Play | Need some school holiday inspiration?

Play | Need some school holiday inspiration?

MILO Play Zone are a super fun series of free events offered to the community to encourage families to get outside and play!  Yay sounds fun right? Details: Get the family together and come play at the first ever MILO Play Zones – FREE events 

School Holiday Play Tools

School Holiday Play Tools

As happens at the end of every term, Ethan is careering at full speed towards the wall of mental exhaustion, I’m hoping he will last the week so meltdowns can occur safely behind doors (fingers crossed x).  He is ready for the holidays, and I’m 

PLAY | Q&A with Dr Paula Barrett

PLAY | Q&A with Dr Paula Barrett

The Milo facebook page hosted Australian academic Dr Paula Barrett this afternoon for a live chat about playtime and how important it is for our kids.  The hour just flew by as eager mums were keen to chat with Paula who specializes in childhood anxiety 

Play | What it means to us

Play | What it means to us

When I was asked to be involved with the fantastic Milo Play Movement I was awesomely stoked {and quietly confident, play, meh, we play ALL the time}.  We play rugby, we play touch, we play trombone, we surf and skateboard, Ethan swims every week, we 

PLAY | Boy v Wild. Mixing the old with new

PLAY | Boy v Wild. Mixing the old with new

By accident, we came upon this idea of mixing the new technology we love with the old-fashioned play we miss.  By combining something a child is passionate about {in Ethan’s case bugs/animals/wild/dirt etc} with a little YouTube inspiration, taking cues from suitable role models and 

PLAY | Get on your bike and go somewhere!

PLAY | Get on your bike and go somewhere!

Some of my bestest childhood memories are of hazy summer nights cruising around on the street in front of my house perfecting elaborate ballets on wheels that my neighbour and I called “Bike Routines”.  We would practice each routine endlessly and when our synchronised cycling 

2012 | It’s time to PLAY!

2012 | It’s time to PLAY!

Though it may seem that 2012 has it’s campaign of the year all tied up with this Kony thing {yes I’ve watched the video, yes I’ve shared it on FB, yes I’m now a political activist just like you}, there is actually another movement  worthy