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BICHENO BEAMS

It’s often said that there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. Tassie winters may be cold, but rugging up and getting outside is worth it, especially if…

WIN – family tickets to Paw Patrol Live! in Hobart

My boys were both obsessed with Paw Patrol when they were younger. And although they’ve since branched out into other interests like Pokemon and Minecraft, they still won’t part with…

Eight Tassie playgrounds you may not have discovered yet

Do your kids love visiting a new playground? Check out this list for some fresh playtime inspiration. GIBLINS RESERVE PLAYGROUND This Goodwood park has had a major overhaul. Every good…

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…

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…

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…

Is this Tasmania’s best playground?

We’ve been talking about the new Kingston Park in our household for months, patiently waiting for construction to finish. So having talked it up to both my boys, I was…

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…

Venturing “overseas” without leaving Tasmania

We hadn't long arrived on Maria Island when an exasperated Hudson demanded to know: "why did we come here?" We were relatively fresh off the ferry and had just walked…

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…