tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24118226514203266072024-03-13T10:43:14.902+11:00Twinnie WorldA blog to invite discussion - all about parenting. After all: it's their world... we just live in it.Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-6731721965832679672016-12-18T22:17:00.000+11:002017-05-12T14:25:15.816+10:00Canberra: Family Trip TRAVEL REVIEW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Canberra</b>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Have you been to our nation's capital?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">If not, you simply must.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">If you have a terribly outdated idea that Canberra is 'boring' stop reading!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Actually, keep reading! It's the best thing you could do as a Sydney-ite as this Australian city has so much to offer, and it's under two hours away.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">We, and by we I mean my family and a fellow blogger's family in tow, visited Canberra in October and fit in much as we could in a matter of days.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Think: <b>Cockington Green Gardens, Questacon, Floriade, National Zoo and Aquarium, <a href="https://visitcanberra.com.au/attractions/56b23b69266140594567e305/national-arboretum-canberra-the">National Arboretum Canberra</a>.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The National Arboretum Canberra is something to see! Not part of our schedule, we kinda stumbled across it while driving past.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(We originally published this post <a href="http://www.josiesjuice.com/2016/12/canberra-family-trip-travel-review.html" style="text-decoration: none;">HERE at sister site Josie's Juice</a>, but we've added some elements here to suit the '<b>Twinnie World</b>' audience).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">It's here you can actually see "the forest for the trees", with its 94 forests of rare, endangered and symbolic trees from Australia and around the world.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We loved that we could drive up the breathtaking, winding driveway and park, then walk right into the Arboretum, grab a table (try to get one as close as possible to that fabulous view, although each table has a 360 degree view of the vast expanse of trees), peruse the menu and grab a delicious bite to eat (there is something for all, young palates and more refined palates), then stroll to the large kids 'Pod Playground' just outside, or stay inside the awe inspiring Arboretum structure and have wine and dessert.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">You can walk through, drive in, cycle about, or even horse-ride around the 250 hectare site. You’ll be gobsmacked at all its beauty, including the living artworks in the National Bonsai and Penjing collection. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />You can enjoy a free guided and self-guided tours, loads of interactive displays, outdoor sculptures, or pack a picnic to enjoy an outdoor meal with some of the most spectacular views in our capital city.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />Download their 'augmented reality' app and listen to soundscapes, interesting stories about the trees, and holograms featuring stories about a fire fighter, harpist, landscape architect, Ngunnawal man, volunteer guide and bonsai artist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/156647100" style="background-color: white;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">And now, the zoo!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The <b>National Zoo and Aquarium</b> is possibly THE best zoo I have been to.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's just ten minutes drive from the city (EVERYTHING is easy to navigate and get to in and around Canberra), and it proved a big hit with big and little people.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The zoo itself is super easy to get around, and all its all in the way they've planned out the zoo - it's a clear path between sections and the most popular animals like the majestic lion and the funny meerkats - and you can enjoy the opportunity to help feed animals (including meerkats!), </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">AND: it's </span><span style="text-align: center;">Australia’s only combined zoo and aquarium. You guys, it's SO good. Families, singles, bunches of friends, first dates, grandparents' days out - it's perfect for all, especially because of way it's set out, and how easy it is to get from A to B.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">zoo and adjoining aquarium </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">is only 10 minutes’ drive from the city, you can go behind-the-scenes at the </span><a href="https://visitcanberra.com.au/attractions/56b23afad270154b4553bd83/national-zoo-and-aquarium" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">National Zoo &amp; Aquarium</a><span style="text-align: center;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can try: a </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: center;">Zooventure</span><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: center;">Family</span><span style="text-align: center;"> or </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: center;">Walk on the Wildside</span><span style="text-align: center;"> tour. You can help feed animals, handfeed a giraffe or bear, and at </span><span style="text-align: center;">kids over the age of 12 can do the </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: center;">Meet-a-Cheetah</span><span style="text-align: center;"> encounter and pat a cheetah.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">You could also experience a stay overnight here! THE ultimate stay for animal lovers, we saw the precinct from afar and know that you are right in the middle of it all. So fun - imagine waking up to that. Here is more on that: </span><span style="text-align: center;">http://www.jamalawildlifelodge.com.au/your-experience/</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">Seriously, get to the zoo as soon as you can! If the last time you went was as a child, and you're not sure you can find interest in looking at animals, no matter how cute, you will be pleasantly surprised at how much you'll enjoy it, just as we did.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">It was such a fab experience for our twins! Having two kids the same age can be a challenge to keep them entertained - at all ages, really - but the zoo caters to all ages and stages, and you will see easily how each child connects to their particular interest in various animals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Next up, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Australian Institute of Sport</span><span style="background-color: white;">,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Cockington Green Gardens</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">and</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Best tip straight up: buy the <b>3 In Fun</b> pass to get access to all three of the above - AND</span><span style="background-color: white;"> this means you save more than 25% on the usual price.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And guess what: the 3infun ticket also offers a FREE return visit to one of the participating attractions! Yes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yes, before you head to the mini manicured gardens, consider this: the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3infun ticket gets you all THREE attractions:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Institute of Sport, the delightful miniature world of Cockington Green Gardens, or 200 (YES!) exhibits and experiences at Questacon - it's ALL available with ONE pass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <b>3infun</b> ticket lets you save more than 25% on the usual price. PLUS, and I love this, 3infun is offering a FREE return visit to one of the participating attractions. So, go back and revisit any of the three attractions for FREE!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more on this 3infun ticket, </span><a href="http://www.3infun.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">click HERE</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another tip: call ahead at Australian Institute of Sport and ask when they are able to host you. The AIS is open daily, but tour times are specific.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Listed on the site, the times are: </span>10am, 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tours are closed only on Good Friday, Christmas and Boxing Day, and New Years Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The AIS is Australia's premier elite sports precinct, which attracts 200,000 visitors from Australia and overseas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set amongst 65 hectares of native bushland, the AIS offers an insight into Australia's sporting past and shows what our nation is capable of from a sporting perspective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like seemingly everything in Canberra, it's only minutes from the CBD, with plenty of free car and coach parking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here you can get a sense of what it takes for a high perfomance athlete to make it, with a behind-the-scenes tour of the AIS, where the country's best athletes train.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's located at Leverrier Street, Bruce and you call for more info here: </span><span style="background-color: white;">02 6214 1444, or go to: </span><a href="http://www.ausport.gov.au/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">www.ausport.gov.au</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With the tour of the AIS - an award-winning guided 90-minute tour - you even might catch some of Australia's top athlete's in training!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here you can also challenge yourself in Sportex, one of Australia's leading interactive sports exhibits, set amongst a unique collection of Australian sporting memorabilia - this is part of every AIS Tour. You can even give wheelchair basketball, virtual downhill skiing, rock climbing, football penalty shootouts and much more a red hot go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can also d</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ive into the world-class AIS aquatic and fitness centre which offers both 50-metre and 25-metre heated pools in an indoor complex, plus there is a fully equipped gym with the latest fitness equipment and a range of unique fitness and group training sessions, or you can even hire an experienced personal trainer at the AIS. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fees apply: check the website for times and session and pool availability.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Onto </span><span style="font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;"><b>Cockington Green Gardens</b>! One of my fave parts of Canberra!