Are you looking for things to do in Phuket with kids? We discovered Siam Safari Elephant Camp. On our recent holiday to Phuket I felt our son really had to experience an elephant ride. PLEASE NOTE: Siam Safari closed in January 2017. We were collected by a driver who took us for the hour-long journey […]
More than 20 tall ships from around the world are making their way to Australia for the International Tall Ship Festival in 2013. The first 3 have already arrived in Perth’s port of Fremantle. The day after they arrived in Perth they were open to the public to view for 1 day only – we […]
When I was a child I loved it when my parents took us on a picnic that involved a lot of rock climbing, preferably with a bit of water. It would keep my sisters and I happy for hours. So it was with great delight that I watched Lewis thrive playing on the rocks at […]
Back when I was at university studying Tourism specifically the unit in Cultural Tourism we learnt that a museum needed: “tell a storey make the asset come alive make the experience participatory and make it relevant to the tourist.” * There are some fantastic family friendly museums about and I have found Pinterest pictures of […]
A Personal Development Day the schools call it. Personally I think it’s just a scam so the teachers can add an extra day off onto a long weekend or the school holidays. However whatever I think, it really becomes a day where I suddenly have to think up an activity (usually at the last minute […]
We are half way through the winter school holidays and whilst I maybe Dreaming of Summer I still have to entertain a 5 year old for 2 weeks in the middle of winter. So a trip to the movies with his best buddy was the plan to keep them entertained for a morning and the […]
When our family travels one of the things my preschooler asks for is a great water-park. Of course he also wants entertainment. Why not combine the two; Legoland offers a wide variety of activities for children aged from 2-12 years, and most include a fantastic splash zone for the entire family to cool off. So pack […]
This year our little man’s milestone was entering full-time compulsory school. Whilst not yet 5 years of age, the state government altered it’s schooling regulations and added Pre-Primary to compulsory schooling and with that a new learning curriculum. Last year our little man was in Kindy which was not compulsory, I didn’t even give it […]
In Australia winter has now well and truly set in. It is cold, wet and I feel chilled to the bone. It was only a couple of weeks ago when we had a lovely sunny day here in Perth and ventured to the beach. Whilst I watched my son frolicking in the sun and surf […]
When your flying with kids the trick is always trying to keep them entertained and prevent them from annoying fellow passengers. If you have to transit during your journey then you have another issue – how to keep them entertained while waiting for your next flight. Through Pinterest I’ve been discovering there are some great […]
