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Children's Activities

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

August 31, 2010

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 heaps of fun kids activities to do [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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

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LEGO and Literacy

August 13, 2010

This fabulous guest post comes from Susan Stephenson. Susan Stephenson isn’t teaching face to face with kids right now, but she is still reaching out to kids through their parents. Susan blogs at The Book Chook, where she shares her passion for children’s literacy and literature. Teachers and parents from all over the world [...]