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">No </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">way is this miniature world just for littlies, instead it's most </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">definitely</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for big and little kids. The twins LOVED this - we have boy and girl twins - and they found joy in the stereotypical things they loved: she loved the dolls house (see more below), and he loved the trains, trains, and more trains.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Created by Doug and Brenda Sarah, Cockington Green Gardens is a family owned and operated attraction, with four generations involved in it’s operation over the past 35 years. It </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">opened to the public in 1979, and has won an Australian Tourism Award and many local tourism industry awards. And you can see why! Step into the world of </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cockington Green Gardens and immediately you are transported to another land - a whimsical, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">very</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> green, perfectly manicured mini world of miniature trains and gardens and immaculately kept flower beds.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">Step into </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cockington Green Gardens and be seriously dazzled by the attention to detail in each and every section of every themed, manicured garden, completed with doll like elements which genuinely fascinate and engage people of all ages who visit. Our group was two sets of adults and fours kids if varying age, and we were all enthralled and engaged the WHOLE time.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cockington Green Gardens always has something to see: it's</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> constantly growing with the popular addition of the international display area, which complements the original English Village and the established gardens.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can also pop into the Rose Room indoor exhibition, featuring ‘Waverley’ a 34 room Dolls House, or have a coffee in the Parsons Nose Garden Café, or bring a picnic lunch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't forgo the cute miniature steam train ride, which goes right around the international display, giving you a complete, leisurely total view of the whole attraction. Awesome fun for young and old!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is more on Cockington Green Gardens: <a href="http://www.cockingtongreen.com.au/">http://www.cockingtongreen.com.au</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And of course, there is <a href="http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/">Floriade</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Floriade is now in its decades' long run in Canberra, and is a leisurely way to see flowers in season and clever and beautiful flower installations, for both young and old.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is set on a huge expanse of land alongside the iconic Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park, and has been there since its beginnings in 1988, when Peter Sutton and his colleague, landscape designer Chris De Bruine, developed a proposal for a grand floral display to celebrate Australia’s Bicentenary and Canberra’s 75th birthday.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well! Hasn't it grown since! <i>Josie's Juice</i> went along to the very first Floriade that year with nature loving mamma in tow, and it has changed markedly since then, growing bigger and better each year.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are stunning floral displays of exotic bulbs and annuals, which thrive in Canberra’s cool climate. Every single year, more than one million blooms (yes, over ONE MILLION!) are on show to create a stunning backdrop to a month-long festival filled with music, cultural celebrations, horticultural workshops, artistic displays, entertainment and recreational activities.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Floriade runs from mid-September to mid-October and attracts almost half a million attendees each year.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While Floraide has free entry for adults and kids, it's advised that families bring some money along for the kiddie rides and of course food, if you like. Or, BYO sandwiches and drinks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We stayed at the <b>Breakfree Canberra</b>, which is situated at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An older style hotel complex, it has all you need for a family stay with all the amenities you need, lots of room, the opportunity to cook for yourself and your guests, centrally located and a short stroll to shops, Floriade (when it's on in Spring each year - allow for around 15 minutes from your hotel), and cafes and restaurants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The hotel has a partnership with Bicicletta Restaurant (around five or so minutes away) and here you can eat your hotel brekkie (there is no other restaurant offering at the hotel), and it is DELICIOUS and has that 'thing' many restaurants around this precinct have: the cool factor. Anyone who rattles of that antiquated notion that Canberra is uncool should be MADE to come here. Cafes buzzing with excellent coffee, a park with shipping containers set up as food truck heaven, and just a cool vibe.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the hotel. Reasonably priced (<a href="http://www.breakfree.com.au/my-bookings/Forms/BuildingPackages.aspx">click HERE for rates</a>), here are some photos of the different room variations the hotel offers:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To see more and read more about what Canberra has to offer, <a href="https://visitcanberra.com.au/">click HERE</a>.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Want to know where Canberra's most Instagrammable locations are? Visit Canberra has a link for that too! <a href="https://visitcanberra.com.au/articles/134/canberras-most-instagrammable-locations">CLICK HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The family of six looks super happy (and no doubt mum and dad are tired) as the settle in a life that has changed forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, at <b>TwinnieWorld</b>, we KNOW how hard it can be to tend to TWO mouths, bottoms, and demands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bec, we wish you all the very best with your newly expanded brood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We may be a little (LOT) biased, but we think twins are the absolute BEST thing ever...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Bec au naturel, sans makeup:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bec also posted a pic in her skinny jeans (she's in the same outfit above), and some comments on social media has been less than nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I say: leave her be! Her body type is her body type, she has just delivered two beautiful, healthy babies, and it's not her first rodeo: the mamma of four clearly works, functions, and tends to her family.</span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-83815831640829626512016-09-25T21:17:00.002+10:002016-09-25T21:18:04.885+10:00Luna Park: Shopkins and Grossery Gang Village<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Yes, we know... you suddenly become an </span>event<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> planner, </span>calendar<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span>wrangler<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">, kiddies entertainer, time manager </span>extraordinaire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">You KNOW <b>Luna Park</b> is a no brainer for non stop kiddie fun (</span>unlimited<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span>rides<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">, anyone? YES! For kids AND </span>adults) and now the iconic Sydney historical theme park is</span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> introducing the BIGGEST <b>Shopkins and Grossery Gang</b> attraction with an entire </span></span></span><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><i>Shopkins and Grossery Gang Village! </i>YES!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">Featuring a Shopkins Swapkins Station allowing children to swap their Shopkins with fellow fans (so, it's Shopkins aficionado heaven) and </span><span style="text-align: left;">a Shopkins and Grossery Gang Museum and Treasure Hunt, there will be daily meet and greets with Kooky Cookie throughout Luna Park, and much more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Featuring every Shopkins and Grossery Gang character ever created, a selection of one of kind Shopkins showbags and merchandise and an exciting opportunity for guests to have their very own Shopkin design made into a real life Shopkin by entering the Design your Own Shopkin competition, the </span><span style="line-height: normal;"><i>Shopkins and Grossery Gang activities</i></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are bound to set little hearts racing and provide endless hours of entertainment these school holidays.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to Luna Park Sydney’s traditional rides, including the recently reinstated Tango Train with a modern twist, LED light show and state of the art technology for a faster white knuckle ride, a brand new experience will be making its debut at the park only for the holiday period – The Avenger. For the older and braver crowd, the ride spins on three axes. Think extreme adrenaline and extreme fun for those brave enough to strap in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Having the Shopkins and Grossery Gang Village is something we are really excited about, it’s a national first and caters to the school holiday crowd - an audience that is constantly on the look out for some extra entertainment options over the holidays.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As the weather warms up, Luna Park will not only be THE perfect Sydney day out for young and older folks (the ferries wheel! Coney Island! The dodgem cars! The </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hair Raiser drop tower! That million dollar view!), you should stay tuned for the fun pop up exhibits like this, themed events like Halloween (Halloscream), and much more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more on Shopkins at Luna Park, click <a href="http://www.lunaparksydney.com/shopkins">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Shopkins and Grossery Gang Village is open daily until 10 October.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">And: it's exclusive to Luna Park Sydney.<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And here is a trailer for the Shopkins FUN at Luna Park:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>I</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">ce Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure </span>is the </span><span lang="EN-US">live, ice-skating arena spectacular, starring the characters from the much loved '<b>Ice Age'</b> films, and it's here during the school holiday season for kids to enjoy - through March and April.