Category Archives: Family entertainment

Sydney Swans team spirit bonds my family

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Felicity Moore

I’ve been a Sydney Swans fan for more than a decade and like many sports fans, transitioning from a young single fan free to attend games or watch on TV, to a fan with family responsibilities and trying to juggle … Continue reading →

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Ekka magic still captures the Moores

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Felicity Moore

The Moores have conquered Ekka 2012! Well, as much as anyone CAN conquer the 136-year-old event. Have you been to the Ekka? It is freakin-bloody-awesome! This year was an entire day, a debaucherous bonanza of rides, food and fun – … Continue reading →

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Torvill and Dean watch out! The Moores are ice skating!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Felicity Moore

Middle child DJ went ice skating for the first time on Sunday. Ice skating. On really slippery, really hard ice. With blades strapped to his feet. Can you hear my heart palpitations as I type? This post is really about … Continue reading →

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The Wiggles: Is this the beginning of the end?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Felicity Moore

Parents everywhere have been digesting the big news this week that Yellow Wiggle Sam Moran is being replaced by original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page. The media frenzy has been, as expected, frenzied. But as the muck gets raked and details … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day – Done and dusted

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Felicity Moore

Whew! And with a huge sigh of relief, much discarded wrapping paper, lots of batteries, alan keys and fiddly assembly, Christmas is concluded for another year. How was your big day? Ours was an unqualified success. The work that goes … Continue reading →

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Reviewed: Alvin & The Chipmunks 3 – Chipwrecked

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Felicity Moore

With three young children (6, 5 and 4 years) I have the dubious honour of being able to call myself something of a Chipmunks expert. Not the original Chipmunks, mind you, who date back to 1959. No, I’m only familiar … Continue reading →

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Ladybugs and vomiting bugs

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Felicity Moore

This is the cake we should have been eating yesterday at Matilda’s fourth birthday party. This is the cake that I slaved over, icing at 10pm on Saturday night instead of drooling over Rob Lowe in re-runs of The West Wing. … Continue reading →

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High five for the Big 4 North Star

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Felicity Moore

We have returned! We returned triumphant and very, very tired. Yes, we have survived – and dare I say it – thrived, on our first family camping trip. Did the Big 4 North Star live up to my high expectations? … Continue reading →

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Uh-oh! The Moores are going camping!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Felicity Moore

We’ve decided it’s time to embrace our inner bushman and take the kids camping. The idea of me reconnecting with my inner bushwoman is pretty laughable, but I do have fond memories of camping as a kid, so I have … Continue reading →

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Happy new year!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Felicity Moore

In this, my first post for 2011 – marking the beginning of my fourth year of blogging – I’m struggling to write a post devoid of new year’s resolutions or pithy phrases about seizing the moment. I’m not desperately trying … Continue reading →

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