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Family Christmas Movie Reviews with KiA Dad Tim

We are a sucker for a good family Christmas movie, you know the ones that you sit around year after year and watch with the fam. Apart from the classics, Home Alone, Elf, Die Hard (yes) and The Santa Claus (maybe not number 3), we are blessed with a steady stream of new releases each year. We have decided to review these like the troopers we are (because lets be honest a lot of them are trash..in the best possible way) and place them in your...

My Christmas Story Book Review

Written by local Adelaide author and young Mum of two, Isabella Evangelou. This sweet story invites parents to revisit their childhood memories of Christmas traditions, while children can delight in the simple yet beautifully crafted narrative that captures the excitement leading up to Christmas Day. The pictures are well illustrated with lots of colour to capture the littlest of eyes. This story is for the whole family to enjoy. A book is the...

The Crafty Beardsman – Timber Mud Kitchens and More, Adelaide

The Crafty Beardsman is a bespoke timber creation shop renowned for its expertise in crafting high-quality, custom-built outdoor play equipment for children. Specializing in tailored solutions, the shop offers a diverse range of products including intricate mud kitchens, some featuring plumbed taps and oven cupboards, all constructed from premium soft and hardwoods and finished to perfection. Each piece is meticulously designed to ensure...

Bazinga Trading Cards, Collectibles and Arcade + Barossa Ninja

We think Bazinga is definitely up there as one of the best options for indoor play in Adelaide, and they’ve just opened another venue, this one in the Barossa. Bazinga is SO MUCH more than a trading card shop, read on to find out why. For the Bazinga Arcade and store, you’ll find it located above Little Rockets Play Cafe at Munno Para. follow the signs to the staircase and as you head up, you will be greeted by some huge superhero...

Inchargebox Review

Honestly, what family doesn’t need help with their digital wellbeing? Enter Inchargebox! We have had our eyes on this product for a while and in the lead up to the summer holidays, we jumped at the opportunity to give a couple of different sized Inchargebox’s a go. What is it exactly? Well it’s a great quality, powered coated, lockable, steel tech storage box. It’s stylish and it obviously has has capability to charge up...

Barbie Movie Review

Half of the Kids in Adelaide team pinked up and went out to see the Barbie movie this weekend. The youngest is 8 years old, the oldest is….. (don’t worry we’ll keep that a secret Nanna)We’ve all had different opinions on it. No one hated it, most of us loved it, a couple of us thought it was good but not as great as was hoped, and isn’t that in itself actually just brilliant. We’ve all been out with our families this weekend, to see a...

9 to 5 The Musical: Review

The Adelaide season of 9 to 5 The Musical doesn’t start until October 2022 but I was lucky enough to catch a sneak peek of the Brisbane opening earlier in the year and the show had the whole audience singing, laughing and toe tapping from the moment it started. If you’re overdue for a feel good night out with your besties tumble out of bed and stumble to the Adelaide Festival Centre this October. The icon herself, Dolly Parton (on a...

The Queen’s Gambit Review

Where: Netflix When: NowBingeability: High – 7 x 45-60 min eps.Short Version: If you scrolled past because ‘chess is boring’, scroll back. Click. Consume all of it.Suitable for Kids: Not unless your kids love chess….which they probably don’t. Even then…..No. Given movies don’t exist anymore apart from B Grade Christmas Netflix trash, when a good quality series comes along (not looking at you Tiger...

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...

Tiger King Review (WTAF)

Where: Netflix When: NowBingeability: High – 7 x 45min eps.Short Version:Oh. My. God. What the hell did my eyeballs just consumeSuitable for Kids: NO NO NO WAY! How is it humanly possible to describe this insanity? Lets go with this. Do you enjoy;True CrimeNature docosJerry SpringerUS American reality shows on HayU where people have like 5 wives but its pretty much just a cult.If you answered yes to one or all of these questions then do I...

Head 2 Toe First Aid

Recently a few of the KiA kids participated in a Kids First Aid course run by Karyn from Head 2 Toe First Aid. I’ve been wanting to book this in for aaages and it’s just one of those things that got put off and put off but was constantly niggling in my brain, I knew I had to just to make it a priority and BOOK IT IN. First Aid is SO important, and we’re warned all the time that even just basic First Aid SAVES LIVES so why we...