Travel With Kids

Adventures close to home

April 7, 2013

      We live just outside of the Macedon Ranges in country Victoria. The Melbourne side. It’s a beautiful part of the world. We are within an hour of Mt Macedon, Woodend, Daylesford and spa country and Hanging Rock.       The kids asked to go on an adventure today-an adventure with lunch specifically-so I packed the lunch [...]

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Camping-win and fail

March 17, 2013

WIN-taking coffee machine FAIL-not taking an extra bra meaning I wore the same one all week. Even after I spilled egg yolk on it. WIN-weather so warm that even the chilly ocean at Warrnambool was delightful to swim in. FAIL-the rainy, windy, cold days that followed. WIN-a tourist park in such a great spot, right [...]

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My favorite and best

February 25, 2013

    Hi. So you’re here, welcome. Maybe you’re new here or maybe you’re an old time reader.  Have a look around. Get comfy. Why not check out some of my favorite and best posts? Maybe you want to know a bit about  Unschooling/Natural learning? Try Unschooling 101 Not Back to School Am I an [...]

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Are we there yet? My 10 best tips for car trips with kids.

December 12, 2012

I’ve taken my kids on a road trip or twenty and I feel like it just keeps getting easier. I thought I’d share some of my best tips for long trips in the car in with kids.     -Don’t have any expectations. You may be hell bent on making 3 hours without stopping or [...]

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Our Own Christmas

December 8, 2012

Tannah 2005 I love christmas. I really do. Despite being an atheist I love the whole tradition and celebration of family being together that it has always meant to me. I reject the idea that you are either going to midnight mass to worship jesus or buying thousands of dollars worth of presents is the only [...]

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Oceans apart

October 22, 2012

  We’re back. Our week at the beach is over and it’s back to reality. We spent 7 glorious days with my family in the coastal town of Forster, NSW where my Mum grew up and I spent most of my own childhood holidays. It’s a long drive. Almost 14 hours in the car, not [...]

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Tips for packing a road trip bag

October 7, 2012

    In six more sleeps we’re off on the road again. I know. It seems like we just got home right? We’ve had this trip planned for almost a year. My parents and my brother with his fiancee and their 3 kiddos are meeting us at a holiday park and we’re all staying there together. It’s [...]

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Time

September 17, 2012

  The last few weeks I have been lucky to spend lots of time with my kiddos. Time away from routine activities and housework and all of our stuff and time in front of the TV/computer. Time away from piano practice and taking library books back and being on time to meet ups. Now all [...]

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