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scrat, Sid and all his pre-historic friends are here. TEG Live, Stage Entertainment Touring Productions and Twentieth Century Fox bring <b>Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure </b>to Australian audiences - the FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN SHOW performed on Friday 25 March at Newcastle Entertainment Centre then sees the tour continue to Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth for the school holidays (pic below from media launch in Sydney, 2016).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">combines circus, comedy, aerial arts, exceptional ice-skating, puppetry and film, with a new story based on one of the top-grossing international animated film franchises of all time. Have your kiddies watched 'Ice Age'? Okay... how many times?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Directed by some of the biggest names in live entertainment, this global phenomenon has travelled 25 (YES!) countries in its five-year tour since the premiere at London’s Wembley Arena in November 2012. </span><span lang="EN-US">Due to popular demand, three new shows have been added to the schedule in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Fo all tickets available, go here to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ticketek.com.au/iceagelive">Ticketek</a> site.</span></span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-22049806218405625382016-03-29T00:56:00.004+11:002016-03-29T01:01:57.091+11:00'Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child' by Maya Shetreat-Klein: REVIEW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here, Gabriella reviews the new book '</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child</b>' by <b>Maya Shetreat-Klein</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is a practical step by step guide to heal and nourish a child’s body. A handy take home list at the end of each chapter summarises and reinforces key points.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The author draws on her experience as an integrative paediatric</span><span style="color: #ff2500; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">neurologist and various scientific studies to prove that true health begins from our gut. True health she asserts requires diverse and abundant microbes in living elements- sunshine, fresh food, even in soil. Microbial balance and biodiversity and is the key to robust health. A well- nourished child allowed to interact with diverse exposures becomes naturally resilient. What is encouraging as a parent that our children’s health is not static but fluid; it can be transformed by changing what they eat and their interaction with nature. Even chronic illness may not be cured but the quality of life can be improved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first step for true health is detoxification. She provides a checklist to take an inventory of your child’s health, to look holistically at all symptoms and also gives a guide to recognise toxicity symptoms. To detoxify we need to identify if a child has a full basin as this overflows with toxins and disrupts our cellular health. Cellular health is critical, if cells are functioning suboptomally this has been implicated in autism, epilepsy, ADHD, allergies, asthma and other chronic conditions. The list of usual suspects we now commonly see in children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Second step is to heal from choosing food wisely. She discusses food sensitivities and how “healthy” food can hurt us, providing a handy list of typical symptoms for each food sensitivity. She then provides an elimination diet “how to”. Beyond allergies and sensitivities there are also other foods to avoid including secret sugars in food. She helps us as consumers navigating the misleading and deceptive labeling used by food producers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The third step is to nourish kids. Part 111 of the book dissects each food group, milk, meat, nuts etc and provides details of how farming and manufacturing process have changed these food groups, what effects these modified foods can have on our bodies and gives us the criteria to look for when purchasing each food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The fourth step is pulling it all together. We are provided with guidance to put together a shopping list, how to successfully introduce change to the family diet and what to expect. A sample meal planner is provided together with some useful recipes. She brings together the importance of nature from the outside in- how to effectively grow food in dirt, spend time in dirt, even eat dirt…mud pies, here we come!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I was impressed by the holistic approach of focusing not only on what kids eat and how well they dispose of toxins from their body but also more broadly nurturing their experiences with the natural world. It is a positive and practical guide which helps you slowly take on the daunting task of navigating our complex food environment and changing our diet. I was inspired by the recipes and some clever ideas of to make food exciting for kids. It also more generally inspires readers to act responsibility for our kid’s sake, stand up to government and industries by voting with our dollar.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The main disappointment is that it is American based; she mentions the ineffectiveness of the American food authorities in protecting the health of our children however no comment in made on the Australian food authority as a comparison.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also some suggestions for sourcing food only have relevance for Americans.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child' by Maya Shetreat-Klein is </span>out<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> now, </span>through<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> Pan Macmillan.</span></span></span></i></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Editor's note: more about the author, from the Pan Macmillan site:</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dr Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, is an integrative paediatric neurologist with a medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Board-certified in adult and child neurology as well as paediatrics, she completed the University of Arizona's two-year Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, founded by Dr Andrew Weil, and now serves as faculty. She lectures internationally to medical professionals and laypeople on environmental health and toxins, and healing with food and nature. Dr Shetreat-Klein lives with her family in New York City, where she runs Brainmending, her healing practice and urban farm.</span></div>
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-50970279154811884172015-12-18T15:21:00.005+11:002015-12-18T15:21:45.992+11:00Geomag: Product Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the best little delivery for my little kiddies!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Combining two highly regarded, educational, tried and true play concepts - magnets and construction toys - presenting <b>Geomag</b> which </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will see your kids opening their mind to be their creative best.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Geomag is the ultimate open-ended creative construction toy enhanced by the magic and intrigue of magnets, ensuring that the educational benefits that kids learn during play are ones that will stick!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced in Switzerland to the most stringent international toys standards, Geomag is now entertaining and inspiring Aussie kids from three to 103, all while providing a wealth of educational benefits developing math, problem-solving, spacial, coordination, creative and thinking skills. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">The characteristics of movement and the fascination of magnetism makes Geomag a unique construction toy. </span><span lang="EN">Fun and easy for little hands to manipulate, Geomag ensures that creativity never gives way to frustration. Kids can build ambitiously, big and fast, limited only by their imaginations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what Geomag looks like (and PS: it is <i>THE</i> perfect gift for Christmas).</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The addition of bright and transparent panels that give more rigidity, colour and appeal to the rods and sphere constructions. Triangles, squares and pentagonal panels in many different colours across five sets containing from 22 to 180 pieces. From $20 rrp<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">E-Motion expresses the concept of dynamism contained in the Geomag play activity and allows kids to build fun creations in motion, giving life to surprising optical effects. This collection has special accessories and instructions to create spinning tops and many dynamic constructions. Available in three various sets starting from the basic ‘speedy spin’ up to the ‘magic spin’, these sets contain from 10 to 38 pieces. From $30 rrp<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glitterised rods and panels in new fashion and glamour colours. Girls will love making creations with magical sparkly effects. Geomag Glitter is available in four sets with a piece count from 22 to 68. From $20 RRP.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Jimmy</b> <b>Giggle</b>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mention his name and kids go kinda nuts... and with good reason! Jimmy Giggle is fun and kids respond to his particular brand of joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And now, he is bringing the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Jimmy Giggle’s Christmas </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Party Tour </b>to excited kids of all ages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In fact, there has been a huge demand for Jimmy Giggle’s Christmas
Party Tour, with a fifth Melbourne show announced! The response to this tour has been
wonderful and this cements Jimmy’s reputation as one of Australia’s most popular children’s
entertainers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jimmy Giggle<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>is set to light up this festive season adding plenty of cheer to the holiday celebrations
with the release of a brand new album, followed by live Christmas shows in Melbourne and Sydney. The
magic of Christmas will come alive with Jimmy - joined by <b>Hoot</b> and <b>Hootabelle</b>, the super talented
songstress <b>Ali McGregor</b> and a very special guest appearance from <b>Santa</b> and his elves - YES! They will be performing
some of your favourite Christmas songs live on stage this December. These shows promise to be the
highlight of the summer holidays for children and parents alike. And you know what it's like, parents! School and daycare holidays start, and boom: mum and dad need to be entertainment central.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For tour and ticketing details, visit: <a href="http://www.livenation.com.au/">www.liven<span id="goog_1361400408"></span><span id="goog_1361400409"></span>ation.com.au</a>.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is also an exciting new album! <b>Jimmy Giggle’s Christmas Part</b>y, just released.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tickets are selling fast for these very limited shows - be sure to get in quick!
