What’s On This Week…25-31 January 2010

January 25th, 2010, No Comments

Tuesday 26 January 2010 if you missed it is AUSTRALIA DAY, which also means it is a public holiday!!!  Yay… so there is lots on all around Australian to celebrate.
Below is linked to a great website that lists all the official celebrations and activities that are going on in and around your area.
What’s On for [...]

What’s On This Week … 18-24 Jan 2010

January 19th, 2010, No Comments

Markets
23 jan (saturday) Slow Food Melbourne
Abbotsford Convent, St Heliers Street, Abbotsford. Melways ref 44 G5.
8am-1pm
More info… www.mfm.com.au/slowfood.htm
20 jan (wednesdays)  Suzuki Night Market
Queen Victoria Market, Elizabeth St, Melbourne.
5.30pm – 10.30pm.
More info… www.qvm.com.au/snm/snm_home.aspx
21 jan (thursdays)   St Kilda Beach Night Market
O’Donnell Gardens, 18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda.
5.00pm 10.00pm
More info… www.stkildabeachnightmarket.com.au
24 jan (sundays) Docklands Sunday Market
Waterfront [...]

Upcoming Markets & Events

January 11th, 2010, 2 Comments

Summer in Melbourne is such a great place to be, the weather is beautiful and there is so much to do. I personally love a good market or an outing with a particularly summer feel, so as I was adding these market dates to my diary I thought that I would share them with you [...]

Children’s Week 2009

October 21st, 2009, No Comments

Did you know that the 24 October – 1 November 2009 is Children’s Week?
Children’s Week celebrates children’s right to enjoy childhood and provides opportunities for young Victorians to participate in a variety of free educational and fun activities across the state. Themed around ‘a caring world shares’ the week recognises the importance of cherishing children; [...]

Where the wild things are… it is nearly here..

September 15th, 2009, No Comments

This much awaited movie of the favourite childrens book WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is due for release in October. They have recently release this new trailer… it looks fantastic!!

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Easy Playdough Recipe

April 16th, 2009, No Comments

It’s getting towards the end of school holidays and I know lots of parents are looking for something to keep their kids entertained. I have blogged about this before, but thought I would put it up again as Playdough is such a tried and tested source of entertainment for kids of all ages.
This is a [...]

Balance Bike – A great stepping stone

January 3rd, 2009, No Comments

Recently we have discovered a Balance Bike for our toddler – they are fantastic! It is a great learning bike for toddlers… teaching them many of the elements of bike riding without the need for training wheels.
If you have not seen them, they look like a bike but do not have peddles. Quite quickly our [...]

Great Playdough Recipe

October 14th, 2008, 1 Comment

Anyone with kids will appreciate that kids LOVE Playdough. Here is a tried and tested fantastic Playdough recipe;
2 Cups Plain Flour
1 Cup table salt
4 teaspoons cream of tarta
4 tablespoons cooking oil
Mix all this together
Add food colouring to 2 cups boiling water and mix with above mixture
Sprinkle flour on table and knead mixture with hands as [...]