on a desktop, click on one image […]
Passmore Reserve has been one of our favourite playgrounds for years, we love the bushy feel of this fully-enclosed playground. With lots of wooden play structures and plenty of space for playing, it’s a playground where kids imaginations, as well as their little bodies, can run wild and free. There’s heaps of space all around, […]
Here’s a little video book review of the book Swimming Holes Near Sydney. This is a small book but well produced and with some excellent info, plus good photos and satellite images which makes finding the swimming holes much easier. The book has been self published (very well) and you can only buy it from […]
Here’s a breakfast in a glass that will get you up and running in the morning. A delicious coffee and cacao smoothie will get the day off to a great start and put some pizazz into the start of the day. Hooray! Aslo, who doesn’t appreciate the chance to start the day with chocolate? Of […]
Ah, Bondi, how we love you. For all your oddities and and inconsistencies, your disappointments and few disgraces, we do adore you. Bondi’s exuberant mix of high end de luxe… Read More Iconic Bondi Beach has a couple of very particular attractions for families, especially those with young children. The playground here has one […]
It all seems far away and long ago now. Oh take me back! We did enjoy our time at the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort on the Coral Coast. It was quite the perfect location for our family of teens and twins. If we were a perfect family, it’d have been the perfect holiday! But all […]