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ENMORE THEATRE: <b>SUNDAY DECEMBER 20</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/abcevents">www.abc.net.au/abcevents</a> and <a href="http://www.livenation.com.au/">www.livenation.com.au</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">AND! The <b>Jimmy Giggle 'Christmas Party' album, a</b><span style="font-weight: 700;">vailable </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">November 6.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Jimmy Giggle </span>is set to light up Christmas adding plenty of cheer to your celebrations with the release of a new album.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2015 ARIA award winning nominee<span style="font-weight: 700;">, Jimmy Giggle, </span>has teamed up with some very special guest celebrities and
prominent Australian artists, such as <span style="font-style: italic;">David Campbell, Tina Arena, Justine Clarke, Deb Mailman, FiFi Box, Kate Miller
Heidke, Ali McGregor </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Lah Lah </span>to deliver you and your family the Christmas album of the year. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Jimmy Giggle’s
Christmas Party </span>is chockoblock full of covers of everyone’s favourite Christmas carols, plus a few reworks and originals,
including: Deck The Halls, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Frosty the snow man and many more. All these favourites will
have will have the whole family singing along and having a hoot of time for this years festive season!
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">Giggle and Hoot </span>is an award winning ABC TV children’s show starring best friends Jimmy Giggle, Hoot the Owl and
Hoot’s best owl pal, Hootabelle. <span style="font-style: italic;">Giggle and Hoot </span>focuses on preschoolers lives and routines through friendship,
laughter, imagination and music. It airs every day on ABC4Kids and reaches over 2million people each week across 5
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><b>Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment</b> has partnered with everyone’s favourite </span><span style="text-align: justify;">'<b>Today</b>'</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> weatherman and father of two, <b>Stevie Jacobs</b>, to star alongside the <b>Minions</b> in a new video</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">designed</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> to help parents keep their kids entertained this summer. Here is the reel, below, with more info on the Minions mission:</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16pt;">Understanding the importance of balancing indoor and outdoor play in childhood development, the new </span><i style="line-height: 16pt;">Minions ‘Summer Entertainment’</i><span style="line-height: 16pt;"> video provides parents with some tips to help inspire their kids to experience Australia’s great outdoors this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Stevie Jacobs said, “We are on the road a lot and are fortunate enough to take our girls with us. We always see every outing not just as an adventure, but as an opportunity for Isabelle and Frenchy to learn something new.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Using the Minions as an avenue to talk to children, on a level they understand, will no doubt inspire them to want to get outside and explore Australia’s beautiful beaches and national parks, or create their own family adventure.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16pt;">From bobbing for ducks at a theme park to jumping into waterfalls on a hike and visiting Australia’s iconic landmarks, like the Minions’ favourite </span><i style="line-height: 16pt;">The Big Banana</i><span style="line-height: 16pt;">, Stevie has enlisted the help of everyone’s favourite yellow henchmen to provide some easy-to-understand tips that families can follow to ensure little minds are engaged and inspired to go exploring.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16pt;">The video, featuring the Jacobs family including Stevie, wife Rose and kids Isabella (4) and Francesca (2) and the Minions, can be seen on <i>The Viewing Lounge</i>YouTube <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvGppdD1zM&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: blue;">page</span></u></a></span></u>.<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><b style="line-height: 16pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Minions</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16pt;"> is out now </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 16pt;">on 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital with UltraViolet™.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Listed below are top tips to keep kids entertained this summer, curated by Stevie Jacobs and the Minions. WE LOVE THEM ALL!</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you’re feeling like a dare devil, grab the family and hit up one of Australia’s theme parks:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Challenge your family at bobbing for ducks</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laugh at yourselves in the Mirror Maze</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take in the view from the Ferris Wheel</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish your day with a banana ice cream – that’s if the mischievous Minions don’t eat them first!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warm your vocal chords with the best travel songs or games to play on a road trip:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10 green bottles sitting on a wall<u></u><u></u></span></span></i></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wheels on the bus<u></u><u></u></span></span></i></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Play who can spot the Minion yellow cars?</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spend a day at the beach:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grab a board and learn to surf – make sure you follow the surf safety tips!<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Build a Minion sized sandcastle<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take a family hike in a national park:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pack your bag and go hiking – don’t forget your boots, hat and lots of water to explore the great outdoors<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Play a game of spot the animals and see if you can find some friendly Australian wildlife hiding in the trees<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Find a canyon, open your lungs and play a of <i>Mr Echo (Echo Echo)</i><u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Find a waterfall, pop your bathers on and jump right in!<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spend a night camping under the stars</span></span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Awe at the sails of the Sydney Opera House<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Visit one of Australia’s famous zoos<u></u><u></u></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Releasing 29 October, The series follows Kyle Lipton, who, for all his life was just like the other kids – playful, happy and without a care in the world until one day an inter-dimensional portal opened up and dropped onto his lap a pair of glowing pants. Now Kyle is Dr. Dimensionpants, a super-hero with a super intense attitude who must deal with the constant threat of inter-dimensional villains bent on destroying the Universe! Okay, not the universe but his hometown of Ganderville, which is like the universe to a 12-year-old boy.</span></div>
