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Posted on February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 by Cristin
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I’m Cristin-my kids and I are exploring Sydney & beyond through the arts. 🎭💃🏻🎨🎵📚“What’s On Wednesday”. On Cammeraygal land
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Snuggling up with a book together is one of the to Snuggling up with a book together is one of the top joys of motherhood for me. A picture book is a perfect gift or tradition for Mother’s Day. Here are 4 new releases that would be perfect for any mum/mother figure. 💕 🦇 FLY, MAMA, FLY by @annamcgregorau is sweet board book about Grey-headed flying foxes. *I should have said their *night* together in my video!* @scribblekidsbooks 🦜 MY MUM IS A BIRD by @angiecuiwrites /ill. @evie_barrow is a curious and stunning book about having a family that is different. @uqpbooks 🐨 MY MUM IS THE BEST by Nic McPickle/ ill. @tommydoyle is a very relatable ode to the modern mum, whose kids might no always find her the coolest, but there is big love. @allenandunwin 👶 BABY AND ME by @angelacasabene /ill. @hilaryjeantapper Give this to a brand new mum. A celebration of the cadence of days with a baby. @affirmpress *Thank you to all tagged publishers for our copies of these lovely books.*
Willing myself to stay up as late as possible to f Willing myself to stay up as late as possible to fight off the jet lag after landing home this morning, let me share with you some snaps I took of Belgrade street art during the second week of our holiday. You can hardly throw a stone in any direction in Belgrade without hitting a painted wall, but the vast majority is rather uninspiring tags (and some with artistic flair, as well!) or begins-with-an-F -suggestions on what NATO/ the USA / the ruling party of Serbia can do with/to themselves. So, I was always on the lookout for a mural or graffiti with some visual interest. If you keep your eyes open, there is a lot of talent around all parts of town. A few years ago, Mr Artsplorer and I took a walking street art tour of Belgrade- I’ll share that post in my Stories with more fascinating outsider art. There’s a real culture of expression through graffiti in this city.
LITTLE BONES is one of those sensitive books that LITTLE BONES is one of those sensitive books that has continued to live in my mind and heart weeks after I finished reading it. Both Miss 12 and I were so taken with this verse novel. Debut author (and fellow Aussie Bookstagang member!) @aussie_kids_books Sandy Bigna has crafted something very special. For Middle Grades readers who enjoy a quiet book, this story is packed with feelings - sadness, hope - and wonderful use of magical realism. We go deep into the world of Bones, a girl who collects animal skeletons, as she deals with grief. The bones gently represent inner pain and the strength that belies how fragile we might seem. Perfectly unadorned drawings by Tamlyn Teow draw us closer to the story of a girl who magically brings a bird skeleton to life, and has to go beyond her internal world to grow through a reluctant new friendship and midnight magic. Thank you to @uqpbooks for our copy of Little Bones. We can’t recommend this beautiful book more highly.
We didn’t have nearly enough time for the Musée We didn’t have nearly enough time for the Musée D’Orsay. (Well, maybe the girls thought our couple hours was enough, but I could have happily wiled away three or four more hours in awe) We opted for the Musée d’Orsay over Le Louvre on this trip, and given the lines we saw outside Le Louvre, I think it was a good choice, especially with kids. This stunning museum is in a restored train station, and the architecture alone is worth the price of admission. Miss 12 says her favourite thing that she saw was the Belle Époque dance hall posters. Great context when we later walked by the Moulin Rouge. We were also taken with a model of the Paris Opera (this put is in mind to take a tour of the Paris Opera, but we’d left it too late to book, so we’ll just have to come back to Paris!) and the set models. I’m often glad of the context the girls have from our “artsploring,” which helps them connect to things they see later. You never know what it might be. In this case, Miss 7 remembered that she has a picture book based on Degas’ dancers. We haven’t read it much, so I wasn’t sure if she’d make the connection, but when she saw “The Little Dancer” sculpture, she enthusiastically recited the whole plot, and she kept coming back to look at it. We spent most of our time in the world-class Impressionist section, a genre that I always find rich for exploration with the kids - the interesting subject matter, the technique, the use of light, the beauty. This was an absolute highlight of our trip. *We bought our tickets on the day - we did have to queue. Cash payment was preferred. The kids admission was free.*
