Category Archives: New South Wales

Win 1 of 3 family passes to Spot On Children’s Festival shows and films!

Win have 3 x family passes to different Spot On Children’s Festival shows and films to give away! The school holidays are coming around again, and there’s so much going on in Sydney at the Spot On Children’s Festival! Single parent discounts Riverside Theatres in Parramatta is offering special reduced prices to single parent families to […]

The 4 big Sydney family attractions – ranked from best to worst!

Are you heading into Sydney City for the school holidays? Perhaps you’re wondering where to go and what to see? Here’s a round-up of top attractions according to the Sydney 5-Attraction Pass – and the wow factor for kids. Here’s what’s hot – and what’s not! We test-ran a Sydney 5-Attraction Pass that gave us […]

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Sydney Opera House

Here’s a great July school holidays idea – take the kids to see Snugglepot and Cuddlepie! We’ve just been to see the fabulous Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Live Show, now playing at the Sydney Opera House. This is the perfect opportunity to introduce a whole new generation of Australian children to the charm and wonder of this May […]

Sydney Opera House Junior Tour

Looking for something different to do with the kids these school holidays? Take them to the Opera House for a behind-the-scenes Junior Tour! We were lucky enough to be invited to try out the Opera House Junior Tour – what a great way to entertain and educate the kids during the school holidays! Running for an […]

Road Trip! Day 12 – Ballarat – and the road home…

And so in the blink of an eye, our last holiday day dawned. We had been on the road for nearly two weeks, and although we’d been having a brilliant time, we had reached the point where we needed to go home to touch base – you know, wash clothes, visit the pets, read the mail…that […]

Road Trip! Day 1 – Dog on the Tucker Box, Gundagai & Wangaratta

Our feet were becoming itchy and the road was a-calling….time for a road-trip! With very loose plans formulating in my head, I pointed the car towards Victoria and set off down the Hume Highway with me (47), my mum (a lady never tells her age), Brooke (9) and Samantha (7) excitedly chatting – and although it’s been […]

Jamberoo water theme park – a family review

With the summer school holidays in full swing I decided to cool the family off at Jamberoo Action Park – here is our ride-by-ride family guide! Jamberoo is a family water park, and a great fun way to spend a day! We headed off on our hour or so drive to Jamberoo with sunny skies, but by the time we […]

School holiday ideas – Madame Tussauds, Sydney

This week I took my single parent family to Madame Tussauds, Sydney… The last time we were at Darling Harbour we visited the Sydney Aquarium and I had tried to talk the kids into visiting Madame Tussauds wax museum too, but they were just not interested. At the time, I thought it was pointless to waste […]