Just as we adults enjoy a good “beach read” over the holidays, summer break seem like the perfect time for kids to kick back in an air-conditioned theatre and lose themselves in some silly fun. The 91-Storey Treehouse is just…
January Family Arts Guide – Sydney
The presents are out of the box, and we’re onto the leftover ham sandwiches. Now, you just have a month to fill before school starts back. The great news is that January is probably the most bustling time of the year in Sydney.
Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday at the Sydney Opera House
Stage versions of children’s TV shows are not something I’m typically game for. A million thank yous to everyone in our lives who never told my then pre-schooler that a stage version of Peppa Pig was a thing that exists….
6 Great Kids’ Christmas Albums for the Whole Family
For the “Listening Ears On!” kid’s music series, I usually review just one album, so, I thought I’d choose a single kids’ Christmas album this month. That was quite obviously impossible, so instead, I picked 6 of the jazziest, rockin’-est,…
20 Gorgeous Australian Picture Books From 2018
Never mind the hard covers and pointy edges, I am of the opinion that books are the warmest, fuzziest gifts that you can give a kid. Picture books, in particular, are most children’s earliest exposure to art and literature, so…
The Best Gifts for Dance Kids: Keep Them on Their Toes!
Dance! For so many young dancers, it is a huge, wonderful part of their lives. If you have a dancer in your life, they probably have some dance related items on their Christmas wish list. I wanted to compile a…
6 Early Reader Chapter Book Series With Fabulously Feisty Heroines
(This post contains affiliate links) When my Miss 5 was about around 4-1/2, we started trying chapter books, in addition to reading picture books. I wasn’t sure if she’d have the attention span for them, but from the start, she’s…
Listening Ears On!: A Review of Keep It Real by Caspar Babypants
A disco hippo, an bubble trying to stay out of trouble, penguins in California, a dancing flower, and a robot with a lot of feelings: These clever creatures (along with that rainbow unicorn on the album cover) are a pretty…
Book Review: All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys
*This post contains affiliate links.* My Miss 5 started kindergarten this year and, if you haven’t yet reached this milestone, my goodness is school hard work these days! They ask a lot of these little people. It’s been amazing to…
Yo Diddle Diddle at the Sydney Opera House
Have you ever thought what a bizarre scene it is in the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle”? A cat with a fiddle? The laughing dog? A cow jumps over the moon? A cow? How? And, what is the deal with…