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American Express Openair Cinemas are returning to St Kilda this holiday season, with a line-up of films perfect for every member of the family. Running from 22 November until 20 December 2019, you can enjoy movies under the stars next to Melbourne’s iconic St Kilda Beach. See below for your chance to WIN 1 of […]
Professors from Oceania’s Saremcroft Wizarding Academy were on the lookout for new witches and wizards in Melbourne. My daughter is a huge Harry Potter fan, so any experience that entails dressing up in a Hermione robe we had to check it out. Just over an hour, this interactive magical steam train experience had us spellbound. Advertisement The Wizarding […]
Don’t mess with the Dummies latest show – Lions and Tigers and Dummies, OH MY! is now playing at the Wonderland Spiegeltent, behind Federation Square, as part of this years Melbourne Fringe Festival. This silly and unexpected show will leave you chuckling and smirking at the slapstick antics of three underprepared campers. Lions and Tigers and Dummies, OH MY! is a camping […]
The wonderfully, warm and engaging Musical Sprouts are performing their latest show ‘A Day in a Life of you’ at the Wonderland Spiegeltent, in Birrarung Marr as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. My little man loved this show! The Musical Sprouts latest fun-filled show A Day In The Life Of You tells stories […]
Whether you’re a witch, wizard or muggle, any fan of Harry Potter will love the magic that is around Melbourne at the moment. There’s the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playing at the Princess Theatre, an immersive Wizarding Academy Express train is heading to Southern Cross Station, enjoy lunch at the Imperial Hotel’s Magical […]
The Victorian snow season traditionally starts on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June and finishes in August/September. Victorian families are lucky enough to have lots of options for family-friendly trips to the snow. There are 5 main alpine resorts around Victoria – Mt Baw Baw, Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Mt Buller/Mt Stirling, and Lake […]
Communities around Melbourne will come together on Tuesday 21 June 2022, to celebrate the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year, traditionally people light bonfires to ward off spirits and celebrate with ritual, music, wine and food. There are some beautiful Winter Solstice events in Melbourne this […]
When I gave birth to my first child I had all the good intentions of using cloth nappies, then after a couple of weeks, I realised they weren’t for me. So the cloth nappies were used as rags and I bought nappies from the supermarket. Much to my horror, most nappies take about 200-500 years […]
I had the opportunity to speak with Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, the talented author behind the inspiring and beautifully crafted children’s book series, ‘Little People, BIG DREAMS.’ I discovered the works of Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara one lazy Sunday in St Kilda when my family and I wandered into our local bookstore. My daughters had […]
Small Ideas discount vouchers for families launched in 2014 by local Melbourne mum Belinda Small. Offering discounts up to 90% it has become the go-to family discount app for Melbourne, Sydney and soon to be Queensland too. Advertisement Belinda took time out of her busy schedule to talk to Kiddiehood about her Small Ideas journey. […]
This past weekend we had a gorgeous Sunday exploring the McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, 390 McClelland Dr, Langwarrin Melbourne. Located a quick 40-minute drive south of the CBD toward Frankston, I highly recommend this place for a visit. We came down the M11 and took the Skye Road exit, so we’d already seen a buckled overhead […]