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-43417167338846832302015-09-30T11:37:00.000+10:002015-10-14T16:26:06.126+11:00'Under Wraps' DVD Giveaway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's another cute DVD giveaway up for grabs! See below for details on how to enter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This Halloween, Director <span style="font-weight: 700;">GORDON CRUM </span>and Writer <span style="font-weight: 700;">ALISON ROSS </span>(The Naughty List) have teamed
up to bring you an exciting, new animated adventure the whole family will enjoy. Featuring the voice
talent of <span style="font-weight: 700;">DRAKE BELL </span>(Superhero Movie, Jerry Maguire), <span style="font-weight: 700;">BROOKE SHIELDS </span>(Hanna Montana, The Blue
Lagoon) and <span style="font-weight: 700;">MATTHEW LILLARD </span>(Scooby-Doo, She’s All That), follow young Danny as he falls into an
adventure of a lifetime, accidentally unleashing a centuries old curse involving mummies, pharaohs
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over the world. While Danny’s stoked for a real Indiana Jones-style adventure, his parents think he’s a
little too young to join them and their assistant Peter on their expedition for the Pharaoh’s lost tomb.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Join Danny and Eleanor in this spine-tingling adventure as they frantically look for clues to reverse the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">director </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gordon Crum (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">The Naughty List, Voltron Force</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">producers </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Susan Norkin (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Babylon 5, Babylon 5: In the Beginning</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather Puttock (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Wolverine and the X-Men, Transformers: Rescue Bots</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), and writers </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alison Ross (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">The Naughty List, Transformers: Rescue Bots</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Melissa Rundle (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Sparkles & Smiley Kill the Internet, Frozen in Time</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), and with a fun cast: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drake Bell (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Superhero Movie, Jerry Maguire</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brooke Shields (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Hanna Montana, The Blue Lagoon</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matthew Lillard (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Scooby-Doo, She’s All That</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Helen Aller</b>, who is eight months pregnant, took the black and white photo of the unnamed woman - who was scared of having a C-section - and her newborn lying next to her C-section wound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Helen shared it online on her page <b>Helen Carmina Photography</b>, and it has since been seen 11.5 million times and liked by over 200,000.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Helen, who is a mother of two, posted on Facebook: "I didn't expect this image to reach so far."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">EDIT: I didn't expect this image to reach so far. I understand everyone has their own opinion which they are entitled to, all I ask is that comments are not rude or hurtful and are kept respectful. If it is not to your taste please hide it from your newsfeed.Thank you!!</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">I photographed this mama's pregnancy a while back and she was telling me how terrified she was of having a c-section. Well last </span></i><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; line-height: 18px;"><i>week she went into labor but had to have an emergency c-section after complications. She asked me to come over this morning and shoot this particular image as her worst nightmare proved to be what saved her and her child's lives.<br /><br />Please feel free to share and tag image, however please do not crop alter or remove watermark.</i><br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.helencarminaphotography.com%2F&h=4AQGo0inH&enc=AZNiUwvBaOMJf4tv942YYq8jbOjZKSFGth9B_ug2tTGp2Na0mq79Tf26BBJ5GvSEwOuoSU3Fc615p0j0XzgasRYE2H1fWj7QCUCll03Kr0CtseI6EUxq3aY_4iyENSFg8DSMoyIOpIOKb3sMwyxZ1W6l&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.helencarminaphotograph<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>y.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'<b>Dinotrux</b>' is here, from those clever people at <b>Dreamworks</b>, and your little kids (<i>and</i> big kids) will love it. And it is streaming right now on Netflix. Don't have Netflix yet? DO IT. <a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiHome">Click right here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i>Welcome to a world of giant creatures that are half dinosaur, half construction vehicle and all awesome in DINOTRUX, the Netflix original series from DreamWorks! Meet Ty Rux, a massive Tyrannosaurus Trux, and his best friend Revvit, a razor-sharp Reptool. Together, the Dinotrux and Reptools join forces for the first time ever to build a bigger, better world and battle back against the biggest and baddest of them all: D-Structs, who threatens to wreck everything they’ve built.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">My kids (seven year old twins) LOVED it the screener we watched together - immediately!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Need something a little more your age group? Head to Netflix for their seriously good docos. <a href="http://josiesjuice.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/hot-girls-wanted-netflix-documentaries.html">Click here for some incredibly good content.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You tell 'em, <b>David Beckham</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Australia, we say this: mind your own beeswax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Responding to an article in <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3191650/Why-does-Harper-four-use-dummy-Experts-warn-David-Victoria-Beckham-s-little-girl-end-speech-dental-issues-continues-use-one.html#ixzz3iRDYjr81">The Daily Mail</a>, with the jarring headline:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Why does Harper, four, still use a dummy? Experts warn David and Victoria Beckham's little girl may end up with 'speech or dental issues' if she continues to use one.</i></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In reply, just a few hours ago, David posted this on his Instagram:</span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-80654167917328046282015-08-04T22:49:00.002+10:002015-08-04T22:49:15.968+10:00Kardashian Kids at Big W: PHOTOS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">You probably saw on the various news outlets that the kool kat of the Kardashian Klan </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Khloe Kardashian</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> was in Australia, and she was spuiking the new </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Kardashian Kids</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> range… guess what, you guys: it's super cute!</span><br />
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The highly anticipated range for little girls features an assortment of
adorable designs from every day styles to special occasion items including
woven broderie lace dresses with rose gold button finishes, playful soft tulle
skirts with rose gold foil polka dot details, loveable one-pieces with girly tulle
ruffles and two piece sets in fun geometric prints.
