Rainbow joy? Or torture?

We joined the queue. The seemingly-endless queue that snaked its way around the Melville St carpark which has been taken over for Dark Mofo. We were told the wait time…

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Covid-safe fun

It can be tricky entertaining kids when you've also got the threat of covid to worry about. Particularly at the height of Tasmania's tourism season when many locations are buzzing…

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mapiya lumi – Around Here

When we first arrived at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's new children's gallery - mapiya lumi - I was worried the space would be too small to entertain our…

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Jurassic Creatures

As the queue inched closer to the entrance of the Jurassic Creatures exhibition at Wrest Point in Hobart, both our dino-loving boys were buzzing with excitement. But as we approached…

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On a mission to find ducks

I still recall visiting the Royal Hobart Show's animal nursery when I was in primary school - my favourite part was always watching the antics of the downy yellow ducklings…

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Reaching New Heights

Does your kid love to climb? Climbing is fantastic for a child's development and it's FUN! Here are our favourite parks for climbing: COMMUNITY HUB, QUEENS DOMAIN We went to…

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Toot, Toot!

He loves anything with an engine and toddles around the house shouting "toot, toot" with great enthusiasm. Dinotrain is a bedtime favourite (I can recite it verbatim), the tracks on his…

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