Children’s Activities

NGV Kids Corner

July 30, 2010

National Gallery Of Victoria has recently established a very special place for kids to play and explore called NGV Kids Corner. We went there for the first time in June and played, explored and created in the Light Play exhibition. Sparkling crystals, fish that respond to shadow and a view through a kaleidoscope are all [...]

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10 Children’s Activities For August 2010 In Melbourne

July 27, 2010

1. Melbourne Writer’s Festival Schools Sessions Last year I took my 10 year old for the first time to attend a couple of the schools sessions from the Melbourne Writer’s Festival (MWF). It was a fantastic experience for my son (you can see his review of his time on his post Melbourne Writer’s Festival Schools [...]

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Children’s Routines

July 23, 2010

Today’s post was inspired by a couple of lovely readers Gin and Sarah. They were interested in routines that I have for kids and any charts that I might use. Children’s School Routine Since my first child has been in school I have used a children’s timetable to help them keep themselves organised for school. [...]

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Australia With Kids

June 22, 2010

This is a guest post from Catherine at Adventures With Kids. Catherine is mum to 2 boys who are good at finding fun and mischief. Together they get messy, read lots, run lots and love to learn new things . If you are looking for ideas on family adventures be sure to check out her [...]

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Scrapbooking For Kids and Paper Album Kit Give Away!

June 21, 2010

Thank you for visiting Planning With Kids. This give away is now closed and the winner will be announced on the blog soon. Paula Gee is a Melbourne based Creative Memories consultant who also a sponsor of Planning With Kids. Knowing that I like to do crafting with my kids, Paula recently sent me a [...]

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Rupert Bunny and ABBAWorld Exhibitions

June 20, 2010

Thank you for visiting Planning With Kids. This give away is now closed and the winner will be announced on the blog soon. Today three of the children, my lovely youngest sister and myself headed into Fed Square to join in the Nuffnang Family Day. We had a great time and took in an amazing [...]

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Scienceworks – Lightning Room

June 19, 2010

The Planning With Kids family was recently invited to see the Scienceworks’ Trekking Towards Tomorrow show in the Lightning Room. The Lightning Room also know as Victoria University High Voltage Theatre, is quite an amazing place. The theatre seats 120 people and you face a large area that has a safety fence from ceiling to [...]