FAMILY FUN
We all need a bit of fun in our lives! Make the most of your family’s downtime and keep up with the kids, with these fun tips and ideas.
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Family review: Bounce Inc
Discover the magic of freestyle at Bounce Inc! Looking for a great venue for the family to get active and have ...
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Matariki – The Māori New Year
Learn all about Matariki - The Māori New Year - including how to find Matariki in the night sky, plus ...
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8 Reasons Why We Love Garfield More Than Mondays
We all know how much Garfield dislikes the beginning of the work week - and let's face it, he's not ...
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The Garfield Movie: 5 Fun Activity Sheets
Prepare to give up your favourite comfy chair and hide away your lasagne - Garfield is back! The Garfield Movie ...
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Garfield’s Favourite Dinners That The Family Will Love Too
Humans can not live by lasagne and pizza alone ... yeah, try telling that to Garfield (or your fussy-eating five-year-old!) ...
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Make The Move To Homegrown Vegies
With the cost of living crisis continuing to bite at the heels of Kiwi families, it’s a great time to ...
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5 Summer Outdoor Activities for Kids
Summer is the perfect time to ditch the screens and get the kids in the sunshine for a day of ...
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Why A P&O Cruise Makes For A Great Family Holiday
A P&O Cruise is a great way for families to have an adventure at sea. If you're planning your next ...
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How To Make Father’s Day A Fun Family Affair
Does Father's Day sometimes feel like an afterthought, hidden in the shadow of the fanfare of Mother's Day? If you're ...
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Review | Auckland Adventure Park
Tucked away in Silverdale you will find Auckland Adventure Park, a family-friendly theme park with plenty to do for all ages ...
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Christmas Gifts | Review Of LEGO® Ninjago® Kai’s Golden Dragon Raider
This Christmas, 90 wonderful years since the LEGO® Group began developing a world of play, there's a LEGO gift that ...
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Christmas Gifts | Kids Review LEGO® and LEGO® DUPLO® Sets
The LEGO® Group has been inspiring creativity since 1932. This Christmas, 90 wonderful years of play later, LEGO playsets are ...
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Toys For Active and Imaginative Play | Kids Review
Our Junior Toy Analyst Jaxon worked hard testing out toys featuring some of his favourite things. Check out what Jaxon and ...
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Creative Fun, Ghost Hunts, Car Stunts & Epic Designs | Toy Reviews
Our Junior Toy Analysts (known as the "SRS SQUAD") put their kid play to work trialing out a few fun ...
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NERF Zombie Strike Blaster | Kids Review
Get ready to master the zombie apocalypse with the NERF Zombie Strike Survival kit. See our review ...
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Find Hours of Imaginative Play With These Toys! | Kids Review
Looking for a few new toys to encourage imaginative play? Our 4-year old toy tester Aria reviews the Barbie Fashionista ...
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Blink – Will You Be The Champion In Your Family? | Kids Review
Looking for something new to add to your family game night? Blink might be the coolest new card game you’re ...
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Build Skills and Explore Creativity with this LEGO Creator 3in1 set! | Kids Review
Our Junior Toy Analyst LOVES the LEGO® Creator 3in1 Townhouse Toy Store (31105) set that provided hours of fun. See ...
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What 6 Animated TV Bedrooms Would Look Like In Real Life
A team of interior designers bring some of our favourite animated TV character's bedrooms to life. See the results ...
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Prepare and Collect: Strategies For a Fun City Break with Kids
The idea of a cultural holiday or a city break can seem daunting when you have kids, but with some ...
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A Kid’s Dream Backyard
Six kids from around the world drew their dream backyards, and designers brought the designs to life! See the results ...
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Smart Hacks To Keep Your Child Learning Over The Holidays
School’s out, but that doesn’t mean that learning stops once the holidays are here. Try these hacks to get your ...
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7 Budget-friendly Ways to Have Summer Fun
Looking for budget actiivities you can do with the kids? Here are 7 fun summer activities you can plan including ...
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Superb Summer Fun on a Budget
Make the most of the summer with our guide to fun and frugal things to do with the kids and ...
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31 Hacks For Summer Parenting
Here are 31 shortcuts, tips, tricks, ideas and bits of advice that will take away a little stress and add ...
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Rotorua Canopy Tours
Soar through the trees and experience New Zealand’s ancient forest in this unforgettable family adventure. The Original Canopy Tour is ...
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Enjoy a Quail Island adventure
Spend a fascinating half-day exploring Quail Island by taking our Quail Island ferry. Originally used as a quarantine station and ...
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Our Fun Family Westfield Experience
Get out of the house with the kids to do something fun, but stay warm and dry and overall less ...
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The Kiwi Version Of Scrabble Is Here And It’s Awesome | Kids Review
Our toy tester Emma and her family have been trying out Kiwi Scrabble and they're loving it! Great for family ...
