FREE Online Activities for Kids

FREE ONLINE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS Do some yoga or visit the Antarctic. Here are a bunch of FREE online activities for the kids and you to do. With everything going on at the moment, we may need extra help keeping the kids busy while we take a moment to regain our sanity. Here are a […]

FREE SYDNEY: 40 free things to see and do in Sydney [UPDATED]

Free Sydney  Free Sydney is a list of 40 things to see and do that, unlike most things in Sydney, won’t break the bank. This list is about experiencing Sydney in various ways and forms. There should be something for everybody on this list. If you have got visitors coming to Sydney this list of […]

Hamilton Island with kids

We’re just back from Hamilton Island and yes, it’s as good as everyone says it is! The palm trees, the blue water, the light sand and the warm weather. Hamilton Island is a great holiday away with the kids. There is plenty to do for the whole family! Water sports, walks, a driving range, good […]

Best Sydney Beaches for Kids

Best Sydney Beaches for Kids  The Best Sydney Beaches for Kids is a hard list to make because there are so many great beaches in Sydney. But, for a beach to be great for kids, it needs to: be shallow for a long way or enclosed have good sand to play on be sheltered from […]

Sydney’s Best Playgrounds

Sydney’s Best Playgrounds  This is our list of Sydney’s Best Playgrounds. There are hundreds if not thousands of playgrounds in Sydney, lots of which are written about and to be honest aren’t that great. Staying at home with two young kids sends you out the house in search of entertainment most days of the week. […]

Port Douglas with Kids

Port Douglas With Kids

We’ve just spent 8 days in Port Douglas with Kids and it was absolutely awesome. It’s hard pressed to decide whether a week in Port Douglas with kids trumps a week on Hamilton Island. I just can’t decide. Port Douglas has a lot more to do with varying types of activities. Port Douglas wins but […]

The new Lionel Watts Playground

I was in two minds about visiting the new Lionel Watts Playground. I have really lovely memories of visiting the old playground with my kids when they were little. But we finally got around to visiting it. I’m not sure how I feel about this playground. The old one was so lovely, with mostly wooden […]

The brand new St Ives Showground Playground

The new St Ives Showground Playground

Apparently the new St Ives Showground Playground is the biggest playground in the Ku-ring-gai council…. now that is quite some claim! We had to go and see it for ourselves. So back to St Ives, the suburb of our initial arrival. It’s so lovely to be back on the leafy North Shore. And to hear […]

Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains

Fairmont Resort, Blue Mountains

If you follow AllThingsMomSydney on Facebook or Instagram you’ll know that we love the Fairmont Resort in the Blue Mountains. We try get up there at least once a year, it’s one of the true child-friendly hotels in New South Wales and the location is absolutely magnificent. It helps that it is close to Sydney […]

6 CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Our 6 Classic Children’s Chapter Books of 2020

I’ve been reading some classic children’s chapter books with my kids over the last few months. It started with as a way to introduce our 5 year old to “chapter” books. “Chapter Books” is the term we use for books that have chapters with lots of writing and limited pictures. This whole process started as […]

Spies in Disguise

I laughed and laughed through Spies in Disguise. It was funny and smart, well made and with great music. Although good music may have become the new norm since Despicable Me, Sing and the Trolls movies. With Spies in Disguise, I get the feeling watching this that we’re watching the start of a “Bond” movie […]

Billarong Reserve Playground

There are a lot of playgrounds around Narrabeen Lakes but the most natural of these and currently our favourite is Billarong Reserve Playground. Billarong Reserve Playground used to be the most popular of the three playgrounds but with the introduction of the new Tramsheds playground it has taken a back seat. I like that it’s […]

Pirrama Park Playground

Pirrama Park Playground

Over a year ago a friend of mine suggested the kids and I visit Pirrama Park Playground. It’s now almost 2 years at time of publication. I’m sorry I’m so slow! I can’t believe it took us so long to get to it! It was a great suggestion, what a surprising little playground. Pirrama Park […]