I popped into my local IKEA® the other day to grab a few things. I know, your all laughing, who can actually buy only a ‘few’ things from IKEA®. I may have left with a trolley…oops! Anyway, my not so little trip to IKEA® reminded me of a bunch of products we use and especially when road tripping with kids, so I thought I’d share them with you. Remember the old stable table used for TV dinners? Well IKEA® have a laptop option called the BYLLAN which also works really well for

Do you want to make your kids lunch send them into a fit of giggles this Halloween? We’ve come up with some cheeky and freaky snacks including a FREE printable too! I love to make my kids snacks fun and seeing as we are flying this Halloween I thought I’d make some freaky (and kinda gross) snacks for them to nibble on. These snacks, that are sure to make them giggle, would also be perfect for their lunchbox that day too. After all, Halloween does fall on a school day this yea

Cupcakes are always a favourite in our house. Every party will feature a cupcake or few! This time we decided to make some spooky spiderweb cupcakes to go with our Halloween theme for the month. We also wanted an excuse to make spun sugar because it’s so much fun!! So here are our Spiderweb Cupcakes that look just like a web in the morning dew. What You Will Need: Cupcake mix – we used Green’s® Classic Vanilla Cupcake mix that makes 12 cupcakes. 2 eggs for cupcake mix 3 table

Did your parents ever take advantage of cheaper flights on a national holiday or special event such as Christmas, New Years, Easter or maybe even Halloween? This year I’ve done that to my kids but I must admit, I didn’t realize until a Halloween party invitation came and I worked out we would be mid flight between Adelaide and Sydney at the time…oops. Never mind, I’ve come up with a solution to make our flight a spootakular one and hopefully for other kids too. Bring on the H

When it comes the time to leave for a holiday and I do one last check around the house to make sure we have everything, I always think to myself “whatever we have forgotten, I’ll just buy it there!” Most of the time you can get away with buying that forgotten item when you’re travelling but there are a few items that its just best to bring with you because they can be hard to find, not quite right, or very expensive! Here is my list: Kids Medicine – Yes you can buy kids medic

Your first family holiday, taking time to escape the reality of life and sit by the waters edge with your baby while you soak in the warmth of the summer sun. You watch them discover a whole new world as they play in the rocks and sand, dipping their little toes into the water. Its in this moment that you think to yourself ‘yep, it was worth it!’ When considering a family holiday and flying with a baby the response from family and friends is often “Are you serious? I couldn’

My handbag is a treasure trove that weighs a tone and yet I still can’t seem to find something to entertain the kids while I enjoy that skim latte patiently waiting for me…. (if only they were as patient as my latte!) “Mummy, I need a pen, I need paper, I’m bored, can’t I just have your phone to play with?” It doesn’t matter if I’m at my local cafe or the other side of the world, the same scenario plays out over and over again. I try to remind myself to put a colouring book a

I get asked so many questions about family travel but there is one question that is high up there on the ‘most common question list’. How can we be savvy when booking flights for a whole family? Fair enough question I reckon. It adds up very quickly when your paying for 2 adults and 1-2-3+ kids! There are many different ways to be savvy when booking flights but here is a tip that Karen from Neapolitan Homewares and Lifestyle took advantage of – piggyback your partners busines

Vivid Sydney™ has truly become one of our beautiful city’s most enchanting and amazing festivals! With Vivid Sydney™ drawing over 1.7 million people in 2015 it is clear that its an event that is not to be missed. But how achievable is Vivid Sydney™ with small children? Is it possible or even worth it at all? My answer is YES and I’d like to share with you some hints and tips that have worked for us when visiting Vivid Sydney™ over the years. NSW Minister for Tourism and Major