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Sydney Arts

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What is the NSW Active & Creative Kids Voucher? (Updated...

In 2018, the NSW Government introduced the Active Kids Rebate, which parents have been able to use to offset the cost of sports, swimming, and other activities. Starting January 1, 2019, NSW parents were also b...

The Wind in the Willows at Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

The Wind in the Willows at the Royal Botanic Garden is an annual tradition for Sydney kids that is fresh and feisty for the whole family.

What's On Sydney Arts Kids

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Arts for Kids – SYDNEY!

Find arts activities for kids in Sydney in the Artsplorers Calendar of Events Look for the Sydney school holidays guides ahead of each NSW term break.

What is the NSW Active & Creative Kids Voucher? (Updated...

In 2018, the NSW Government introduced the Active Kids Rebate, which parents have been able to use to offset the cost of sports, swimming, and other activities. Starting January 1, 2019, NSW parents were also b...

Books Kids Love

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Best Australian Picture Books 2023

25 Gorgeous Australian Picture Books from 2023

My annual “Gorgeous Australian Picture Books” tradition turns 6 this year! What started as a way to share some of the lovely picture books I was reading with my 4 year old and baby (most ones we pic...

Audiobooks for Kids – Recommended by Families

Are you going on holiday and need a funny audiobook for kids for a road trip? Or, maybe your kids need a little help winding down at bedtime. Audiobooks are a fantastic tool in any family's entertaiment toolbo...

Kids Music That You Won't Hate!

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Listening Ears On!: A Review of Regurgitator’s Pogogo Show’s The...

If you were an Australian teenager in the 90’s, there’s a good chance that Regurgitator was the sound of your youth. Or, so I’m told. I was not an Australian teenager, and Regurgitator didn&#8...

Listening Ears On!: A Review Nali & Friends by Dan...

This post may contain affiliate links. Dan Sultan, the ARIA award winning musician, is best known for his rock/country/soul adult music. Earlier this year, he spread his wings (pun intended) into children&#8217...

Make It

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Nature Scavenger Hunt

The Music of Nature – A Scavenger Hunt

The arts and nature: I always think of them as cousins in terms of how fundamental they are to our souls. And then, sometimes, they are one in the same. Like some nature painting. Or, how nature makes its own m...

Christmas Cards for Hot a Weather Christmas: Make It With...

Since moving to Australia nearly a decade ago, the most common question I have gotten from people at home has to do with Christmas in the summer. The idea perplexes many of my northern hemisphere friends. My an...

Meet the Makers

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Nurturing Your Child’s Creative Freedom Through the Arts

Nurture your children's creativity through musical theatre.

Artsplorers Meet: Sally Chance, creator of Touch & Go

Touch & Go is a tactile collaborative dancing game for children aged 2-3 and their carers, created by Sally Chance (Founding Artistic Director of Restless Dance Theatre and Sally Chance Dance...

Artsplore the World

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The Children’s Arts Spaces of Brisbane’s Cultural Precinct

When we took our first trip to Brisbane last year, we did like any tourists and made a beeline for the South Bank district. South Bank is an expansive public space situated on Brisbane River. It is home to ever...
Adelaide Street Art

Artsplorers Visit: Adelaide’s Street Art

Street art has become such a colorful and vibrant part of urban life in many cities. Its boldness and accessibility makes it a perfect outlet for some sneaky art appreciation with kids. A few months ago, Leah f...

Arts Education

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What is the NSW Active & Creative Kids Voucher? (Updated...

In 2018, the NSW Government introduced the Active Kids Rebate, which parents have been able to use to offset the cost of sports, swimming, and other activities. Starting January 1, 2019, NSW parents were also b...

How to Make the Arts A Part of Your Family’s...

Given how amazing the arts are for kids - for all of us, actually - my belief is that the arts should be part of a family’s every single day. This is not as difficult, time consuming, or expensive as it mig...