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<span style="font-style: italic;">“We thought, if our own kids want to dress in tutus or try on our clothes, why
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that their moms would wear? </span><span style="font-style: italic;">‘</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Mommy and me</span><span style="font-style: italic;">’ </span><span style="font-style: italic;">style is everywhere right now! The white lace dress, bomber jacket and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">peplum top are all pieces that could match mom’s looks,” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;">adds Kim Kardashian West.</span><br />
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In addition to offering exclusive Australian styles, the debut Australian range will be the only Kardashian Kids collection worldwide to offer designs up to size 7T for little girls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">“We are delighted to welcome Kardashian Kids to BIG W. The collection is a wonderful addition to our existing children’s
</span><span style="font-style: italic;">range, and a great example of providi</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ng our customers access to great brands and beautiful styles at everyday low prices,”
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“We're really proud to h</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ave a collection that is simple, stylish, </span><span style="font-style: italic;">functional and in great fabrics and shapes,” </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">says Khloé
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The Kardashian Kids Spring 2015 range for little girls will be available from size newborn (000-24mnths) to Toddler (3-7yrs)
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Fans can stay up-to-date on the latest Kardashian Kids news by following on</span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-77392073697768772962015-07-12T15:00:00.000+10:002015-07-12T17:45:14.195+10:00Annie Nolan: Sign On Twins VIRAL PHOTO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Annie Nolan</b>, a blogger who is married to AFL player <b>Liam Picken</b>, has posted this photo on social media, with the caption below, and it has been shared over 20,000 times from her page.</span><br />
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I REALLY wanted to leave these signs on the pram today. As a twin mum, you get asked a series of questions/hear a series of statements EVERYTIME you go out. I know most people are coming from a great place and are just curious however many can be quite intrusive and after a while it's just plain exhausting. And since I was heading into the city, I knew the questions would be coming thick and fast... but I chickened out on the train and took them off! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And more recently, Annie posted this:</span></div>
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You know that feeling when a little in-joke between friends turns international? Yeah, nah? Well that is what I am feeling at the moment! Hahahaha. Liam leaves me for 4 days and his kids end up in the British News. Whoops! </div>
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PS- the headline is tad exaggerated probably to encourage people to click on it. I'm not fed up at all! It was a joke gone a little mad. My twins are MY FAVOURITE TOPIC to talk about! </div>
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PPS- The trolls and haters are way more fierce than footy crazies! Haha<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">. Love it <i class="_4-k1 img sp_UkKp2mjPS47 sx_feac08" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yp/r/aeO1ik7i7-T.png); background-position: 0px -5457px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">😜</u></i></span></div>
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PPPS- Hi lovely English men and women! Thanks for your support. My best friend was born there and her family are from there (Manchester) so thank you for providing me with such a beautiful soul. Lots of love to you all xx</div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Also, when people immediately assume I delivered them via a c-section, I obviously feel the need to clarify: no, it was not a cesarean, yes it was a vaginal </span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">birth, yes I was given an epidural, yes I am a champion, and yes, so are all the women who gave birth via c-section. So there. (I DO love the reactions of women when I tell them I pushed two out, though; they are genuinely encouraging and impressed… and yes, I felt like I could conquer the world afterwards).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Do I understand Annie's post? Yes, I do. Because guess what? It's HER experience and hers alone. She adds some humour to it, and is really not hurting anyone. Let's not make it about us, about infertility, about anything other than what was a private post (what's private on social media </span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">though? Nothing!) which has now gone viral.</span></span></div>
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-22309159700695092922015-07-09T11:30:00.000+10:002015-07-09T13:41:26.522+10:00'Disney On Ice' presents 'Dare To Dream': Sydney 2015 REVIEW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so upfront I will admit that when <b><i>Josie's Juice</i></b> (the sister site to <b>TwinnieWorld</b>) received an invitation to come along to the '<b>Disney On Ice: Dare To Dream</b>' show (currently travelling Australia, and in Sydney until this Sunday), I was <i>EXCITED</i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean, look at this! SO <i>dreamy</i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have never experienced this spectacular, and I was possibly even more excited than my kids (twins, boy/girl, age 7) were!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so, we went to the opening day show of 'Disney On Ice: Dare To Dream' at Allphones Arena with the best attitude possible… with no expectations at all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And… we were blown away!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>In <span style="font-size: small;">AUSTRALIA for </span>their national tour from June 5 to July 12, 2015</b>,<b> </b>Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream opened in Australia on 5 June 2015 and will be the ultimate princess
experience, taking audiences on a journey to fulfill their dreams.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bringing two of Disney’s modern day princess
stories Tangled and, The Princess and the Frogand two most beloved fairytales Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfsand Cinderella, this action packed skating spectacle is a classic meets contemporary celebration of 75
years of Disney Princess stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream opened in Perth on 5 June and has/will travel to Adelaide, Newcastle, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney until 12
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laugh at Disney's hilarious hair-raising escapade, Tangled, as Rapunzel, Flynn and Maximus, embark on an
uproarious journey that takes adventure to new lengths! Travel to the enchanted forest with Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs as Snow White escapes from the Evil Queen in her search for her one true love. Watch as
fanciful dreams become reality as Cinderella meets her Prince Charming, with a glass slipper fit for an
unforgettable fantasy come true. And boogie to the beat of the bayou in a magical, musical journey that
celebrates the story of The Princess and the Frog with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, how magical it all was. My family (even the husband) was absolutely enthralled by entire show, guessing the story lines as we went, pointing with delight at all the characters they know and love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Purchase tickets from Ticketek: <b>132 849</b> or <span style="color: blue;">www.ticketek.com.au/disneyonice</span>. Tickets start from just $29.50.
Additional discounts apply on select performances. Credit card and transaction fees may also apply. For more
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More about Feld Entertainment: Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment
experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld
Entertainment's productions have appeared in more than 75 countries and on six continents to date and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey<span style="vertical-align: 4pt;">®</span>, Monster Jam<span style="vertical-align: 4pt;">®</span>, Monster Energy Supercross, Nuclear Cowboyz<span style="vertical-align: 4pt;">®</span>, AMSOIL Arenacross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live! and Marvel Universe LIVE!
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disney Theatrical Productions(DTP): operates under the direction of ThomasSchumacher and is among the world’s most successful commercial
theatre enterprises, bringing live entertainment events to a global annual audience of more than 19 million people in more than 50 countries. The group produces and licenses Broadwaymusicals around the world, including Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Elton John& Tim
Rice’s Aida, TARZAN®and Mary Poppins, a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some MORE beautiful pics for the show! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">(And yes, you can pick up SO many </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">merchandising options from the show, and at intermission, where they come to you) and a little (BIG!) tip: if you're kids are SUPER fans, get them to dress up as their fave Disney character. Most kids do!</span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-83037465654450947602015-07-06T01:03:00.003+10:002015-07-06T01:03:54.808+10:00Flynn's Restaurant: diner's minimum age of seven<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post on Facebook… a friend alerted me and my guess is that it'll go viral:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's from a Queensland restaurant called <b>Flynn's</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br />This is a reply to the post for Christine Hall. Yes, we have applied the rule of not permitting children below the age of 7 in the restaurant minutes after you left because we respect our guests' wishes to dine in a calm atmosphere. The feedback from our diners regarding screaming babies have been nothing but wholly negative and in the interest of their wishes we have decided to introduce this policy and it<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> will stand.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><i><br />As a born and bred European myself, I do follow a good dining etiquette and it is my responsibility as a manager to step in and politely convey information to the families with small children to find alternative arrangements (just like every other family does in Europe). If one pays money for having an enjoyable lunch during an anniversary or honeymoon, please do yourself and other patrons a favour by getting a babysitter or by removing the screaming baby from the room. It is purely out of respect for other diners, regardless whether they are two or twenty of them in the restaurant. Those are basic social skills and we do not feel that we should be teaching parents how to handle their children. Sonia Tymecka, the manager of Flynn's restaurant.</i></span></span></div>
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They are touring Australia!</span><br />
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Hi-5 presents the '<b>House of Dreams</b>' Australian tour, and you can come along and enjoy a brand new national tour with your fave five people:</span><br />
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<i>Dream big this June and July school holidays join Hi-5 in their brand new Australian stage show, Hi-5
House of Dreams, when it tours around Australia from June 28 to July 15, visiting Sydney, Brisbane,
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<i>The Hi-5 House of Dreams tour gives audiences an invitation to the most exciting “slumber party”
ever! There’s not much sleeping but lots of singing and dancing and adventure when our favourite
puppet Chats takes control of the Hi-5’s dreams and makes their dreams come true!
