Luna Park
For almost 100 years, Luna Park has provided a fantastic selection of exhilarating rides and exciting amusements for all ages!

Luna Park offers over a range of rides such as the Ghost Train, Ferris Wheel, Scenic Rail and the Pharoah’s Curse. The amusement park also includes shops, food outlets and a variety of games, and is located only a few minutes walk from St Kilda beach and shopping precinct.

Luna Park opens from 11-6pm on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, and is located at Lower Esplanade, St Kilda. Entry is free and unlimited ride passes for children starting from $25.95, adults starting from $35.95 - providing an entires day worth of fun! Single ride tickets are also available.

For more information call (03) 9525 5033 or go to www.lunapark.com.au

Collingwood Children’s Farm & Market
Collingwood Children’s Farm & Market is full of life with furry, friendly animals, gardens, paddocks, orchards, and historic buildings, all located along the stunning Yarra River.

Visitors can feed the animals, milk the cows at 10am and 4pm every day, look for eggs or even take part in daily chores to really experience the farm life. You can also bring along a picnic and sit under one of the large, shady trees, or have a tasty bite to eat at the Farm café.

The Collingwood Children’s Farm & Market is minutes from the Melbourne CBD and is located at the end of St Heliers Street, Abbotsford. It is open every day from 9am – 5pm. The entry price for a family is $16, adult tickets are $8 and children are $4. There is also available car parking at $4 for the entire day.

For further information call (03) 9417 5806 or go to click here

Chinese Museum
Amidst the colour and spectacle that is Melbourne’s thriving Chinatown, the Chinese Museum is a great place for adults and kids to experience the history and culture of the Australian Chinese community.

With a selection of fascinating exhibitions including the Finding Gold display, allows the whole family to experience the lives of Chinese gold seekers from the 19th century.
The Chinese Museum boasts bright displays of photographs, artefacts, clothing and textiles, and offers heritage tours for all visitors. The museum also displays the largest Chinese dragon in the world, the Millenium Dragon – a must see for anyone living or holidaying in Melbourne!
The Chinese Museum offers a wealth of fun and knowledge all in one location. Admission for adults is $7.50 and children/concession cardholders are $5.50.

Located at 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne, the Chinese Museum is open everyday from 10 – 5pm. For further information call (03) 9662 2888 or go to www.chinesemuseum.com.au

Ice Skating Winter Wonderland
If you are looking for fun for all the entire family this winter, go to Waterfront City at Docklands for an ice skating extravaganza. Disco on Ice is a 600 square metre ice rink with coloured lights and disco music, open every Friday and Saturday night from 8pm to 9.30pm.
Fully supervised and suitable for the young, or young at heart, Disco on Ice is at Waterfront City Piazza & Pavilion, 429-437 Docklands Drive, Docklands, until Friday 15 August, 2008.
$3 - Skate Hire
$7 - 5 years and under
$12 - 6 – 14 years
$15 - 15 years and over
$60 - Family Pass (including skate hire) 2 adults, 2 kids (under 15 years)

Bookings are not required. For more information call (03) 8628 6000 or go to www.waterfrontcity.com.au

Ignite @ Docklands
From the 20 – 29th June, winter will be alight at Docklands Waterfront City and NewQuay. With a selection of performance artists, international musicians and lighting experts, the water’s edge will sparkle with fibreglass trees and unique lighting projections.

The entire family will enjoy the spectacular Fire Garden with brilliant lighting effects and the bursting fire-filled Pyrophone, erupting twice nightly with dancers, artists and musicians in a choreographed performance.

Along the Waterfront City Piazza and New Quay Promenade there are a number of fantastic restaurants, providing a selection of dishes to suit parents as well as kids. Ignite @ Docklands is a must see for the whole family these school holidays!

Ignite @ Docklands is free from 6-11pm daily, located at NewQuay and Waterfront City at NewQuay Promenade and Waterfront City Piazza, Docklands. For more information click here

Sovereign Hill’s Snow Magic
Sovereign Hill is the place to be this winter, when its annual snow carnival begins these school holidays.

The whole family will enjoy Snow Magic with its 21 metre snow slide, themed snow play area, steam engines and make believe snowfalls. Both parents and kids can make traditional damper, go on underground mine tours, experience gold panning or visit the Gold Museum.

This wonderful Ballarat event, only 90 minutes from Melbourne, is a great opportunity for the entire family to go on a holiday during the school break. Admission into the Snow Magic carnival is free upon entry into Sovereign Hill.

Snow Magic will run from June 28 to July 13, 2008. For further information call (03) 5337 1100 or go to www.sovereignhill.com.au

What’s On Melbourne by Amy Braddon

Festitalia
1 July 10.30am – 7.30pm
RNA Showgrounds - Free entry
Brisbane’s Festitalia is celebrating the Italian lifestyle through great food, music and cultural presentations and activities. Festitalia is a great event for kids and parents alike with many live bands playing and their display of unique artwork. On the Cibo Expresso Stage they will be holding a Little Workers Children’s Fashion Parade and on the Children’s Stage there will be opportunities for kids to sing and dance to their favourite songs.
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Festival Family Day
20 July 10am - 4pm
Oxley Creek Common, Sherwood Road, Oxley - Free entry and activities
This fun day is catered for everyone in the family. One of the most interesting events on show is a giant sand sculpture by world renowned sculptor ‘The Sandman’ Dennis Massoud. There is also going to be the children’s theatre, workshops, street performers, dancers and stalls. Live music will be played by guitarist John Malcolm. Other activities include canoeing and bird-watching.
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The Arrival
Wed 2 July 2008 11am - 2pm
Gardens Theatre, 2 George Street, Brisbane CBD - $14 Adult / $11 Child
The kids will love the puppetry and animation of this show. But it’s not only for kids. The Arrival is entertainment for anyone at any age. The story includes floating ships, magical lights and paints a picture of what it’s like to arrive in a new place. There is humour, adventure and challenges that the hero must face that only add to this engaging experience.
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Reading Magic with Domino
Wed 2 July 2008 10.30am
New Farm Library, 135 Sydney Street, New Farm
This event is especially for the kids as Domino the Jester will bring them on a wonderful adventure. Being surrounded by books it can easily become a quiet and mystical place where Domino will perform his juggling, his balancing acts and his magic tricks. Everyone will be included in the magic and laughter.
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What’s On Brisbane by Louise Fowle

From swimming in the deep blue sea to floating in Outer space, BoscoBear’s Removable Room Art takes children on a brightly coloured and exciting adventure in their very own room. Currently in the Baby Bosco Range there are five themes for little boys and little girls: Enchanted Forest, Under the Sea, Outer Space, Farmyard Fun and Jungle Fever. Printed on easy to remove vinyl’s, these are perfect for children who like to chop and change. And you don’t have to worry about holes in walls, chipped paint or hard to remove wall-paper!

My Favorite…Grab your snorkel and your flippers; it’s time for some underwater fun. The full colour illustrations of mermaids and dolphins, whales and brightly coloured fish will bring your child’s imagination to life!

The winner of our Monthly May offer was Danielle Blake from ACT . Congratulations Danielle on winning a $50 voucher!