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How to Make the Arts A Part of Your Family’s Everyday

Given how amazing the arts are for kids – for all of us, actually – my belief is that the arts should
be part of a family’s every single day. This is not as difficult, time consuming, or expensive as it might sound!

ARC by Erth and After the Flood at the Sydney Opera House

We attended ARC by Erth and After the Flood as guests of Sydney Opera House. Most of our kids know about climate change. It’s an overwhelming topic for all of us. Among warming temperature figures, acres of deforestation measured, and…

Waru – journey of the small turtle at Bangarra Dance Theatre

We attended Waru – journey of the small turtle as guests of Bangarra Dance Theatre Waru – journey of a small turtle is the first production specifically for children by legendary First Nations company Bangarra Dance Theatre. Bangarra’s work is…

Sydney Arts Activities for the Spring School Holidays

Is it me, or does Term 3 always feel particularly loooong? We’ve nearly made it through, and now we can all relax a bit, preferably with some arts on the agenda. I’ve rounded up many family arts activities happening around…

Engaging Children to Write

Ashleigh Barton is a bestselling children’s author from Sydney, Australia. Her latest book, Solomon Macaroni and the Cousin Catastrophe, is out now. I know I’m not alone when I say that I loved writing as a child. It was my…