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<i>Using Chats’ Magic Dream Catcher audiences will travel through jungles, fairy grottos, underwater
coral gardens, the Wild West, and even outer space!! This interactive and energetic show will have
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<i>Hi-5 House of Dreams is a whimsical trip into a fantasy adventure where you can catch your favourite
Hi-5 songs – Underwater Discovery, Move your Body, It’s a Party and Living in a Rainbow and plenty
of new songs with the Hi-5 gang – Stevie, Mary, Tanika, Ainsley and Dayen.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here they are below, and details on dates:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join Hi-5 for their House of Dreams stage show as they travel across Australia this winter school
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The children’s musical group is well known globally, reaching an estimated global audience of more than 10,000,000
children across Europe, North America, Australasia and Latin America with its tours, music and TV shows. The Hi-5 TV
series has consistently been one of the top three most successful pre-school shows in Australia.
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Hi-5 has won three Logie Awards for Most Outstanding Children’s Program, five ARIA Awards for Best Children’s Album,
five Australian DVD and Video Industry Awards, an APRA Award, an AMIA Award and a Helpmann Award.
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Follow Hi-5 on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hi5official">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To book tickets, <a href="http://www.hi-5world.com/content/tour.aspx">go here</a>. Here you will see </span><br />
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<b><i>TwinnieWorld</i></b> readers can win one of two family passes (valued at around $200 each) for the <b>Sydney performances on Tuesday and Wednesday at The Concourse, at Chatswood for the 10am or the 1.30pm performance. </b>For more about where The Concourse is and how to get there, <a href="http://www.theconcourse.com.au/">go here</a>. The show is one hour long, with an interval. For more about the show at this venue, <a href="http://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/hi-5-house-dreams">go here</a>.</span><br />
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All you need to do to enter is email me at: josiegags@optusnet.com.au - and let us know which time and day you want to enjoy the world of Hi-5 fun!</span><br />
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Winners will be drawn on Sunday night, and advised on Monday AM. You must email your entry for this one, as I need your full name and phone number so I can reach you!</span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-36964670092358301932015-06-20T20:00:00.001+10:002015-06-20T20:00:28.317+10:00Hilaria Baldwin: Post-Baby PHOTO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Hilaria Baldwin</b> has just posted a pic of herself online… two days after giving birth to second child, a son <b>Rafael</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rafael joins sister <b>Carmen</b>, 21 months - both the children of Hilaria and actor Alec Baldwin. Alec also has an adult daughter, <b>Ireland</b> - her mother is <b>Kim Basinger</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to the photo below… Hilaria is in her knickers and a bra, just a few days post delivery:</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQBfgn_q8i9lpEJTy7gdFjkYILBV8xspTfIVEeRnbrB5O5DD3P5twdrrILamhkGSjdbkRTGXpk_dQ3xGDtQt19geyjNxCYmuLH-P7SACjMlxGkz3L2zeCYPD6TIkdrjKKjY_jw1fGzNs/s1600/hilaria-baldwin-post-baby-rafael.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQBfgn_q8i9lpEJTy7gdFjkYILBV8xspTfIVEeRnbrB5O5DD3P5twdrrILamhkGSjdbkRTGXpk_dQ3xGDtQt19geyjNxCYmuLH-P7SACjMlxGkz3L2zeCYPD6TIkdrjKKjY_jw1fGzNs/s640/hilaria-baldwin-post-baby-rafael.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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She captioned it, on Instagram:</div>
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<span data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$text0:0" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Update on us... Rafael is doing wonderfully! He is two days old now. Such a sweet little boy. I'm feeling well, been up with him every hour to two hours. I have been planning on doing post belly photos but didn't know if I was gonna have the guts to actually follow through. I hope you understand my intention here: I believe it is important to accept and love our form after going through a bit of a battle bringing life into this world. Deep breath, here we go...all the way from my glamorous hospital bathroom 😘 </span><a data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity0:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/shrinkingbaldwinbabybump/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#ShrinkingBaldwinBabyBump</a><span data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$text1:0" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><a data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity1:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/noshame/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#NoShame</a><span data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$text2:0" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a data-reactid=".0.1.0.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity2:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/loveyourbody/" style="border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#LoveYourBody</a></span></h1>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It joins another realistic post-baby body: Kate Middleton…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...although, no… she didn't pose in a selfie in her undies and bra), but it proves that just after a baby is born (and likely for a long time afterwards), a woman will have a decent sized tummy bulge, and it is SO normal. Um, hello… you just grew a human! In my case, I grew two (5.3kgs worth of babies).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so, yes. What Hilaria has posted <i>is</i> positive. Who cares if she looks super cute and her legs and arms are small and her hair is lovely… she is a pretty woman and was pretty before the birth too, and has a lovely body when she is and isn't pregnant (she's also a yoga teacher, BTW).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, no social media bashing, please. Onya, Hilaria.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You wouldn't have seen me in my in undies, but this post is not about me, it's about Hilaria.</span></div>
Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-59680071290442366002015-06-13T23:19:00.000+10:002015-06-13T23:19:09.413+10:00Petition aims to ban baby ear-piercing: why I won't sign<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have signed online petitions before. Yes, I have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mainly when people seek to change laws concerning kids and animals, anything relating to violence against women. Gay rights. You know, meaningful things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I truly can't even.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I don't say 'can't even.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A <a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-ear-piercing-for-babies-toddlers">petition</a> which aims to ban baby ear-piercing</b>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It strangely makes me think of 'Mean Girls': "stop trying to make 'fetch' happen."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it applies to this: stop trying to make us 'outraged' about something that has nothing to do with you. Stop trying to make something that is not relevant to you <i>happen</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Piercing my daughter's ears? Butt out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my daughter's ears pierced when she was about five months old. And I think I left it too late!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For us (and by us, I mean people of Italian background), it's a cultural thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother had my ears pierced when I was young.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It involved my mother, my godmother, my aunt… and some metho.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And guess what? I don't remember it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't that the whole point? It's done when you're too young to recall the pain?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This petition wants to:</span><br />
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Make it illegal for babies/toddlers to get their ears pierced. Set a minimum legal age requirement.</div>
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Why is this important?</h3>
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It is a form of child cruelty. Severe pain and fear is inflicted upon infants unnecessarily. It serves no purpose other than to satisfy the parent's vanity. Other forms of physically harming children are illegal- this should be no different.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't even know where to start with this. So I will start here: 'cruelty'. 'Parent's vanity.' 'Illegal'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As my parents used to say, "Fatti i cazzi tuoi."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Which means, "Mind your own effing business."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's almost funny, this petition. As funny as sending it to Italy and South America where piercing is the norm, and is done sometimes before the baby leaves hospital.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Italians and South Americans can have a chuckle over their caffe, over <i>your</i> concern for <i>their</i> child.</span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-6515424365390664372015-06-13T22:30:00.003+10:002015-06-13T22:51:10.513+10:00'How A Baby Is Made' - The 1975 Book Going Viral: PHOTOS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The birds and the bees.</span><br />
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This book.</span><br />
