Time for your kid to unleash their inner Super Hero! The Good Guys and Circus Oz have teamed up to create the Super Hero Academy, two hours of fun, circus activities for primary school age kids – and it’s free! Emma and I headed to the inaugural workshop at the Meat Market, a beautiful heritage venue in North Melbourne which…
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Do you do a Sunday family lunch? I always have the best intentions but sadly it doesn’t happen as often as I’d like at out place. When the invite arrived to check out Munich Brauhaus‘ Sunday Family Funday located at South Wharf in Melbourne, we jumped at the chance to share a Sunday meal together in the most convivial of…
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I love to travel, my parents love to travel, as kids my sister and I would occasionally miss school to go on extended overseas vacations. We were lucky enough to travel the world, and the experience and memories are a gift that I will always have with me. My family wasn’t well off so a way to make travel affordable…
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If you are looking for something magical to entertain and educate the kids these school holidays take a day trip to the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum in Lilydale and be spell bound by The Ersatz Fantasia Project. In this project artist Rachael Hallinan has created a large-scale installation of recycled plastic toys, games and recreational products that might otherwise end…
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I’ve been lucky enough to travel to over 38 countries in my lifetime, a lot of it when I was a kid. You may think I was the child of a diplomat or came from a wealthy family, both untrue. I wanted to clarify these points because I think many people/families believe traveling overseas is beyond their budget when the…
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With Halloween coming up I thought it would be fun to play dress ups with Emma and see how many kids costume ideas we could put together with just the items we had at home and already in her wardrobe. Dressing up is a fun way for kids to explore different parts of their personality and interests, challenge gender roles…
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After months of renovating at home and living without a kitchen for over six months, I was looking forward to getting away from the construction chaos and enjoying some quiet time in the Grampians with Emma and my in-laws. Emma’s grandparents live over three hours away from us, so it’s always lovely when we can get together and just hang…
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With all the hub bub of this busy Christmas season, it’s so easy to get caught up in trivialities and forget how lucky we are that our children have the chance of getting a good education. At casa My Poppet we donate to children’s charities throughout the year, and it’s good to know that big companies like IKEA are doing…
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Emma’s birthday always sneaks up on me. It’s usually around the same time as Easter so all the chocolate bunny hoopla tends to be quite a distraction. I always have the best intentions for organizing a proper party and actually inviting her little friends, but alas, between school holidays and the Easter break, it never happened. Luckily for Emma, her…
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I live in Victoria, it’s one of the most fire-prone areas in the world, so the harsh reality is my family or people I know may be affected by the impacts of bush fires. It’s not something I’ve paid much attention to though till now, because I’ve always lived in an urban environment and thought we were ‘safe’. But the…
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