Author: Cristin

Artsplorers Meet: Avocado Smash
September 22, 2019 No Responses

Artsplorers Meet: Avocado Smash

Avocado Smash, a charming trio made up of classical singer Jo, pianist Su, and dancer Fatima, not so much “smashed” onto the Sydney children’s music scene last year, as sang, strummed, keyboarded, and danced on with their bright and sensitive...
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October School Holidays Arts Guide – Sydney Families
September 14, 2019 No Responses

October School Holidays Arts Guide – Sydney Families

Spring has sprung, and what a time for beautiful new things to begin to emerge. The blooming flowers are coloring our landscape, and on the family arts calendar, festivals are blossoming, a brand new children’s library is opening, and these...
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Kid Recommended Books!
August 23, 2019 No Responses

Kid Recommended Books!

I have been doing a guest post series on the theme “A Book My Child Adores” for Australian Book Week for 3 years now. That series, plus some of the ones I’ve reviewed here, make up a nice collection of...
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A Book My Child Adores: The Captain Jimmy Cook – Alice Toolie Series by Kate & Jol Temple
August 22, 2019 No Responses

A Book My Child Adores: The Captain Jimmy Cook – Alice Toolie Series by Kate & Jol Temple

*This post contains affiliate links.* How amazing is kid logic? Do you remember digging in the ground, convinced that a stick you found was definitely a dinosaur bone? Or, being certain that you were on the case of a serious...
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A Book My Child Adores: Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin
August 21, 2019 No Responses

A Book My Child Adores: Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin

by Sian from Teach Investigate Play *This post contains affiliate links.* A book my child adores is … Rapunzel  by Bethan Woollvin I just LOVE the current resurgence in fairy stories and traditional tales. Whilst the originals are great, often...
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A Book My Child Adores: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie by Jack Zombie
August 20, 2019 No Responses

A Book My Child Adores: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie by Jack Zombie

by Ania from The Sane Mum *This post on Diary of a Minecraft Zombie contains affiliate links.* I don’t know about you, but I have always imagined my kids would grow up to be book lovers, just like I am!...
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A Book My Child Adores: The Swap by Jane Ormerod & Andrew Joyner
August 19, 2019 No Responses

A Book My Child Adores: The Swap by Jane Ormerod & Andrew Joyner

by Alyssa from The Kids Book Hunter *This post contains affiliate links.* There are so many books that my children adore and so many books that I adore reading to them, so to narrow it down to one was rather...
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Listening Ears On!: A Review of “Winterland” by the Okee Dokee Brothers
July 31, 2019 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of “Winterland” by the Okee Dokee Brothers

Our Northern Hemisphere friends may be sweltering in summer, but down here in Australia, we still have a few more weeks of winter. On chilly, rainy days like the one we’re having today in Sydney, celebrating the coldest season ins’t...
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July School Holidays Family Arts Guide – Sydney
June 17, 2019 No Responses

July School Holidays Family Arts Guide – Sydney

Planning for the Winter school holidays doesn’t always evoke images of trips to the beach or long days at the pool like the other holidays. That makes them the perfect time to be indoors at theatres or art museums. There...
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Listening Ears On!: A Review of Lullabies of Broadway, Act II by Mimi Bessette
June 6, 2019 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Lullabies of Broadway, Act II by Mimi Bessette

Never has a warmer voice come out of my speakers than Mimi Bessette’s. If your family can use a little help winding down before naps or bedtime, her Lullabies of Broadway Act II is the musical pairing for fluffy PJs...
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