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Alpine Winter Festival 2021 heads to Glenelg

Pull on your mittens and beanies folks, the Alpine Winter Festival is heading to the Bay this year just in time to celebrate all things ice and snow! Returning bigger and better than ever, the Village which saw former homes in Victoria Square and the Adelaide Riverbank will offer a super chill line up of arts, food, music and skating in its alpine wonderland at Glenelg this winter.

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Accessible Adelaide: National Parks + Accessible Trails

Accessible National Parks and trails in Adelaide | There are always so many things to think about when planning an outdoor adventure with kiddos, and for many families accessibility might be an additional factor to consider. If you’re looking for a national park to visit with your crew, know-before-you-go by getting familiar with the Adelaide parks that have accessible features.

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Mindful Mothers’ Group: Becoming a Mother

The goal of the Mindful Mothers’ Group held at Once & Again cafe is to provide a space to build a tribe of like minded women that can support each other. Pregnancy can be overwhelming and these facilitated sessions aim to provide evidence based and self-care practice to help you navigate this journey and stage of your life.

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Rachel Burke’s DIY party hats

We’re in party mode here at KIDDO so we asked our favourite tinsel maven and artist Rachel Burke to show us how she makes her colourful DIY party hats. They’re fun and easy to create, making them the ultimate activity for your child’s next birthday party – and great props for pictures!

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DreamBIG Q&A: Temeka Lawlor from ZOOOM

Blending old-school whimsy with state-of-the-art technology, ZOOOM is an enchanting story of a child in her bedroom, unable to sleep and curious to understand. Adelaide actress Temeka Lawlor, who plays the main character, tells us more about the show.

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Stranger Things meets puppetry for DreamBIG show Tröll

Storytelling, projections, music and puppetry will combine in an uncanny tale about the digital age when DreamBIG Children’s Festival presents Tröll later this month. We caught up with director Hannah Smith and writer/performer Ralph McCubbin Howell from New Zealand’s Trick of the Light Theatre to find out more.

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Kid friendly birthday party themes they’ll love!

Whether it’s picking your sport and creating your own team full of mini birthday ballers, or partying like animals with a whole zoo full of kid-sized creatures – your little people will love these child friendly birthday party themes and activities (and, just quietly, the big people probably will too)!

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Things to do in Adelaide & SA this June Long Weekend

WHAT’S ON | JUNE LONG WEEKEND ADELAIDE 2021: Another long weekend is upon is and if you’re anything like us you’ll be in a mad, last minute scramble to find something fun to do over the June long weekend in Adelaide with the kids. Well you’ve come to the right place! We’ve got your guide to what’s on this June long weekend in Adelaide, complete with fun things to do for kids and families, and a few events on the calendar if you’d like a night out without the tots in tow, too!

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KIDDO’s guide to The Big Family Weekend

Adelaide is about to come alive with a smorgasbord of fun activities and performances when DreamBIG Children’s Festival presents the Big Family Weekend from May 22-23. Families are invited to explore more than 50 events – from paid performances to free workshops and exhibitions, and everything in between! To help you make the most of it, here’s our step-by-step guide to the Big Family Weekend.

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DreamBIG: Top shows for the little ones (under 3s)

Even the youngest of audiences can grow their love for the arts at DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2021. The family program is out now, and we had a look through to find the top three shows for under 3s – everything from an interactive dance performance to a live performance of classical music.

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Creation Creation answers life’s big questions… sort of!

Presented as part of Adelaide Festival Centre’s DreamBIG Children’s Festival, Creation Creation sees artists Jonathon Oxlade and Fleur Elise Noble build, battle and brawl their way through a series of seemingly unanswerable questions using whatever means they have at their disposal. We caught up with documentary theatre maker and Creation Creation Co-Creator Roslyn Oades to find out more about the show before it hits the stage from May 19.

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DreamBIG goes techno with ZOOOM and more

This year’s DreamBIG Children’s Festival will be more electrifying than ever, with modern technology being used in exciting new ways. For parents of tech-savvy kids, we’ve picked out our top three techno shows featuring some really cool lighting and sound effects that they’re sure to love.

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The Cabaret Festival: KIDDO TOP PICKS

KIDDO TOP PICKS FOR CAB FEST: We’ve scoured the Adelaide Cabaret Festival program back to front and come up with our KIDDO Top Picks for Cab Fest to take the hard work out of having a night out! All you need to do is add to cart, rope in a friend or two, and get out on the town!

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