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Kids grow up fast (so are we)
The Weekend Bulletin Curated weekend fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hey Reader Kids grow up fast, and your recent feedback made it clear it was time for Tot to keep up. So, say π to Tot Teens, launching in just 2 weeks! Tot Teens is a monthly edition just for the parents wrangling older kids. Consider it the newsletter your survey answers helped bring to life. That means three editions now live under the Tot Hot or Not roof: the Weekend Bulletin for school-age weekend plans (every...
READ POSTYour littlie's favourite pups are calling
Fast 5 Your top school holiday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks π Featured Event PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue (Saturday 22 + Sunday 23 Aug) Watch Ryder and the pups race to save Adventure Bay in this action-packed musical stage show, with lessons in teamwork along the way. π CBD ποΈ Melbourne CBD β More CBD picks Songbirds Storytime (Mondays) Songs, rhymes and stories made for babies and toddlers up to 18 months, a gentle way to spark their love of language. π...
READ POSTSpartans, ninjas and a snow globe town
The School Holiday Bulletin Curated school holiday fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hey Reader School holidays have a way of turning even the most organised parent into a full-time events researcher. This week alone I've had three different plans fall through thanks to weather, a sick kid, and (I'll admit it) me completely misreading a start time. So we pivoted, found a last-minute indoor option, and the day was saved - but it reminded me just how much I rely on knowing what's...
READ POSTThis one's all mud and magic
Fast 5 Your top school holiday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks π Featured Events Disney On Ice: Magic in the Stars (Monday 6 Jul) Last chance to see the whole Disney gang skate through favourites like Frozen 2, Moana and Toy Story in this magical arena spectacular. Tots under 2 go free. πCBD The Wobbly Wallaby (Wednesday 8 Jul) A musical tale of friendship, empathy and neurodiversity, with puppets, songs and a book reading to take home. πMoorabbin Lightscape 2026...
READ POSTdon't worry about paying
The School Holiday Bulletin Curated school holiday fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hi there Reader We're in the first week of school holidays and the household budget might already be stretched - so this week's issue is built entirely around FREE and low-cost ideas. In our recent Reader Survey, many of you said that you want lots more ideas for things you can do with kids, without the spend. So that's what we're going to include from now on (I love being useful!). And just in case...
READ POSTThe toddler holiday game plan π
Fast 5 Your top school holiday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks π Featured Event Bluey's Big Play (Wednesdays - Sundays from 1 Jul - 12 Jul) The Heelers' first-ever live theatre show, with puppets your kids will lose their minds over. Fresh from sold-out runs overseas. πCBD ποΈ Melbourne CBD β More CBD picks Alison Lester: 15 Years of Noni the Pony (Wednesday 1 Jul) Rhymes, stories and Noni the Pony come to life with Australia's first Children's Laureate. Ages 2+, $5...
READ POSTBean bags everywhere are at risk
The School Holiday Bulletin Curated school holiday fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hey Reader Thanks to everyone to wrote to me for last week's Ask Me Anything! Given that school holidays are upon us, here's a question I thought I should answer in public: how do I run my business during school holidays when my own kids are also off school? Short version: I lower my standards. I put an out of office message on which tells people that I'm spending time resting, recovering and hanging...
READ POSTWackadoo, what a week!
Fast 5 Your top weekday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks π Featured Event Studley Park Boathouse Mini Explorers Program (Sundays + various school holiday dates) Creative activities and outdoor play for young kids beside the Yarra River. No booking needed. πKew Electric Wonderland (Daily Friday 26 Jun - Monday 12 Jul) Light installations, projection portals, a giant snow globe and a radiant reef light up Rosalind Park after dark. πBendigo ποΈ Melbourne CBD β More CBD picks...
READ POSTShort day + a long list of things to do
Weekend Bulletin Curated weekend fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hey Reader The winter solstice marks the moment the year turns. From this Sunday, the days start getting longer - slowly at first, then all at once. That shift makes most of us want to take stock. For families, it tends to mean something very practical: what are we doing in the holidays? Where should we go? What's the one thing you've been meaning to ask someone who knows Melbourne family life well? That someone is...
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