New Years Eve – Where can families go?

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Its a challenge for some families. Where can you take kids for new years? – Not all parents want to stay home and do nothing, while others don’t want to be caught with drunken teens and twenty year olds screaming and yelling.
We found these links and article and thought it may be of help for some parents with last minute decisions today.

Fireworks Sydney Harbour

This is an article about spots in the inner west of Sydney and surrounds http://www.kidsizeliving.com.au/members/newyearsevechildfriendly

This is a more Sydney based over view – http://www.ellaslist.com.au/top-spots-to-spend-new-years-eve-with-kids/

For Penrith locals try this – http://familyfunsydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/new-years-eve-celebrations-at-penrith.html

Firework are on at Panthers again and from us personally attending it has always to us been family friendly – http://penrith.panthers.com.au/

The home page for Panthers has the details – it is on at 9pm and midnight.

Please enjoy your night – remember stay happy, healthy and active!

From our family to yours we wish a prosperous 2014!

BB , Shendi  and the kids

Fast food – how to make it that little healthier!

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As a family we took the kids to Movie world on the Gold coast yesterday. While we had a great day we truly felt horrible feeding our kids all the junk that was on offer. It had me wondering there has to be a healthier way for my kids to eat! We get it you are out and its all around you. Your kids are nagging you and sometimes you just want to get them feed!
Before anyone asks we are NOT dietician!!! We are parents, so this is not “professional advice its our advice as parents who just happen to be involved in health!

As a family (Actually as parents) what do we do to keep meals that bit healthier – while maintaining parent sanity?

Staying healthy while eating out

• We strip the burgers – The white bread on burgers are full of sugar, too much has the kids bouncing off walls. We take one sheet off the burger and eat it with only one slice of bread.
• We don’t eat all the chips – Sounds horrible but we encourage our kids to half them. Half the fat, half the sugar – yes it may help to think of most potato as sugar.
• We only have one juice or fizzy drink a day – YUP one! Kids and yes you parents, get use to drinking water …well you should. I cry when I see kids carrying those massive containers with straws you fill with soft drink ……then i found you can have free refills ahhhhhhhh thats almost pure sugar you are pouring down your kids neck – dont kid yourself your kid will NOT run all that off!
• provide healthy snacks – cut up fruit in a snap lock bag for example to give them through the day – try to stay away from all the lollies.

I realise for some thats a massive life changer – but dont you want you kids to have a healthy life? YES I hear you scream! I also thought I would add this link to an article that also talks about key fast food outlets and healthy alternatives at each – http://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/articles/2010/december/the-best-and-worst-takeaway

Have a great day out with the kids – make it a healthy active one!
BB