Miss 7’s is currently enamoured with the Travell Miss 7’s is currently enamoured with the Travelling Bookshop series by @katrina_nannestad /illos. by @cherylorsini . It’s a darling series about Miriam-Rose (Mim) and her family and menagerie of animals who travel around in a caravan, which is a magical bookshop with the power to find THE perfect book for every visitor. Since we were headed to Paris, she checked out from her school library the 3rd book in the series - “The Anxious Artist,” which is set in Montmartre, Paris. The wonderful thing about reading this book was that she loved some of the Paris adventures Mim and her family got up to and they became “her things” that she wanted to add to our itinerary. First up was a ride on the Montmartre Carousel. 🎠 This gorgeous carousel has been carrying riders for nearly 150 years. It’s so beautiful. Later in our trip, we made sure to go to the fountain in the Tuileries Garden, where the bookshop family hired wooden toy sailboats that are propelled by a stick. We’d looked up videos of the boats and even saw a black and white one of people sailing them close to a hundred years ago! We were so chuffed to join the tradition- such a fun experience (thankfully our outing didn’t end as dramatically as Mim’s family’s!). I loved that reading about some places in Paris gave Miss 7 a chance to feel a special connection to these activities and some of the places and things we saw. 💕 (The Travelling Bookshop series is published by @harperkidsau )
What a time we had in Paris! As always, I was on What a time we had in Paris! As always, I was on the lookout for interesting graffiti and murals. Just a few images of Paris street art from our wanderings. 🎨
We began our school holidays by falling down a rab We began our school holidays by falling down a rabbit hole. 🐇 @shakespeareaust ‘s ALICE IN WONDERLAND has landed at the Royal Botanic Garden, and we thought it was so much fun. It’s picnic style theatre, so we arrived a little early - spot of tea and tarts on hand (well, cheese and crackers, honestly, but you could definitely go all out and make a tea party, if you want to get into the spirit). ☕️ Miss 7 accepted the invitation for kids to sit up front and become an audience of caterpillars. 🐛 They had the best spot for the wild adventures through some of the key scenes of Alice in Wonderland, including the very late White Rabbit, a visit with the Caterpillar, Humpty Dumpty, and the Cheshire Cat, a confusing encounter with Tweede-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, and a participatory visit to the Queen of Heart’s garden. The cast is a delight, bringing so much energy to the fast-moving story, funny quips and songs. ♦️♥️♣️♠️ I’d say the show is best suited to about 10 and under (though Miss 12 didn’t mind a bit coming along and getting into the laughs and music). If you’re crew is feeling a little “mad” these school holidays, they’d be in very good company at Alice in Wonderland. 🎩 (Alice in Wonderland is running through 27 April. We were kindly #invited - opinions all ours. Last 3 photos supplied)
🎭I had a musical theatre date with my firstborn 🎭I had a musical theatre date with my firstborn and it got me thinking ... ...first, that HADESTOWN was *amazing*. I mean, are you kidding me, with these performances and this show?! I’ll come back to this. 🌹 But, also, - how sweet it is to be creeping up on the teenage years with a musical theatre fan. As she gets older, I can see the ways that making theatre and the arts such a regular part of our lives has a long term impact. She’s a comfortable theatre-goer who can appreciate different forms and pick up a metaphor here and there. That’s not to say that every kid raised on the arts is going to love musicals, per se, but the benefits are there in so many aspects of who they grow up to be. 🌹 Now, back to Hadestown @hadestownau .It’s playing at @theatreroyalsyd until 26 April. It’s an imagining of Orpheus and Eurydice meets Hades and Persephone ... set in a sort-of 1920s New Orleans and Rust Belt company town. It’s produced by @operaaustralia , so the voices are exquisite, led by the magnetic Christine Anu as Hermes (narrator). Oh, and that band - they are smoking! This is essentially a modern opera, with little dialogue, and jazz/blues/folk style music that weaves and builds the story of two sets of lovers from opposite end of age and social classes. Idealism, poetry and hope collide with a cruel hearted Capitalism and the darkest realities of human nature. It’s an electric ride to (actual) Hell and back, and some of the best that theatrical storytelling is capable of. Miss 12 and I were awed. *Note - the recommended age is 8+, but I think it would be a rare 8 year old who would have the interest in or stamina for this show. I’d suggest reading some reviews before bringing a child under 11 or 12.* #SelfFunded
Gosh, Miss 7 and I were sure feeling like a couple Gosh, Miss 7 and I were sure feeling like a couple of clever clogs this weekend after listening to astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith @lisa.harveysmith talk about her new book for kids QUARKS, SPARKS AND QUANTUM MYSTERIES. From the very tiniest particles that make up atoms to questions about the whole universe, this book explores some of the most fascinating mysteries in science in a way that’s understandable for kids (geared towards 8 - 12). Illustrations by Aidan Ryan @heyaidan_ , including a guinea pig guide, add a lot of fun character. Miss 7 was absolutely intrigued by everything Prof Harvey-Smith talked about in her fascinating presentation at Gleebooks @gleebooks_kids . (She got to play a quark, and now I’m pretty sure she’ll never, ever forget about the makeup of atoms!). I particularly liked a discussion about what are the best uses of scientific knowledge - using what we know to make our world better. I always know it’s a good one when my kids don’t take their noses out of the book for the whole bus ride home, and that was certainly the case here. I’d definitely recommend this one for the many curious kids out there - both for its accessibility and because you can be sure that the science is solid. I love a kid with a head full of facts! ( QUARKS, SPARKS AND QUANTUM MYSTERIES is published by @thamesandhudsonau . Our copy is self-funded)
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