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Children's Activities

10 Children’s Activities For March / April School Holidays In Melbourne

March 16, 2010

1. Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Children’s Shows
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival runs from 24th March to 18th April. There are a number of family shows during the school holidays including:
RODNEY. MISSING.

John Johnson and Rodney the Elephant are an incredible duo. Together they travel the world, delighting audiences [...]

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Fantasy Football For Kids (some very big ones too!!)

March 9, 2010

This is the second guest post from my dear husband, otherwise known as Mr I, the first being Role Reversal Experience – Mr Infrastructure.
Australia over the last few years has caught the very popular fantasy league bug (most common in American baseball and English football). The one I’m addicted to is called Supercoach, which [...]

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Early Learners Games And Activities

February 26, 2010

Belinda Butler is the author of one of my favourite play focused blogs Everyday Play. Belinda is a qualified kindergarten teacher and the mother of two young children.
Late last year Belinda posted about a booklet she had written with a friend of hers called “Early Learners Games and Activities“. I love [...]

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10 Children’s Activities In Melbourne For March 2010

February 25, 2010

At the start of the school year I always feel like I am just hemorrhaging cash, term fees for dance, kinder gym, new school clothes etc etc. So for March’s Children’s Activities my focus is on free or cheap kids activities, that will be more helpful to those of us on a budget.
Note: [...]

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1st Birthday Party Ideas For Boys

February 19, 2010

Towards the end of January our beautiful little boy turned one! Even though babies don’t really understand the idea of a birthday party and are happy with very little fuss, I have always liked to celebrate our children’s first birthday in part to recognise our achievement as parents, making it successfully through the first [...]

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10 Children’s Activities In Melbourne For February 2010

January 26, 2010

There are a number of community based activities in Melbourne during February, which provide plenty of excellent quality and free entertainment for the kids!
1. Remembering Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop
I didn’t know that The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne ran children’s activities! On Sunday 7 February at 2pm, they are [...]

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Weet Bix Kids TRYathlon

January 16, 2010

When the packaging on the Weet Bix breakfast cereal the kids eat changed late last year and started advertising the Weet Bix Kids TRYathlon, there was quite a bit of talk between our two eldest boys about how it would be fun to give it a try. Then when Santa delivered a new bike [...]