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Kids Activities Melbourne – February 2012

February 4, 2012

Month two of 2012 already! Here are some ideas of fun activities to do with the kids during the last month of summer here in Melbourne. The Picnic Room Now with school back, those of us with younger ones at home, maybe looking for new activities to do with the littlest ones. The Picnic Room [...]

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Clothing Exchange

January 19, 2012

Like many, I would like to update my wardrobe more often than my budget would allow. I do check out op shops to help add some extra flair to the wardrobe, but more recently I have been enjoying attending the Clothing Exchange at Federation Square in Melbourne. The Clothing Exchange was developed by Kate Pears [...]

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Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog @ Melbourne Museum + Give Away

January 5, 2012

This give away has now closed. The winners as chosen by Nuffnang were: 1. Sandy M My kids haven’t been yet, but I just know they will love the performance about Tiddalik the frog. I think it is so important that all Australian children learn about our aboriginal culture and why looking after our land [...]

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Spirit Of Community

December 6, 2011

I had the most inspiring morning today. I spent a couple of hours working with a lovely team of women at Apples and Jam (this is a truly gorgeous place and I include some photos and more info about it at the end of the post). Back in early November I received and email from [...]

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Kids Activities – Childrens Performing Company of Australia + Give Away

December 1, 2011

The give away is now closed. The winner was Helen Nottle – “That would be perfect for my 10 year old son Jared. We moved this year and I am still not forgiven because we had to leave his drama group and he misses it so much. He loves having funny lines and enthusiastically delivers [...]

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School Holidays Melbourne – Kids Activities Dec / Jan

December 1, 2011

Home stretch now until school finishes up and the summer school holidays are upon us. Of course that is if Melbourne decides to actually deliver summer this year! If you are still in the midst of your Christmas shopping, some of these activities would make great Christmas gifts for kids. Here is some of my [...]

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Melbourne Cup Day Activities

October 12, 2011

My home town Melbourne has a very vibrant horse racing scene. The Spring Carnival is on at the moment, with the big days being incorporated in the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The Melbourne Cup Carnival is made up of 4 key race days at Flemington Racecourse: Saturday 29th October is Derby Day Tuesday 1st November is [...]

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Roar ‘n’ Snore – Melbourne Zoo

October 6, 2011

After we watched the Lion King, we headed to the Melbourne Zoo for the Roar ‘n’ Snore evening. My younger kids had been telling everyone they met, they were going to sleep at the zoo. Part of me was a little bit worried that the experience might not live up to the hype – thankfully [...]

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Kids Activities Melbourne – September School Holidays 2011

September 11, 2011

Two weeks until school holidays are here in Victoria – so looking forward to them! I have listed just 10 great kids activities in Melbourne, we are really lucky with how many we have to choose from. My emphasis has been towards central, low cost and free activities. 1. Born to be Wild 3D This [...]

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Como House – Café Bursaria

September 10, 2011

On Friday I visited Como House in South Yarra for the first time. I had the pleasure to have morning tea with Jolie from Hey Bambini, Jo from Little Melbourne and Joyce from Tot Hot or Not at the cafe there – Café Bursaria. It was lovely to connect in person with women who I [...]

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Top 10 Melbourne Cafes With Fun Kids Activities

August 29, 2011

The lovely Jolie from the fabulous site Hey Bambini has put together another list of kid friendly cafes for Planning With Kids. This time the focus is on cafes that offer activities for the kids. If you haven’t visited Hey Bambini before it is a fantastic site for parents that helps you find unique places [...]

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Kid Friendly Cafe – L’atelier de Monsieur Truffe

August 20, 2011

I came across L’atelier de Monsieur Truffe via the very fab Hey Bambini – the essential guide to cafe culture for little ones in Melbourne. In Jolie’s review of L’atelier de Monsieur Truffe she says: Speaking of hot chocolates, now l’m making a bold statement here but l’m sticking to it. L’atelier de Monsieur Truffe [...]