The Royal Adelaide Show opens its gates again to Adelaide from September 2 – 10 2023. To celebrate we’ve done a quick whip around the KiA team and tried to put together a list of 100 things we love the most about The Show! Are there any hidden secrets you love at The Royal Adelaide Show?Where is your favourite exhibit?What is your favourite ride? Word is they’re bringing back all of our favourites this year, as well as a few...
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The South Australian Queen’s Birthday June Long Weekend is around the corner (13 June 2022) We love bringing you the best ideas for how to spend that time with the kids and have dropped some ideas here to make it easy for you to find something to do. It’s not too late to book a June long weekend camping trip, or you could plan a family bushwalk, bike ride, visit a new playground, get through a list of classic family movies you never...
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Making eco friendly choices when you have a new baby on the scene can be tricky and sometimes gets put in the “too hard” basket when it really doesn’t have to be.Now I’m not going to sit here and pretend like I am the most eco-friendly parent to walk the earth, unfortunately I am far from it BUT I do try my best to make better choices when it comes to the products I choose and use with my little ones, especially when it...
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Looking for the perfect year-round destination for family fun? Look no further than the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Heated to a balmy 27°C, the Leisure Pool has been designed for families with little ones to enjoy with play spaces, fountains, and shallow water. Waterslides also operate at specific times throughout the day. Little kids will have no problems in this pool, which has a maximum depth of 0.9m. The pool also has accessible lifts to...
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FreeFor everyoneForever Wondering what all this parkrun business is about? Quite a few of the KiA families have become avid parkrunners, even Julie who is a self confessed anti-runner! parkrun is a positive, welcoming and inclusive experience where there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Actually. that’s one of our fave parts – knowing that there are dedicated volunteer ‘tail walkers’ who follow behind the last...
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It’s no secret that toddlers LOVE toys and it’s very easy to sudden find yourself living in a house with quite literally THOUSANDS of toys that never or rarely get played with. We all talk about fast fashion, but can we take a minute to think about fast toys. The amount of plastic junk toys that end up in landfill each year is mind boggling so we’re making a concerted effort to promote quality, long lasting toys that grow with your kids and can...
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Step away from the plastic, the bells, the lights and the whistles and get back to simple, beautifully made and educational toys. Toys that encourage imaginative and creative play are limitless in the opportunities they present for kids to not only play but learn at the same time. Whether it’s drawing with beautiful crayons, solving a puzzle, making music or stacking blocks we’ve watched our kids try out some of the toys on offer at...
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Wooden toys have really made a come back in recent years and when you see the range available from our Adelaide friends at Oskars Wooden Ark it’s easy to see why. Plastic definitely doesn’t equal fantastic and if you’re after some new toys that will not only spark imagination and be fun to play with but will also stand the test of time take a look at our favourite wooden toys from OWA. Grapat Nins Carla It took precisely 3...
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ANZAC BISCUIT RECIPE – MAKES ABOUT 35 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup plain flour 1 cup sugar 3/4 (three-quarters) cup coconut 125g (4 oz) butter 2 tablespoons golden syrup ½ (half) teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 tablespoon boiling water Combine oats, sifted flour, sugar and coconut. Combine butter and golden syrup, stir over gentle heat until melted. Mix soda with boiling water, add to melted butter mixture, stir into dry ingredients. Take...
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Take a Virtual Visit of the Australian War Memorial click here to visit Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli click here to take a tour Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France click here to take a look V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromells France click here to take a look Amy Museum of South Australia Video...
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www.switchedonkids.com.au are an Adelaide based online store that sells educational toys. They are committed to engage and enhance 3-15 years kids learning and young adults’ learning while playing with toys. USE ‘WELCOME10’ coupon code to get a $10 discount on your first purchase. Toys are the best investment in kids after your personal time. The educational toys are meant to challenge the kids brain, learn principals of maths, science,...
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Ready for take-off? Launch your intergalactic voyage with Adelaide Planetarium! Home to the only planetarium in Adelaide that is open to the public all year round, the Adelaide Planetarium at UniSA, Mawson Lakes, offers a unique interactive experience to explore the universe, galaxy and Solar System. Marvel as you journey across space and time with realistic projections of the Constellations, showcasing the position of the Sun, Moon, planets...
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The Para Hills Community Club offers families a place to come together with a relaxing and casual atmosphere which offers great value, fast and friendly service, and has an indoor playroom for the kids. Offering a wide (like huge) selection of affordable of menu items that will leave the whole family satisfied, including chef’s selections, club favourites and the always popular menu items like schnitzels, burgers, and steaks. The kid’s meals...
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The Sturt River Linear Park Trail is approximately 5kms from South Road (Warriparinga) to Anzac Highway. Accessible for walkers, cyclists, prams and wheelchairs it’s a fantastic long straight trail for families to enjoy. (no horses allowed) The section of shared path between Oaklands Road to Finniss Street have recently been upgraded to include a pedestrian bridge connecting Bombay street to Oaklands Wetlands. What we love most about this...
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Adelaide Cup Day is on Monday March 8 2021 giving us a long weekend! Hooray! Even though March isn’t QUITE as “mad” as normal (thanks again COVID) there’s still heaps of events, activities and things to do in Adelaide. Below are some of our top picks for the long weekend and for all the best family friendly events click here for our event calendar. Adelaide Fringe Of course we all know that the big event of the March...
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Find it at: Jeffcot Road, North Adelaide This beautiful spot might well be Adelaide’s best toddler playground. Let us know what you think! Set amongst the parklands adjacent the Adelaide Aquatic Centre, this fully fenced playground is shaded by the huge trees in the area and is just such a lovely serene place for a play. What I like about this playground Lots of parking available either on the street or in the Adelaide Aquatic Centre...
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The upcoming May 17-27 will mark the return of DreamBIG 2023, which holds the distinction of being the world’s longest-running festival for children. The newly launched family program is centred around the theme of ‘Our World’ and offers over 50 shows, activities, and exhibitions for audiences ranging from infants to teenagers over the course of 10 days. The festival will take place at the Adelaide Festival Centre. The family...
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Now finalising enrolments for Reception, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9 for 2022 and 2023. It’s said that every journey starts with a single step. At Loreto College, that step leads to the development of strong, passionate and confident girls and young women. Loreto is an all-girls’ day and boarding school in Adelaide’s inner eastern suburbs and caters for students ranging in age from Early Learning to Year 12. The school’s belief in the importance...
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It’s not often my family can go out for dinner and truly not able to finish another bite, but that is exactly what happened at The Bavarian TTP. We popped in to try out their new $49 Feed the Family Deal (available daily before 6pm) and it was sensational! This wasn’t a bucket of nuggets trash meal either, this was high quality German-inspired fare with a great variety to satisfy even the fussiest of eaters. (great beers too just quietly...
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Brighton Beachfront Holiday Park (formerly Brighton Caravan Park) has one of the most spectacular beachfront locations of any park we’ve stayed at in S.A. Located just south of the Seacliff SLSC and literally steps to the beach it’s the ideal spot for a family holiday without having to travel too far from home. Swimming, sailing, stand up paddle boarding, fishing, diving, kayaking…… if you love the water, the ocean and...
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