We had heard a few other Sydney parents talking about Power Play before we booked, so we went in with fairly high expectations. It still managed to surprise us. Nine rooms, two kids, one very sweaty hour later, we walked out already talking about when we’d go back. If you’re after something for the school […]
50 Fun Scavenger Hunt Clues for Kids (Free Backyard List)
Day four of the school holidays. The kids were upside down on the couch, doing that thing where they announce they’re “SO bored” like it’s my fault personally. I didn’t have a plan. Didn’t have a Pinterest board, didn’t have anything, really, except a biro and the sudden realisation that the backyard had been sitting […]
TreeClimb Adelaide Review — Prices, Height Rules & What to Know Before You Go
Took the boys to TreeClimb Adelaide over the holidays, it’s up in the Park Lands, we’d driven past it loads of times and finally got around to booking it. There’s three locations now actually, we only found out after booking, one out at Kuitpo Forest and a newer one at Salisbury that opened sometime last […]
Best Places to Go With Kids in Adelaide
Adelaide doesn’t get the hype Sydney or Melbourne does when people talk family travel, and honestly that works in its favour. Nothing’s far. The city’s basically wrapped in parkland, the beach is a tram ride away, and you can be feeding an alpaca or standing on top of a mountain within an hour of leaving […]
Deep Creek National Park – What to Know Before You Visit
What to know before you visit Deep Creek National Park We did this one on a weekday, which turned out to matter more than expected. Deep Creek National Park is about two hours south of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula, right at the end of the peninsula where the ferry to Kangaroo Island leaves from. […]
Alpaca Farm Near Adelaide: Ambersun Alpacas Guide
If you’ve already ticked off the usual Adelaide city walk and you’re wondering what’s left to do on a day trip, here’s one that keeps coming up in conversations with locals and visitors alike: driving out to Mount Compass to spend an hour surrounded by more than a thousand alpacas. The farm is called Ambersun […]
Abbey Medieval Festival Guide: Tickets, Camping & Costumes
We’d never been to the Abbey Medieval Festival before this year. Knew nothing really, just “medieval costumes, out near Caboolture.” Don’t do what we almost did. This thing sells out every single year, general entry and the Friday Family Fun Day both, and 2026’s tickets were gone completely before the festival even happened. Early bird […]
Caldermeade Farm Review: Is the Free Petting Zoo Worth the Drive?
We must have driven past the Caldermeade Farm & Cafe sign a dozen times on the way to Phillip Island and never stopped. It’s right there on the South Gippsland Highway, about an hour out of Melbourne, and every time we said “next time.” This time we actually pulled in, and honestly, we should’ve done […]
Free Things to Do in Sydney with Kids
Half these “free things to do in Sydney” lists are clearly written by someone who’s never actually had to drag a toddler round the places on them. Not this one. Everywhere here is somewhere we’ve actually taken the kids, more than once, so you’re getting real prices where there are any, where you’ll actually get […]
Best Dahlia Farms to Visit in Australia
Looking for dahlia farms to visit in Australia? We’ve been to a few over the past couple of seasons, from the Blue Mountains to regional Victoria to a hidden nursery in Brisbane, and here’s what we found at each one. Best Dahlia Farms in Australia — Where to Pick Your Own Bilpin Dahlia Farm, NSW […]