My feet were swollen like steamed buns by the time I got home, but what a happy weekend it was! The State Library of NSW has a Pamela Allen exhibition on at the moment, in the Macquarie Street building, and I went in having never read one of her books until the day before. Her […]
IndigiScapes Centre Capalaba – A Nature-Based Day Out for Kids
IndigiScapes Centre in Capalaba is a genuinely good spot for a day out with the kids. There’s a Discovery Centre at the entrance that introduces the plants and animals of the local natural area, letting kids learn about the ecosystem through specimens, microscopes, and interactive screens. What’s Inside the Discovery Centre My kid got stuck […]
Forest Hill Chase Free Kids Play Area
Hadn’t been to Forest Hill Chase in ages. Didn’t expect it to have changed this much. Found a completely free play space too, on Level 1. Everything except a slide. Drawing station, a car track, books, blocks, a play kitchen, basically a mini kids cafe without the price tag. Suits kids up to about four. […]
Oasis Berries – Pick Your Own
We were driving through Caboolture on our way to go camping, and decided to swing by Oasis Berries for some strawberry picking. Genuinely one of the better spur-of-the-moment decisions we’ve made. Had to share it. How the Picking and Pricing Actually Works The setup here is really good value. $40 gets you an empty box […]
Burradoo Park Farm Reviews
Burradoo Park Farm is a working farm at 6 Railway Road, Burradoo, just minutes from Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands, and it began opening in stages from early April this year. Bowral is about a 90-minute drive southwest of Sydney. Entry is free, but a booked ticket is needed on weekends, public holidays, NSW […]
The Funky Farm Reviews
It just popped into my head out of nowhere, I really wanted to pat a wombat! I scrolled through Instagram for ages and found people mentioning – The Funky Farm, 209 Coolart Rd, Hastings VIC 3915, you can only book in advance, there’s no buying tickets on the spot! $30 per person. In short: this […]
Collingwood Children’s Farm Reviews
We found this place completely by accident back in 2023. We’d driven out to look at Dights Falls, parked, and on the walk back there was this gate we hadn’t noticed on the way in — Collingwood Children’s Farm, right there on the Yarra, five minutes from Abbotsford. We’d lived in the inner north for […]
Myuna Farm Petting Zoo Reviews
A $10 day that completely over-delivered I didn’t research this one beforehand, just the opening hours, and honestly I’m glad I didn’t, because the whole day turned into one nice surprise after another. Myuna Farm is out in Doveton, about 40 minutes south-east of the city, and for what it costs to get in, it […]
Must Visit Dinosaur Parks near Melbourne
My son has been carrying the same three dinosaur picture books around the house for weeks, correcting anyone who calls a Triceratops a Stegosaurus, so this school holidays we more or less surrendered and did the full dinosaur circuit — DinoFest out at Nortons Park, the dinosaur trail running through the zoos, and a longer […]
Best Dinosaur Parks near Sydney
We’ve done two dinosaur-themed day trips out of Sydney now, in opposite directions and for opposite reasons — one for a big day out that happened to include dinosaurs, one because we were already in town for the car racing and stumbled onto something better. Dinosaur Valley at Scenic World, Blue Mountains We went for […]