August 2010

10 Children’s Activities For September 2010 School Holidays In Melbourne

August 31, 2010

****** Click here for September 2011 School Holidays. ****** I was so happy to write this post! September is coming. Spring is coming!!! I love the September school holidays, the sun is usually just starting to come out and it is such a lovely time to have a break from the school routine. As always [...]

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Review: National Sports Museum Melbourne

August 30, 2010

Last school holidays, I took the kids into the National Sports Museum (NSM) located at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Before I went, I asked on facebook for any tips on making the most of our visit to the NSM, a lovely reader Lyndelle gave me the tip to make sure we allowed ourselves plenty of [...]

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Review: MSAC Wave Pool

August 30, 2010

Back in January this year at the request of the kids I took them along to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre School Holiday Activities. The main attraction for the kids was the wave pool. We had been a few years ago and had a great time, so I didn’t think much about taking the [...]

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An Easy Way To Prevent Tooth Decay!

August 27, 2010

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. I have tried putting cheese in my kids lunch boxes a lot and the majority of times it has come home returned from the child who needs it most. One of my children unfortunately suffers from tooth enamel defects – basically a weakness and discolouring of the enamel coat [...]

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Kidspot Top 50 Blog Your Way To Dunk Island – An Acrostic Poem

August 26, 2010

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Kidspot are running a competition which gives the Top 50 bloggers a chance to win a trip to Dunk Island for 7 days. The trip is for two adults and two children though – our family rarely fits into the standard family packages, but we have grown pretty [...]

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10 iPhone Apps For Kids

August 24, 2010

I was actually suprised how long it took me to work out that there are some excellent iPhone apps for kids of an educational nature! I find that the iPhone comes in handy at times when you have to wait unexpectedly with the kids or need a distraction under duress! Here are 10 of our [...]

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Kids Home Alone

August 19, 2010

Image by Pink Sherbet Photography This post is part of a series where I answer questions from my readers. If you have a question that you would like me to answer, please feel free to leave it in the comments below. Other posts answering reader questions can be found by clicking here: Reader Questions. Megan [...]

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Could I Have 20 Seconds Of Your Time Please?

August 18, 2010

Thanks so much for reading on! I would love it if you could take a quick 20 seconds to click on the icon below and vote for Planning With Kids. It is just a one click process once your there – you don’t have to register or vote in any other categories, just one click [...]

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Top 10 Out Of Town Kid Friendly Cafes

August 17, 2010

This terrific list of country cafes, comes from the lovely Jolie at Hey Bambini. At the end of each listing you can find a link to her website where you will find a full review of the kid friendly country cafe! 1. Yarra Glen Grand – 19 Bell St Yarra Glen Now for the little [...]

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