
10 Uniquely Exciting Kids Party Venues Across Australia: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
Whether your child is an aspiring artist, a sports enthusiast, an animal lover, or a budding scientist, there's a perfect venue waiting to bring their party dreams to life. Embrace the opportunity to celebrate your child's special day in a way that reflects their unique personality and interests, ensuring a party that's both unforgettable and filled with joyous laughter from start to finish.
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How yoga can help kids with Asthma
Spring is the season that asthma and allergies suffers dread the most due to triggers such as poor air quality and high pollen count. An exciting new study from the Chinese University in Hong Kong found that regular yoga practice had a positive impact on the quality of life of asthma suffers. Kid’s yoga and mindfulness can help as a complementary therapy and an alternative to standard breathing exercises. Read about the best exercises your child can do here.
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Where to Use Your Active Kids Vouchers in 2024
The Active Kids Vouchers ensures that children have continuous opportunities throughout the year to explore a variety of activities, from sports to creative arts, previously supported by the Active Kids program.
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Adventure Parks for Kids
Are you looking for a challenge for the whole family? Why not take the kids to an adventure park this weekend? Adventure parks are like outdoor obstacle courses with a number of activities for kids designed to physically test even the fittest and strongest of children. Usually located in bushland or woods, an adventure park differs from a theme park in that rather than having rides or amusements, it has a number of physical challenges laid out in a sequence.
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Strong and Resilient: Empowering Girls through Karate
As parents and caregivers, choosing Karate as an avenue for your child’s growth can be a profound and empowering decision, setting them on a path of strength and determination.
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Indoor Cricket For Kids
Get your kids to play indoor cricket!<br><br>Indoor cricket is a fast paced and simpler version of the regular cricket game. It is played by players of all ages and genders on local, national, and international levels. It is one of the four most popular sports in Australia along with rugby, AFL and horse racing. There are more than 100 indoor cricket centres in Australia with 200,000 participants. Australia also dominates the Indoor Cricket World Cup and has not lost ever since it started in 1995.
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Little Athletics For Kids
Introduce your kids to sports by encouraging them to join Little Athletics!<br><br>Little Athletics is one of the activities for kids that originated in Australia. It introduces kids aged 5 to 15 to sports through fun athletics events that cater to all kids who are too young for senior athletics. The motto of Little Athletics is « Family, Fun, and Fitness ». There is a Little Athletics club for every localised region where a weekly competition takes place. The athletes and teams then progress to state competition for championships as determined by the state association. The first Little Athletics event was held in October 1964 at Landy Field. Yearly, over 95,000 kids participate in Little Athletics.
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Multisports For Kids
Make an all-around athlete in your kid!<br><br>A kid who plays multisports means that he practises and is good in more than one sport. The most common multisports is the triathlon which includes swimming, cycling, and running. Kids who like adventure sports might also enjoy multisports. Encourage an early start to an active lifestyle!
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Tips for kids playing basketball
Basketball isn't just a great team sport to play - it's a skill that needs to be learned and practiced in order to continue improving. There are four areas where kids can focus to really start to improve their basketball skills and this article outlines all of them.
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Gymkhana Clubs for kids
Let Your Kids Learn The Ropes of Gymkhana! Gymkhana is a sport for kids and adults which involves obstacles, races, and relays. It is a fun sport which may be played individually or by teams. It is a stepping stone for kids to get comfortable in riding their ponies, and develop their riding skills for a future in Rodeo!
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5 Martial Arts Tips for Beginners
As a parent or caregiver, your support, encouragement, and guidance are invaluable in making this journey a success. Be actively involved, communicate with instructors, and motivate your child to embrace the values and teachings of martial arts.
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Parties and Party Activities for Kids
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Indoor Soccer (Futsal) For Kids
The most popular sport today: soccer! Get your kids to try it indoors!<br><br>Indoor soccer, also known as futsal, is simpler version of the regular soccer. The same rules apply but it is played on a smaller indoor field, almost the size of a basketball court, and played with a smaller and heavier ball (for it to bounce less). Indoor soccer was introduced in Australia in 1971. Now there are 18,000 registered indoor soccer players and 120,000 social participants in competitions nationwide.<br><br>
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Cubs For Kids
Make a great leader out of your kids!<br><br>Scouts Australia is a youth organisation for kids and young adults aged 6 to 26. It is part of the worldwide Scouting movement. Scouting was founded in Australia in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell. Before it used to be just for boys, but starting 1971, they have also been accepting girls.<br><br>Cub Scouts, or Cubs, is part of Scouts Australia. It includes boys and girls cubs aged 7 ® to 11. A group of cubs is called a pack, made up of 20 cub scouts or less. The uniforms of the cubs in Australia are navy blue short sleeved shirts with yellow collar, sleeves, and shoulders.
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Unleashing the Power Within: How Karate Helps Your Child Mentally
The shared journey of learning karate and the support from peers create strong bonds and friendships. This sense of belonging and support network promotes positive mental health, as children feel accepted and valued within the karate community.
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Softball for kids
Let your kids experience softball for kids - one of the many sports for kids which can be played by toddlers and children! Softball for kids is the same as baseball for kids, including the rules of the game, except that toddlers and children don’t have to fear getting hit by the ball. Softball for kids is modified according to children’s age so that they can progress to another level as they develop their physical strengths on a game of team sports.
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Touch Rugby for your Kids
A low risk way to play rugby for boys and girls!<br>Touch rugby, also known as touch football is a form of rugby that has been around since the 1950s.
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