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Nope.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 28px;">Kiddies - we have to teach them someday about where babies comes from (*dread*) and this 1975 book '<b>H</b></span><span style="line-height: 28px;"><b>ow a Baby Is Made</b>' </span><span style="line-height: 28px;">was written to show them <i>every</i> step of the process. Very graphically.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 23px;">The book, written by Danish author, teacher, and psychotherapist <b>Per Holm Knudsen</b> </span><span style="line-height: 23px;">chronicles the </span><i style="line-height: 23px;">whole</i><span style="line-height: 23px;"> process of making a child, from conception to birth (get ready for those pics) with frank words and <i>lovely</i> illustrations.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Why is this now viral?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Facebook user <b>Crysta-Mai Elassaad</b> posted these pics to Facebook - and now </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they have been shared over 134,000 times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, and you can buy the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Baby-Made-Piccolo-Books/dp/0330242970">here</a>! Got $270 spare…?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">'<b>The Wiggles</b>' release are <i>ALWAYS</i> loads of fun for the kids, and I love how they now highlight one of the 'The Wiggles' members and make various versions of the successful kids' show for kids and kidults to enjoy (go on, admit it - you sing along, right!?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Releasing this month, '<b>The Wiggles: Anthony's Fruity Feast</b>' is the original Wiggle <b>Anthony Field</b> in action, from the</span><span style="background-color: white;"> acclaimed TV program</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Ready, Steady, Wiggle!</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Series 2, Anthony has selected twelve of the tastiest favourites from 'Cowboy Anthony' to 'Captain's Magic Buttons'! They're served up fresh with over 40 songs and a delightful dessert of wiggly bloopers and a photo gallery ('TwinnieWorld' has two DVD copies to giveaway - scroll down for more!)</span></span><br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-39493170570449537702015-05-11T08:53:00.006+10:002015-05-11T09:01:57.704+10:00My Kid Can't Eat This - Instagram Account<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It brings together all the ridiculous excuses kids have to not that meal you prepared for them, which is always SUCH a fun parenting moment.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has the subhead: <span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Why your kid can't eat your terrible food. Tag your photos with #mykidcanteatthis to show up here!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Follow the account <a href="https://instagram.com/mykidcanteatthis/">here</a>. You can also follow them on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mykidcanteatthis?fref=ts">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here are some examples below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">My friend Anna is a wonderful human, a top mummy, an exceptional PR person, and… a witty writer!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">She sent me this today and I knew I had to share.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">So, in the spirit of Mother's Day and all the mothers out there who do a KICK-ARSE job, this is for you too:</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying to insert a tampon with acrylic nails.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying hard not to hit your husband with a hot pan when he asks “What’s for Dinner?”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying hard not to suffocate your husband with a blanket when he channel surfs while you’re sitting next to him folding washing.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying not to hit your husband with a tea towel when he is still channel surfing while you are still folding washing.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying not to get third degree burns while you’re balancing a sick, screaming toddler on your hip the same time as attempting to cook spag bol.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting carpet burn picking up every single grain of rice your 10-month-old throws on the floor, wishing you had floor boards.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting splinters from the floor boards picking up every single grain of rice your 10- month-old throws on the floor, wishing you had carpet.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Screaming your head off and doing a quick dive toward your toddler when you see blood pouring out of her mouth, only to realise she has strawberries stuck in her teeth.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Burning off ten kilos scrubbing Sudocrem out of the carpet.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting back pain picking up and re-folding the washing your toddler has decided to grab and fling all over the living room floor for fun.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being in total denial at the mouldy smell coming from the load of washing you ran two days ago but are yet to hang up.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skidding on milk that was spilt all over the kitchen floor two days ago, but you haven’t had the time (or the inclination) to mop it up.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trying to remember what a mop looks like.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not allowing your husband to touch your droopy, I’ve-breastfed-three-children boobs, then spending four hours a day researching new boobs online wondering if you can somehow disguise the cost of your new breasts on the joint credit card or somehow convince your Bank Manager for a new boob payment plan.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hiding out in your wardrobe eating an entire block of Cadbury Chocolate Hazelnut. Comforting yourself that it’s ok to do so as it contains nuts, and possibly not good for your kids anyway.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning up so much poo that you’ve awarded nicknames to the different kinds of explosions: “Cadbury chocolate poo”. “I-don’t-feed-him-enough-fibre guilt pellets”. “She’s about to get gastro poo”. “Corn on the cob poo”. “What the f$#@ just happened poo”.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rushing your daughter to emergency because she sustained first-degree burns on the hair straightener you forgot to turn off.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finding yourself humming the tune to “Dorothy the Dinosaur” while you’re in the bathroom getting ready for a girl’s night out. Then getting in the car, looking in the rear-view mirror deciding you look like a Yeti because the last time you plucked your eyebrows was possibly three months ago.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wondering whether to chill the wine at midday.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not allowing your husband to touch your legs during sex because you haven’t bothered to shave or wax them for three months. Wondering if you can donate your leg hair to Carpet Court. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>About the Author: </i><br /><i><br /></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anna Abignano</b> (pronounced “A-bin-yar-no) is a very busy single mum of two gorgeous kids who never make life as a mother dull! She juggles motherhood by running her own freelance PR business, All About PR, and swears that one day she will own shares in a hair-colouring company seeing as a grey hair sprouts at least once a fortnight. Other than that, she has good genes on her side being told she looks 30 instead of 40. She is hoping it’s a compliment rather than a pick-up line, but honestly concludes it must be true as women tell her that, too. She is currently cooking dinner while her kids fight over the iPod.</span></div>
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993284110948167183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411822651420326607.post-82110473464598897222015-05-06T11:00:00.000+10:002015-06-16T11:01:54.669+10:00'Annie' DVD Giveaway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you see '<b>Annie</b>' at the movies?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We did and we loved it so much - and now it's time to enjoy it all over again on DVD! And - you can win one of two copies here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Academy Award nominee <b>Quvenzhané Wallis</b> (the cute-as and very talented actress from 'Beasts of the Southern Wild') stars as Annie, a young,
happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a
hard-knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (<b>Cameron Diaz</b>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But everything’s
about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (<b>Jamie Foxx</b>)
- advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (<b>Rose Byrne</b> - I love her in everything!) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy
(<b>Bobby Cannavale </b>- Rose's real life boyfriend) - makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stacks believes he’s her
guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life
just might mean it’s the other way around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This new twist on the classic Broadway musical features three all new songs woven seamlessly into the
score, which has also been re-imagined and updated for modern times by Australian superstar <b>Sia</b>, and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Director’s Commentary<br />‘You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile’ – Music Video<br />The Making of Annie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Sing-a-longs:<br />- ‘Hard Knock Life,’</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘Tomorrow,’ ‘ I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here,’ ‘Opportunity,’ ‘I Don’t Need Anything But You’</span><br />
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