After 85 days of Alert Levels 4 and 3, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland has moved to Step 2 of Alert Level 3. Find the key things you need to know about Step 2, and also which family favourites are open.
Make the most of this lockdown and encourage kids to get moving and try something new with this fun printable bingo game.
Our Junior Toy Analyst Jaxon worked hard testing out toys featuring some of his favourite things. Check out what Jaxon and his mum thought of these great new toys for active and imaginative play.
Our Junior Toy Analysts (known as the "SRS SQUAD") put their kid play to work trialing out a few fun toys!
Get ready to master the zombie apocalypse with the NERF Zombie Strike Survival kit. See our review.
Looking for a few new toys to encourage imaginative play? Our 4-year old toy tester Aria reviews the Barbie Fashionista and Trolls World Tour Tiny Dancers Pack.
Looking for something new to add to your family game night? Blink might be the coolest new card game you’re not playing. See our review.
Our Junior Toy Analyst LOVES the LEGO® Creator 3in1 Townhouse Toy Store (31105) set that provided hours of fun. See the review.
A team of interior designers bring some of our favourite animated TV character's bedrooms to life. See the results.
The idea of a cultural holiday or a city break can seem daunting when you have kids, but with some advance preparation and strategies to keep them engaged, it can be a valuable way to spend time together.
Six kids from around the world drew their dream backyards, and designers brought the designs to life! See the results.
School’s out, but that doesn’t mean that learning stops once the holidays are here. Try these hacks to get your child to learn valuable skills and help them to become responsible and resourceful as they grow.
Looking for budget actiivities you can do with the kids? Here are 7 fun summer activities you can plan including a nature walk, pool games and movie night.
Make the most of the summer with our guide to fun and frugal things to do with the kids and make those amazing summer memories without breaking the bank.
Here are 31 shortcuts, tips, tricks, ideas and bits of advice that will take away a little stress and add a lot more carefree to your summer days …
Soar through the trees and experience New Zealand’s ancient forest in this unforgettable family adventure. The Original Canopy Tour is the perfect mix of fun and education that will have the kids and even grandma raving!
Spend a fascinating half-day exploring Quail Island by taking our Quail Island ferry. Originally used as a quarantine station and as a small leprosy colony by the early European settlers, today the focus is on restoring native vegetation and being home to many native birds.
Get out of the house with the kids to do something fun, but stay warm and dry and overall less traumatised by the drama of weather bombs.
Our toy tester Emma and her family have been trying out Kiwi Scrabble and they're loving it! Great for family game nights. Check out her review.
Two of our Junior Toy Analysts have been testing out toys for little imaginations and their reviews are in! From Barbie to Bakugan Battle Arena, these toys are perfect for imaginative play.
This is a different Pikachu - a Detective Pikachu. He talks, sort of, and he investigates. This movie is more of a gritty cyber-punk action film, but is still pretty family friendly.
What do you think every child should have the opportunity to experience, see or do before their childhood is over - a 'bucket list' for Kiwi kids?
The 6th of February every year is celebrated as Waitangi Day in New Zealand. It was on this date in 1840 that the first signatures, both British and Māori, were put on the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi). Find out more about this special day .
ZURU unveiled two new additions to its ROBO ALIVE portfolio – the Attacking T-REX and Super-Fast, Super-Scary Spider! We're a dinosaur loving family with two boys under 5 and I'm certain the Robo Alive T-REX is going to be firm favourite toy, especially for Christmas!
From as little as $19 per month, your friends and family can enjoy unlimited daytime entry to Auckland Zoo, 364 days a year!
Check the Snowplanet website for full details. Touted as the coolest place in town we went to check out Snowplanet! Could we handle the cool? Could we slip and slide down the slopes with more sliding that slipping? Let's see!
Nanogirl is inspiring kids to engage in science and engineering through explosive and entertaining live shows. Read the review.
Up for an Arctic Expedition these school holidays? Become an Arctic Explorer with LEGO City Arctic at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium in Auckland these holidays and start your expedition challenge.
Taking a trip out of the winter weather and adventuring under the sea is definitely worth making! An awesome opportunity to dive in and escape into a world we wouldn't otherwise get to see up close! In the school holidays, Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s partnered with Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet to invite guests on an o-fish-ial quest to discover fascinating features about the fin-tastic places our underwater friends call home.
So we rejoin the world of Jurassic three years after the events of the previous film, the Jurassic World theme park on Isla Nublar has been abandoned, but the island is about to blow and the Senate isn't interested in saving the dinosaur species.
