First day of Winter folks, and nothing better than sitting in front of the fire to write this blog.  We recently holidayed in Melbourne and it was a wonderful time away.  If you’re intending to visit Melbourne with your kids for a holiday, then you’ve made a great decision.  To help you with a few ideas, here’s what we got up to… We landed in Melbourne to a cool 12C, and we used the first

Ahoy me hearties! Thinking of taking your kids on a cruise for the first time?  Do it! They’re bound to love it. We recently went on a 9 night Christmas cruise around some of the Pacific Islands and on a whole it was a wonderful experience. We were at sea for 2 days before any Island visits which was good as it gave us time to acquaint ourselves with the ship and workout where everything

On today’s blog I feel like having a chit chat about Spring.  After a long cold winter, I’m celebrating some warmer weather and enjoying Spring! One thing that has been noticeable for me moving back to live in Toowoomba is feeling each and every season (something I didn’t notice as much living in Brisbane).  I love watching the changing seasons, it certainly gives me connectivity to nature. I love nothing more than getting out into

Konnichiwa and welcome to today’s blog on life in Japan for Kids! We recently holidayed in Japan and it certainly didn’t disappoint!  We kickstarted our adventure in Tokyo and what an amazing city to start the Japanese experience.  The Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) were out, and we visited several Japanese gardens, including a Bonsai museum. Being Spring, all the parks were full of locals enjoying the weather and many local Kindy’s came out with young children

My first blog…here goes! It was about 12 months ago that the Illustrator for Happy Day Out in Toowoomba, Laura, started her sketching. It was her idea to put a Pelican into the sketch for the Lake Annand page, and I went with it! I know, right? A Pelican in Toowoomba! We are about 180 kms from the nearest beach, what are the chances of a Pelican being spotted? But hey, these gracious large water