Category: Fun

Gold Coast nightclub turns into family rave venue – and the kids are loving it!

Dance-y pants families, your prayers have been answered as a brand new nightclub for parents and kids opens this weekend. Daddy DJ Big Fish Little Fish is a concept fresh from the UK, and it’s hitting the Gold Coast on Saturday. Co-ordinator Stuart Mattheson says his…

Want to win at parenting small boys? Fill youra backyard with excavators!

This morning my two boys woke up to their very own fantasy. This is what happened. “Mummy!! There are diggers in the driveway. Come and LOOK RIGHT NOW!” My almost five-year-old shrieked at me as I was startled awake from a deep slumber.  And as my…

“Gotcha!” 10 best April fools tricks to play on the kids

Feel like getting a little goofy with your kids on April Fools Day? Here are ten fun kid-friendly jokes that will bring on the sequels of laughter – but also get them thinking because some are pretty clever! 1. “Oh yuck, the dog pooed inside!” Hehe, whip up…

The 7 stages of crafting with kids that every mum knows too well

Craft and toddlers go together like labradors and mud puddles: it makes them so happy but the aftermath can be traumatising for you, their owner. So begins the addictive cycle of beautiful messy expression and the bittersweet hereafter. Here are the seven stages of crafting for a…

Family bucket list: 15 things to do before your kids get too old

When it comes to family life, we can all agree on one thing: there is never enough time to do everything you really want. Also, kids aren’t little and willing forever, so there is actually a very small window to tick off your bucket list….

Here’s what happened when I said ‘yes’ to my kid for once

I feel like we have to say no to so many things our kids want to do – usually for their own good health and wellbeing. So last night, when my youngest daughter asked to put the tent up in the lounge room and camp out, it…

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