Lend Some Cash to A Mum Who Needs It More

March 8, 2012

Look you’d loan a mum $20 in the playground if she really needed it wouldn’t you? So do pop over to my personal blog where I’ve posted on a non-profit called Good Return, and a mum of five called Brigida. Read all here. It’s International Women’s Day, so lets all be girls together and lend [...]

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Sydney’s Best Cafes for Kids- Cafe Piemonte, Terrey Hills

March 7, 2012
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Isn’t this the kind of sign you just love to see. ‘Kids playground at rear’ has a certain ring to it. Cafe Piemonte is my new local. The kindy mums from the twins’ school are meeting here after dropoff regularly. And of course I have to go each time, such are the onerous duties of [...]

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Hills Flower Markets + Cafe Piemonte Photos, Terrey Hills

March 6, 2012
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Here are a few photos of a fave hangout. All the info, more photos and maps can be found right here! I’ll say no more as will be linking to Wordless Wednesday with Trish from My Little Drummer Boys tomorrow.

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Optimism in Aspergers and ASD – Video

March 5, 2012
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Autism and Aspergers mums and dads, if you have a minute very soon, do go to the website of Aspergers Services Australia, and have a look at the video Optimism – A Positive Attitude to Yourself and Life. This video is a talk given by Proff Tony Atwood and Dr Michelle Garnett at the ASA 2nd [...]

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Sydney’s Best Cafes for Kids – Flying Fox Cafe

March 1, 2012
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Such a very lovely cafe, it’s been designed to be very family-friendly and it succeeds very well. It’s slap bang alongside a very large, fully-fenced playground, with lovely water views, in an extensive park. No wonder Flying Fox Cafe is one of the areas best-known meccas for anyone with a young family.

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A Winter Playground in The North of Scotland

February 29, 2012
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As a sharp contrast to the humid heat here in Sydney, here are some photos of my gorgeous two nephews who live in Nairn in the far north east of Scotland. My sister Morag took these photos at the great playground by the sea one frosty winter’s morning. Thanks Mo!

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Sydney’s Best Beaches for Kids – Whale Beach

February 27, 2012
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Just south of the millionaires’ playground of Palm Beach, around the lofty cliffs is Whale Beach. It’s a much smaller beach, nestled between two striking cliff faces and it has the most spectacular rose gold sand.

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Sydney’s Best Beaches for Kids- Shelly Beach, Cronulla

February 24, 2012
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Just around the corner and along the walking track from the main beach at Cronulla, this is a sweet little sandy beach with an ocean pool. It is much quieter and more intimate that its huge surf beach brother. There’s a very beautiful art deco pavilion which has showers and toilets, including, on the top [...]

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Sydney’s Best… Snakes and Spiders!!

February 22, 2012

Just possibly getting a bit TOO close to nature in our pool and backyard!!  Linking up to Wordless Wednesday, thank you My Little Drummer Boys! 

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Sydney’s Most Family-Friendly Cafes- Little Manly Beach Kiosk

February 19, 2012
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We had such a great time at Little Manly last Sunday that we did it all again yesterday. It was marvellous. There’s something there for all ages of kids. My five year old daughter loves the rockpools with their crabs and anemones. Five year old Rusty Rocket loves leaping off the shark net walkway.  Able12 [...]

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Sydney’s Best Afternoon Teas- The Tea Room at the QVB

February 15, 2012
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It was all thanks to Fig and Cherry … I won an afternoon tea for four at the Tea Room at the QVB. So my daughter and I dressed up in our prettiest, floweriest dresses and invited another well-dressed mum and daughter to join us.

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Sydney’s Best Beaches for Kids – Little Manly Cove

February 12, 2012
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Just across the peninsula from world famous surfing mecca Manly Beach, Little Manly Cove is on the Harbour and a completely different beach. There’s no surf, the views are all of yachts, of the many small peninsulas jutting into the Harbour, and of multi-million dollar mansions. There’s a netted area, the bollards are fabulous for [...]

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Diner Disasters – It’s Not Just My Kids Who Misbehave in Cafes, Is It?

February 8, 2012
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Oh dear, the pictures tell a thousand words each. Not an eating out success. Linking to Wordless Wednesday over at My Little Drummer Boys, pop over!

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Whales and Dolphins Videos- Jervis Bay

February 7, 2012
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My children have been asking to see the little bit of video we shot of the dolphins who came to say g’day when we were on our fast boat trip around Jervis Bay. And now they’ve got themselves off to school, I’ve managed to find it and load it onto Youtube. This isn’t the best bit [...]

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Sydney School Holidays Day 45/47- DIY Water Slides

January 29, 2012
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We’ve had such a laugh at various water slides over these Christmas holidays. I think the four kids have enjoyed them almost as much as their dad and myself. But the homemade slides have been the best fun.

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Sydney’s Best Cafes for Kids- Lifesaver Cafe, Narrabeen

January 25, 2012
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  If you’re in search of a great beachside cafe on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, look no further! Lifesavers Cafe is child-friendly and within spitting distance of the beach and a small playground.  Winner.

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ASD Info – Whiz Kid Games

January 20, 2012
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Have you heard about Whiz Kid Games? Whiz Kids Games is a collection of online computer games aimed at children with moderate to severe ASD.  The games, which are colourful and fun in themselves, teach life skills to the kids playing. The games are a collaboration between multimedia design students from Swinburne’s Faculty of Design, [...]

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Sydney’s Best Ocean Pools – MacCallum Pool, Cremorne Point

January 19, 2012
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Hop on the ferry at Circular Quay, get off at Cremorne Point and then amble along the walkway to this hidden gem on the waters of the harbour. The views over Sydney Harbour are absolutely gorgeous. The huge trees by the pool are glorious to too. The water is refreshing, the ferries glide by, yachts bob. [...]

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More Dangerous But Fun- Jumping off Moona Moona Creek Bridge

January 15, 2012
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So this summer we’ve all been at it, leaping with gay abandon off this bridge into the creek below. Is anything more fun in this entire universe? Bridge jumping is an activity which has stood the test of time. Even Rusty Rocket, aged all of five was flinging himself off good style. With my wee [...]

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Sydney School Holidays Day 29/47 – Manly Waterworks

January 12, 2012
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OMG we just had the best day yesterday down at Manly Waterworks. This is an annual trip for us, and it’s a point in time where the changes in the kids are so clear. Last year the twins were tall enough (almost!) to slide but not brave enough to go by themselves.  I was sliding [...]

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Sydney School Holidays Day 28/47- Long Reef Beach

January 11, 2012
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This is such a cool idea, a weatherproof book showing lots of sea creatures. It’s at Long Reef beach, see map below.  Long Reef Aquatic Reserve is here, one of only 12 aquatic reserves around NSW. You can read all about Long Reef Aquatic Reserve here.  The rules and regulations for reserves are clearly stated [...]

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