Try these ideas from a happiness expert, Narelle Lemon School holidays are upon us again. In pre-pandemic days, many parents and carers would be busily planning holidays interstate or overseas, booking in play dates, organising day trips or tee-ing up visits to family and friends. Instead, a...
Mandatory vaccination is a key feature of the Victorian and New South Wales governments’ roadmaps out of lockdown. Patrons of pubs, restaurants and cafes will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter. Some have claimed that vaccine mandates are discriminatory. However, Mr Liam Elphick, Associate...
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Schools aims to enrich the cinema experience for younger viewers. The 2021 program will be available in full online on the festival’s digital platform MIFF Play from 2 to 16 September; each film can be booked for $35 (incl. GST) per...
The Wiggles band family has officially grown to eight. In the biggest cast shake-up to date, the beloved children's band has grown by four, in a move to represent diversity and gender equality. “The Wiggles were created during a time when early childhood educational concepts were the...
As any lock-down parent knows by the end of the home schooling day, reading to a child a story, can become a real chore. BBC children's channel Cbees have produced a great line up of well known stars for their CBeebies Bedtime Stories. So if you...
YouTube Kids is a colorful, stripped-down version of YouTube, full of animations, bright colors, and cartoon avatars meant to keep the youngest internet users engaged. Loved by many parents, it's been dogged by concerns over its advertising, branded content, and inappropriate clips slipping through for a...
HarperCollins Children’s Books Australia is thrilled to announce it has acquired world rights to two picture books by sisters Bethany ‘Beth’ and Sibylla ‘Byll’ Stephen, better known as the ARIA Award-winning children’s music duo Teeny Tiny Stevies. The ABC Kids breakout stars from folk-pop band The...
We are guessing that going in and out of virus lockdowns will be with us for a while, so here are some ideas to keep everyone busy, especially if there is a school holiday at the same time! Firstly, take a look at 4 ways to...
Board games are booming. Article after article describes a “goldenage” or “renaissance” of boardgaming. Here's why, writes Melissa Rogerson In Germany, the home of modern boardgaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years; the four-day SPIEL trade fair this year saw...
Sing-along stamp pack celebrates 30 years of The Wiggles Australia Post is celebrating one of the country’s most successful children’s entertainment groups, with a musical stamp pack released today to mark 30 years of The Wiggles. Founding member and Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, said he was thrilled...
