Image by suneko Just a quick note to wish the lovely readers of Planning With Kids a very happy and safe new year. As of the 1st of Jan, I am taking a couple of weeks off line. Posts and associated tweets have been scheduled for this period, but I won’t be able to respond [...]

Image Source: left-hand This post is an update from one of my very first posts, back in Jan 2008. ***** At some point over the school holidays I will have bored kids telling me that “I don’t know what to do”. And you know what? That is completely fine with me. I have learnt it [...]

Image Source Last year was the first time that I actually wrote down my goals for the forthcoming year. Previously I knew in my head what I wanted to achieve, but that was about it. It was a positive step forward to write them down but when it came time to reviewthem through out the [...]

At the start of the month, the kids and I headed into the city to go visit the Melbourne Aquarium, taking with us for its first test run out of the house the Sony Bloggie Touch. It was also my first time at the Aquarium. Check out some of the lovely footage we took: Tips [...]

This time last year I set 10 goals that I wanted to achieve for 2010. 2010 has been a very mixed year for me. I have had some amazing things happen for which I am truly grateful. In other ways 2010 has been a tough year, so I am very much looking forward to the [...]

Many thanks to Jolie from the fabulous site Hey Bambini for putting together this list of kid friendly cafes for summer. Now if Melbourne weather could just prove to us that it is actually summer, I would be very happy! Hey Bambini is a fantastic site for parents that helps you find unique places that [...]