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Toddler activities to keep them busy and give you 5 minutes of peace

Parents of busy toddlers. We see you! We ARE you!Our toddlers are up, awake and ready for action the second they open their eyes in the morning, and although we LOVE their enthusiasm we also love 5 minutes of quiet time to redo your Mum bun, sip on our cold coffee or maybe even sneak in a trip to the toilet for a wee without an audience. We’ve come up with a few of our favourite go-to toddler activities so you can catch you breath. Foamy...

A Picnic Spot in Adelaide for every weekend in Spring

Goodbye Winter and hello Spring! Looking for the perfect picnic spot in Adelaide? Whether you’re after a shady spot by water, a beachside escape, or a scenic park with plenty of space for the kids to run around, we’ve got you covered! Adelaide is home to some incredible picnic locations, from hidden gems to family-favourite parks with playgrounds, BBQ facilities, and stunning views. With so many beautiful places to choose from, why not...

Birthday Parties at Event Cinemas

KIDS BIRTHDAYS AT THE MOVIES Make your children’s birthday one to remember at the movies!Event cinemas are the perfect place to celebrate a birthday.Starting from $10.00* per child (15 & under) plus there are lots of discounted food and beverage add-ons to choose from. * Minimum for group bookings is 10 people. Their friendly, experienced team are here to help. To enquire email Event Cinemas Marion – Marion_bookings@evt.comEvent Cinemas...

Belair Adventure Playground

Find it at: Belair National Park, SA Located within Belair National Park and surrounded by 800 hectares of beautiful bush this playground is an oldie, but a goodie! These photos bring back so many memories for us. Can anyone else remember school excursions here in the 80s and eating massive bush biscuits? Sitting in the huge concrete tunnels and then scurrying away trying to hide from your friends. Belair National Park sells itself. An iconic...

Our Stories

Dreamtime stories for children Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre’s Something on Saturday Available from today, Our Stories invites viewers to take a seat around the proverbial campfire to hear from Senior Kaurna Man Uncle Mickey O’Brien, Ngarrindjeri Elder Aunty Stephanie Gollan and young Adnyamathanha woman Ema Bovoro. For many thousands of years, Australia’s First Nations people have been telling stories through dance, song, paintings,...

SA Whale Centre

Discover a world of whales at South Australia’s largest marine focused interpretative centre. Visitors can experience the natural wonders of the deep, explore the world heritage listed railway building, and gain further knowledge about Victor Harbor and South Australia’s marine treasures. The centre provides whale sighting information, education and research support services through a range of mediums. The centre brings together a unique...

National Motor Museum

The National Motor Museum is located in Birdwood, around an hours drive from the C.B.D. It’s Australia’s biggest motoring collection with over 400 vintage, veteran, post war, classic and modern cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes! Discover how motor vehicles have opened up our country, linking some of the most isolated communities in the world. From the stately to the absurd, from the hand-built to the mass-produced, see the...

Barmera Playspace

Find it at: Dean Drive, Barmera It’s a huge space with plenty of adult seating and a couple of bbq’s. The equipment caters to a range of age groups and even has a little mini bike track so bring along a bike or scooter. There’s heaps of parking and a toilet block across the road. It’s not fenced and Lake Bonney is across the road so you will need to know where the children are at all times to keep them safe. We...

Lewiston Playground

Find it at: Pederick Road, Lewiston It’s a beautiful playground in such a quiet area. There is little traffic passing by and its enclosed. The playground is in good repair, clean and lots of fun for a range of ages. There is a bbq area with plenty of undercover seating, rubbish bins and a public toilet. The carpark is off the road and has plenty of space and there’s even a wetlands walking track. Whilst there we noticed that...

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park

What a great adventure! Blackwood Forest Recreation Park is a fantastic suburban park located in Hawthorndene, just 12 kms from the Adelaide CBD The most striking feature of this park is the huge pine forest that is a great place for kids to explore. Lots of little cubbies and huts throughout to climb in and on, swings, creek, blackberries, mud and trees to climb too! Surprises around every corner. It’s a popular spot for walking,...

Kids Drama, Art & Music classes in Adelaide

Does your child love making up their own plays to perform? Maybe they turn anything around the house into an instrument or they have shown a talent for art? Whether it is drama, art or music that your child is drawn to, getting them involved in a class is a great way to improve their skills, build confidence and make new friends.

Adelaide Dance Schools and Classes for Kids

Discover the Best Dance Schools in Adelaide for Your Kids Are you searching for the perfect dance school to ignite your child’s passion for dance? Adelaide offers a vibrant dance scene with numerous schools catering to kids of all ages and skill levels. From classical ballet to contemporary hip-hop, you’ll find a wide range of dance styles to explore. Whether it’s ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop or latin dancing for fun or for more...

Seaside Park Moana

Find it at: Seaside Blvd, Moana Seaside Park at Moana is another brand new play space opening right before the July school holidays. How lucky are we! Located in the ‘Seaside at Moana’ estate, this fabulous brand spanking new playground is so good, the locals wanted to keep it their little secret! You can absolutely see why with the pics below. It is lacking a bit of shade at the moment, but that is to be expected in a new...

