The Great Southern Slam, the largest Roller Derby tournament in the Southern Hemisphere, will
be hosted in Adelaide over the June long weekend. The tournament is full of fanfare with market stalls and bands playing, and entry for kids under 5 years old free!
After two years hosted at the Adelaide Oval as an arena spectacular, excitement is building for the Pageant to return to the streets. The street parade will depart from South Terrace at 9.30am, delivering Father Christmas to the Adelaide Town Hall about 11.30am.
This exhibition is the stuff of legends – literally! With help from Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED program, students from Salisbury East High School and Craigmore High School delved into their family history to create felt tableaus, tapestries, stuffed talismans and inky creatures from myths, legends, and folktales from their ancestry. With the help of SA textile artist Caitlin Bowe, all artwork in this exhibition is created by, and for, South Aussie kids.
Evidence shows that children who experience play-based learning guided by qualified educators in our nation’s leading preschools are on the right path to a bright future. We wanted to help out parents by covering some of the basics for when to enrol your child in preschool, and how!
Epidural. Laughing gas. Morphine. Tens Machine. Acupuncture. Water injection. There’s a proverbial smorgasbord of pain management options for pregnant women in the throes of labour, but if you’re an expecting parent, how much do you know about each of them? In this episode we welcome Professor Stephen Tong, leading academic Obstetrician and author of THE BIRTH BOOK to talk about all things pain relief for birth. Stephen takes us through the whole spectrum of options available for women during labour, how and when each method is administered, the pros and cons, effectiveness and associated risks.
Given childhood is the most sensitive period of human development, it is particularly important that physical activity in children and young people be promoted from a young age. Helen Connolly shares her insights into children and young peoples’ thoughts on getting active.
Have you ever stood in a toy store and wondered what to buy because your child doesn’t seem to play with the same things that other kids enjoy? Perhaps they will only play if you play with them. Some children need help to engage in play. If this sounds like your kid, keep reading, as Michelle Knuckey from Choose Play has shared with us some tips to engaging children in independent play.
RECIPE: Sticky mandarin, almond and poppy seed cakes. Try these sweet and sticky mandarin, almond and poppy seed cakes from the Adelaide Central Market today – they’re sure to be a morning tea hit with the whole family and the perfect lunchbox treat!
With a product range straight from the fruit tree to your tummy (with just a little bit of squashing and packaging in between!), Good Life Market fruit strips and dried fruit are snacks you won’t feel guilty about giving your children. They’re delicious, they’re preservative, additive and sulphur free—which is a big tick when it comes to dried fruit—100% natural with none of the nasties.
Boho Luxe Market is coming to Adelaide this July, showcasing local creatives with a focus on sustainability! This is your chance to shop Adelaide’s unique, artisanal, new and handmade brands in one incredible location.
Providing professional car seat fitting and checking services, as well as safety sessions for families, Kidsafe SA have been actively helping parents keep their kids safe at home, play and on the road for 35 years! We find out more about keeping our kids safe in the car, as well as some simple steps to ascertaining whether your child is ready for an adult seat!
Join Mercedes College for the exclusive ‘Hike for History’, part of May’s South Australian History Festival. Limited to only 50 guests, this inaugural event will see participants enjoy a pre-hike coffee in the beautiful College grounds, once part of Springfield Estate and considered for the residence of the Governor of South Australia.
An anticipated 500 teenagers will take to the Art Gallery of South Australia on Saturday 21 May in celebration of SA Youth Week for Neo Teen Takeover: Free/State, as part of AGSA’s popular Neo program FREE for teens aged 13-17.
Quick school lunches are being made easier with the option to stop past the Markets and spend less than $15 on an array of delicious cuisines. Each week, the Market will highlight cheap eats around the market that make a perfect and easy lunch on the go and full of flavour, and for under $15!
From the moment she was born, Emily Korir had to learn how to fight. Her gripping memoir, ‘Against All Odds’ shares an intimate insight into the journey of her life, paying tribute to the battles we fight to be our best selves. We caught up with Emily to find out more about her extraordinary journey of courage and determination…against all odds.