I'm taking a break from my usual gift programming to bring you a bit of fun. My tornadoes love ABC Kids TV and their favourite characters change every so often. As soon as Sportacus from Lazy Town was the hero du jour, he was dumped for Tree Fu Tom, only to be...
Who voices that cartoon character?
Have you ever wondered "who voices that cartoon character"? I've sat through many, many episodes of Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly, and other kid's TV favourites and I'm always wondering about the faces behind cartoon voices. Do they look like their character? Is that...
Theme parks: from Disneyland to Peppa Pig World…but what’s missing?
There's something about a theme park that brings the kid out in me. Who am I kidding? I'm still a big kid. I've only been lucky enough to make it to two theme parks in my life so far - Tokyo Disneyland and Movie World on the Gold Coast. Tokyo Disneyland was the...
Great books for 4 – 6 year olds
“No matter where they go, children lost in books will always find their way home.” From Paul Jennings' The Reading Bug My toddler tornadoes spend the day hooning around the house and playground, extolling way more energy than I can keep up with. I love their...