Hindmarsh Falls, Hindmarsh Valley

We love finding little hidden adventures for you to explore with your families. Being the city folk that we are we had no idea that this beautiful spot could be found just down on the Fleurieu, around 15 mins drive from Victor or about an hour from Adelaide. You’ll find Hindmarsh Falls right smack bang in the middle of the Fleurieu Peninsula, around 15 mins from Victor or an hour(ish) from Adelaide. The Falls can be accessed at the end of...

O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park

Find it at: Majors Road, O’Halloran Hill A great spot for a family walk, bike ride, picnic or even better just a good old fashioned ADVENTURE. While there are no formal walking tracks, it’s very easy to follow the numerous fire access tracks located in the park. Please be aware that these tracks are shared with bikes, horses, dogs (on leash) and walkers so make sure your kids know to stay aware and look up! There’s lots of...

Adelaide Cooking Schools for Kids

Some kids love sport, some kids love craft and some kids LOVE to cook! (and how lucky are the families of those kids! well played Mums and Dads)We’re pretty lucky here in Adelaide that there are a number of cooking schools around the place offering both one off school holiday classes as well as regularly weekly sessions your kids can sign up for. They can learn to bake a cake, make the perfect scrambled egg and even try their hand at...

Esperance Boulevard Playground, Seaford Rise

Find it at: Esperance Boulevard, Seaford Rise For a little park it is packed with some great activities. The climbing tower keeps the kids amused for ages. The whale and seahorse rockers, lots of nature nearby to explore. But the best part is the flying fox which the kids LOVE! There is undercover seating however no toilets in the estate. This park is an excellent all ages playground, however we suggest 3+ for the slide as its quite quick going...

Robertson Street Reserve and Road Safety Park, Reynella

Find it at: Castle Street, Reynella This little hidden gem is full of things to do, you can easily spend a day here! Theres newly refurbished tennis courts that you can access, as well as basketball courts to practice on. So much open area for nature walks and picnics. Great little playground aimed at 3-8 year olds, but most importantly a huge flying fox for all ages. The best part of this place is the bike/scooter track which has all the usual...

Roxby Pump Track

Find it at: Cnr Olympic Way & Burgoyne St, Roxby Downs The very clever folks at The Trail Collective have won the job of creating the new pump track for Roxby Downs and the concept design drawings look very cool! It will be a multipurpose Pump Track is a circuit which allows riders of all abilities and types of bikes to ride continuously without pedalling. The vision is for the Pump Track to assist in improving community physical, mental...

It’s Never Too Early to Talk About Race – Books to Help Start The Conversation.

I tried a million times to write an intro to this post, but I can’t think of words anywhere near as good as the below, written by Dr. Erin Winkler in 2017 and shared by theconsciouskid (IG) and by Grace on our Facebook page. “Adults often think they should avoid talking with young children about race or racism because doing so would cause them to notice race or make them racist. In fact, when adults are silent about race or use...

Wildflower Park at Eden Playground

Find it at: Two Wells A brand new $1million dollar playground has just opened in Two Wells! Near the Eden Residential Estate, the new playground is another nature play themed play space and made from all natural materials. The park itself is quite small but there’s lots of balancing logs and beams, climbing nets, a nest swing, and a great hill slide that little sliders will love. There’s an undercover picnic area with BBQ, making...

Yarrabee Road Reserve, Playground and Tennis Court, Greenhill

Find it at: Yarrabee Road, Greenhill Could this public tennis court have the best view in Australia? We think it must be close. Yarrabee Road Reserve at Greenhill is a public tennis court which has recently (June 2019) been resurfaced and fencing completed to make them safe and user-friendly. There are no toilets though so make sure you’ve taken care of that before you go. You’ll find it off Greenhill Road, just past Greenhill...

Walking Morialta with Kids – our top tips

Don’t go mid morning…. earlier or later on a weekend is your best bet or if you can go on a weekday you’ll avoid the weekend traffic. Take snacks and water. Kids love to eat and drink and there’s nothing there, other than toilets which are available at the beginning of the Falls Walks or at the Morialta Playground. There are some good sealed paths for prams, as well as off the beaten track paths for hikers. Plenty of...

Elliot Goodger Memorial Park (Willaston Oval)

Find it at: Two Wells Road, Willaston Nothern suburbs residents love this new nature playspace opened in February 2020 and designed to be integrated with the recently completed BMX Pump Track on Gawler River Road, Willaston. Equipment includes basket swing, natural cubby building area, climbing ropes and nets, tunnels and lots of rocks and logs for balancing on. There is also an accessible slide which is great to see. There’s a picnic...

Nangawooka Flora Reserve

Nangawooka is a small 5 acre reserve on the main Victor Harbor road not far from McCracken Golf Club. (corner of Waterport Road and Adelaide-Victor Harbor Rd) It’s a beautiful place for a walk with many varieties of native plants, trees and flowers as well as over 60 species of birds including a large population of Blue Wrens. You might even spot a few lizards, insects and even an echidna or two! There are nesting boxes among the trees...

MathsOnline

There are A LOT of online learning resources out there and since COVID-19 and homeschooling came along the choice of which ones to try has been a bit overwhelming. We saw the MathsOnline program pop up on Facebook and decided to give their FREE trial a go. MathsOnline works using the Australian curriculum using online video tutorials to teach maths to primary and secondary aged kids K-12, including Year 11 and 12 general, advanced and extension...