Babies, toddlers, preschoolers and older kids are here in droves on a rainy winter early evening. The place is awash with strollers and full of hustle and bustle. With my two six year olds in tow, we opt to sit indoors and grab one of my favourite tables, the booths at the back beside the […]

Hooray for a break from the routine of school term. Help! That’s a cry from all the mums and dads who now have to juggle work and children from 9am – 3pm. Aaarrgghhh…. Anyway, there is HEAPS on for these July school holidays here in Sydney. I aimed for one big post but it got […]

This is a sponsored post. My children are so lucky to live right on Garigal National Park here in Sydney. I’m forever saying: ‘Off you go into the bush and play.’ They do as well, and no broken bones yet. They are learning lots about climbing trees and throwing rocks and not that much about […]

Just across the peninsula from world famous surfing mecca Manly Beach, Little Manly Cove is on the Harbour and a completely different beach. There’s no surf, the views are all of yachts, of the many small peninsulas jutting into the Harbour, and of multi-million dollar mansions. There’s a netted area, the bollards are fabulous for […]

Mums and dads, you NEED to know this information! Is there anything better than a takeaway coffee in the playground? Yes, actually there is. Drinking a coffee in a cafe, with your bottom firmly on a seat, whilst your kids play in a playground within eyesight. As your kids get bigger, this is feasible. I […]

Oh yes, it’s a cracker. A vast, gigantic, enormous playground. Maybe even bigger than that. So many different areas to play on, some really challenging spaces for older children, lots for little ones too. It gets VERY busy at weekends, of course, which can be a challenge. And it’s not good at all if you […]

It’s a very Merry Christmas from our family to you and yours. 2018 has certainly been a year of upheavals for us, with a lot of challenges (unwell parents and tricky teenagers, I’m looking at you). Worldwide there is turmoil and appalling acts of violence are commonplace. In 2018 I’m intending to continue to hold […]

One of the best things about baby-friendly screenings at Sydney cinemas is they tend to be MUCH cheaper than the general screening. Noisier too, no doubt, but still, cheap is good.  Event and Greater Union cinemas charge only $8.50 for their Babes in Arms screenings – bargain! Event Cinemas and Greater Union Website: www.eventcinemas.com.au Click on […]

My kids love this area for the great airport views. They can watch planes taking off and landing for hours. But there’s loads more here to enjoy, good playground and… It was a glorious blue day in spring and I just popped down to the baths at Kyeemagh whilst passing. Such peaceful colours, and hardly […]

It’s true that I’m a passionate lover of Fiji’s holidays… and who wouldn’t be? Here’s a handy post that’s just been published on the Skyscanner blog, written by yours truly: Fiji’s Top Five Resorts With Kids Clubs And now I go back to thinking about the trip to Fiji our family is taking in just […]

Over the past few years, I’ve trained myself off commercial, mass-produced biscuits.  Really never eat them. But I could about a million bazillion of these Anzac biscuits.  Luckily, the kids eat them up very fast. I do love a nibble of the uncooked dough too, it’s just scrumptious. I sometimes make a double batch and then […]

On a sunny winter’s day  the playground you need is exactly the opposite to the one you need on a sunny summer’s day.   Avoid those shade cloths and find a playground without. If you are around the western suburbs, here’s a great one to head to, especially if you have older children as well […]

Come on summer, come on!  We long to get down to Balmoral again!! Balmoral is a beach of many parts, it has several beaches in one beach, as it were, plus cafes, playground, an esplanade to stroll along and a little island across a bridge. It is a Sydney family paradise… except when busy as […]

There are heaps of reasons to visit Parramatta, it’s got so much to see and do and it’s compact. So if you are a Sydneysider looking for an interesting –… We love Wisemans Ferry. It is one of those no-brainer destinations. In less than one hour, you are in a country village that is surrounded […]