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Must Have Toys For Little Imaginations | Kids Review
Two of our Junior Toy Analysts have been testing out toys for little imaginations and their reviews are in! From ...
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Movie Review: Detective Pikachu
This is a different Pikachu - a Detective Pikachu. He talks, sort of, and he investigates. This movie is more ...
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Bucket List for Kiwi Kids
What do you think every child should have the opportunity to experience, see or do before their childhood is over ...
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Waitangi Day in New Zealand Aotearoa
The 6th of February every year is celebrated as Waitangi Day in New Zealand. It was on this date in ...
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ROBO ALIVE T-REX is a Hit Pick for the Kids
ZURU unveiled two new additions to its ROBO ALIVE portfolio – the Attacking T-REX and Super-Fast, Super-Scary Spider! We're a ...
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Auckland Zoo Friends of the Zoo Annual Pass
From as little as $19 per month, your friends and family can enjoy unlimited daytime entry to Auckland Zoo, 364 ...
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Fun on the Slopes at Snowplanet
Check the Snowplanet website for full details. Touted as the coolest place in town we went to check out Snowplanet! ...
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Nanogirl Live! Out of This World
Nanogirl is inspiring kids to engage in science and engineering through explosive and entertaining live shows. Read the review ...
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Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom Movie
So we rejoin the world of Jurassic three years after the events of the previous film, the Jurassic World theme ...
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Blaze Light Riders on DVD
When all the lights in Axle City go dark, Blaze needs your help using energy and lasers to light up ...
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How to motivate your family to be active
Motivating your family to get up and get moving can not only help your wellbeing, it can also stengthen family ...
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HEIHEI – it’s here!
Finally, a free, ad-free and interactive platform full of local content, games and audio that reflects our culture and communities ...
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Avengers: Infinity War movie review – Spoiler free!
A movie with a decade of cinematic storytelling and fandom behind it - it feels like the last episode of ...
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Discovery at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s, Auckland
As the visitor information says "Kelly Tarlton was an amazing man who wanted to bring the underwater world to everyone" ...
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A Wrinkle in Time review
A visually dazzling film sending your kids into the universe and home again with a few lessons under the belt ...
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A visit to Auckland Zoo
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo ... how about you? Check out what's on offer at Auckland Zoo with ...
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What to know about owning a bird
Birds are a favourite pet for babies and kids. Find out the health risks of keeping a pet bird around ...
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The lowdown on cat scratches & dog bites
Your furry friends, stray animals and even pets of your friends/family may hurt you on accident. If this does happen, ...
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Ideas For Quality One-on-one Time With The Kids
It was not even a month or two after her arrival, that our first child said those dreaded words, "you ...
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Preparing Your Dog For the Arrival of Your Baby
Introducing your baby and your dog can be a little scary, but there are ways to prepare your furry friend ...
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Keeping healthy with pets
There’s nothing more heartbreaking than having to find a new home for the beloved family pet because of health issues ...
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Human foods your dog shouldn’t eat
We all know that dogs shouldn't eat chocolate, but are you aware of the other common human foods that you ...
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Is your family ready to own a pet?
Ready to own a pet? Owning a pet can be a whole lot of loving fun, but it can also ...
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Child friendly pet options
You may think that the easiest pet of them all is the humble goldfish – and you’d be right and ...
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Fun Ways To Spend New Year’s Eve With kids
Having kids doesn't mean that the New Year's Eve celebrations have to come to an end - they just look ...
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Happy kids, happy holidays
Get everyone off to a great start on that all important first day of a family vacation and you set ...
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Wrap Up For Winter School Holiday Fun
Cross your fingers as much as you like for some great weather during the winter school holidays but Mother Nature ...
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Teen-friendly Family Activities
If you're struggling to get your teen involved in family activities, try some of these teen-friendly activity ideas ...
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Road Trip Games For The Car
Playing the same old car games, road trip after road trip, can get a little tedious. Find some fun new ...
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Five top family pets
If you're ready for the responsibilities and the benefits of what a pet can teach your kids, find out what ...
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Best family dog breeds
All kids nag their parents for a puppy at some stage or another. If you're considering giving in, first keep ...
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Playhouse Ideas For Kids
Check out seven of the coolest cubbies and play spaces around, like this cubby house, pillow fort, teepee, tent and ...
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How to create a family time capsule
Time capsules are a great way to store keepsakes and family memories. Get your family involved in making a family ...
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10 boredom-busting indoor activities
Looking for kids games and activities? Here's 10 great indoor activities to entertain your kids on rainy days, including kids' ...
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Things To Do With Kids For Lunar New Year
Recipes, crafts and things to do with kids for Lunar New Year ...
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Gardening for kids
This article shows you the different ways to teach kids how to garden, with projects such as gumboot gardens, watercress ...
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21 no-mess, fuss-free picnic ideas
Picnics should be an easy and no-fuss way to enjoy a family meal outside. We've got recipes to make that ...
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