* This post is sponsored by Gagudju Dreaming I have a dream that one day I will get to visit the Australian national parks in the Kimberley and Northern Territory – it’s my Australian bucket list. I’ve been very fortunate in my life and have seen a great amount of Australia, thanks mainly to my […]
“Mum where does the water come from?” my 6-year-old son Lewis asks. “From the dam” I reply “What’s a dam?” Lewis asks. Ok, so this went on for a while until I said, “How about we go to Mundaring Weir, on the next sunny weekend, so that you can see how the dam works.” It […]
When you travel with kids it’s not just about the destination. It doesn’t matter whether you are flying, road tripping or even heading out for the day with kids (in your home town or on holiday) there is more to it than just finding a family friendly destination. It’s also about making the journey entertaining. […]
Are your kids like mine? The mere mention of Lego and they run. Lego the worlds third largest toy manufacturer has been building little plastic interlocking blocks for almost 60 years. It’s ability to let your child’s creative imagination run free and where nothing is wrong is just marvellous. I mean Lego is just awesome! You’ve […]
As is my theme this winter with finding rainy day activities I am on the look out for anything new that I think will entertain our family. Over the recent long weekend a Lego Exhibition was promoted (stay with me here – I’ll get to the model railway exhibition). Lego is my son Lewis’s favourite toy at […]
With a mention of chocolate, Lewis can be bribed coaxed into trying any new activity or store. So into the car he went willingly one wet autumn Sunday afternoon for the half hour 20 km drive from the Perth CBD out to the Swan Valley. We were off to sample the Providore Margaret River in […]
We are enveloped by the Australian native bush of Banksia, Tuart and Jarrah trees. We could be anywhere hundreds of kilometres from town, yet we are literally on the city’s door step. We are in Perth’s Kings Park. Kings Park is one of the largest inner city parks in the world at 4.06km² or 1003 hectares, that’s larger […]
You’ve been listening to your family and friends bragging how they have been away over the holiday season. They went down south, up north, over to Bali, across to Phuket; yet you stayed home. I stayed home as well; there’s a lot to be said for the staycation. You didn’t have to book flights, endure […]
Please Note: We have since returned to Busselton in 2016 and then again in 2020. You can read more about our up to date family-friendly things to do in Busselton on our new site Tips 4 Trips. We may have been in Busselton for a few short days but we discovered we were spoilt for […]
Things to do with Kids in Busselton – Yallingup Maze Have you ever gone out for the day with the kids and wished you could lose them? Then taking the kids to Yallingup Maze or any maze for that matter could be the answer. During the last weekend of the October school holidays we headed […]
