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21 things to do in the school holidays - on a budget!
How does one entertain children and visitors on a restricted budget during the school holidays?
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Printable school holiday planner
Download and print this free printable chart to organise the school holidays.
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Australia
Top picnic spots in Australia
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Young mum paralysed trying to save daughters from falling tree
It was a windy and rainy Sunday afternoon early last month when Jessica Dicks heard a birch tree snap.
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Who remembers Australia's Wonderland?
Gone, but never forgotten. Your memories will come flooding back when you look through this gallery of one of Australia's favourite theme parks.
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Mum says make yoga a school sport
Yoga should be made a mandatory part of the school curriculum, the founder of Connect Kids Yoga believes.
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Cyrus joins line up for new Kidtopia festival in Sydney
X-Factor winner Cyrus joins Kidtopia, Sydney's newest and coolest Festival for Kids (and their grownups) with early release tickets for the three day festival now on sale.
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8 reasons you should be playing Pokemon Go with your kids
For the first time in a long time, my teenager and I have an exciting common interest.
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21 pro Pokemon GO tips
The incredibly popular app doesn't come with many instructions, but here are some tips from what we've learned so far.
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Grandad builds Disneyland like theme park in backyard for grandkids
Welcome to Dobbsland –a backyard Disney-inspired theme park, where admission is free. And the rides are a labour of love.
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This Aussie stay-at-home dad is winning at school holiday parenting
Take some inspiration from father-of-two Steven Childs. The musician and blogger is hands-down winning at school holiday parenting.
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Canadian sisters' lemonade stand shut down by government
Eliza and Adela Andrews were selling lemonade to fundraise for summer camp. That was until they were shut down.
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Seven creative art classes for kids to try
Give kids a chance to unleash their inner Picasso and get their creative juices flowing.
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Think twice before posting that holiday snap
We have a unique responsibility to protect the physical as well as the digital safety of their children. We are custodians and curators of our child's digital adolescence.
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