Author: Cristin

January Family Arts Guide – Sydney
December 27, 2018 No Responses

January Family Arts Guide – Sydney

The presents are out of the box, and we're onto the leftover ham sandwiches. Now, you just have a month to fill before school starts back. The great news is that January is probably the most bustling time of the year in Sydney.
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Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday at the Sydney Opera House
December 6, 2018 No Responses

Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday at the Sydney Opera House

Stage versions of children’s TV shows are not something I’m typically game for. A million thank yous to everyone in our lives who never told my then pre-schooler that a stage version of Peppa Pig was a thing that exists....
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6 Great Kids’ Christmas Albums for the Whole Family
November 30, 2018 No Responses

6 Great Kids’ Christmas Albums for the Whole Family

For the “Listening Ears On!” kid’s music series, I usually review just one album, so, I thought I’d choose a single kids’ Christmas album this month. That was quite obviously impossible, so instead, I picked 6 of the jazziest, roc...
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20 Gorgeous Australian Picture Books From 2018
November 22, 2018 6 Responses

20 Gorgeous Australian Picture Books From 2018

Never mind the hard covers and pointy edges, I am of the opinion that books are the warmest, fuzziest gifts that you can give a kid. Picture books, in particular, are most children’s earliest exposure to art and literature, so...
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The Best Gifts for Dance Kids: Keep Them on Their Toes!
November 15, 2018 No Responses

The Best Gifts for Dance Kids: Keep Them on Their Toes!

Dance! For so many young dancers, it is a huge, wonderful part of their lives. If you have a dancer in your life, they probably have some dance related items on their Christmas wish list. I wanted to compile a...
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6 Early Reader Chapter Book Series With Fabulously Feisty Heroines
November 9, 2018 No Responses

6 Early Reader Chapter Book Series With Fabulously Feisty Heroines

(This post contains affiliate links) When my Miss 5 was about around 4-1/2, we started trying chapter books, in addition to reading picture books. I wasn’t sure if she’d have the attention span for them, but from the start, she’s...
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Listening Ears On!: A Review of Keep It Real by Caspar Babypants
October 30, 2018 No Responses

Listening Ears On!: A Review of Keep It Real by Caspar Babypants

A disco hippo, an bubble trying to stay out of trouble, penguins in California, a dancing flower, and a robot with a lot of feelings: These clever creatures (along with that rainbow unicorn on the album cover) are a pretty...
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Book Review: All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys
October 24, 2018 No Responses

Book Review: All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys

*This post contains affiliate links.* My Miss 5 started kindergarten this year and, if you haven’t yet reached this milestone, my goodness is school hard work these days! They ask a lot of these little people. It’s been amazing to...
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Yo Diddle Diddle at the Sydney Opera House
October 10, 2018 No Responses

Yo Diddle Diddle at the Sydney Opera House

Have you ever thought what a bizarre scene it is in the nursery rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle”? A cat with a fiddle? The laughing dog? A cow jumps over the moon? A cow? How? And, what is the deal with...
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The Snow Dragon at the Sydney Opera House
October 4, 2018 No Responses

The Snow Dragon at the Sydney Opera House

  Sometimes it’s the quiet ones that speak volumes. U.K. based Tall Stories company brings their production of The Snow Dragon to the Sydney Opera House for the October school holidays. It’s not the brightest or loudest production you’ll...
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