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Roll Up, Roll Up...

Publisher Charlotte Chambers

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School is back... exhausted?

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You will need to find your second wind (almost like your dessert stomach) and make room for FESTIVAL season also known as MAD-MARCH!

Editorial Contributors Rebecca Morse Danielle Symes Olivia Williams Jake Dean Symon Jarowyj Matilda Schwarz Saskia Webb Annabel Hartnett Miriam Weir Ella James Astrid Myers Cassandra Kerr Lucy Budzynska Alyssa Fletcher Annetta Koutsouridis Hanna Beaven

Sub Editor Cassandra Kerr

Art Director FESTIVAL season in Adelaide is a magical time that should be cherished and embraced by ALL...! We’re talking more date nights to catch a show, more international travellers and artists, more eating and drinking, and incredible experiences that you can have with your kids, day or night.

One thing is for sure about FESTIVAL time and that is, it can sometimes be a little overwhelming, with what’s what, who’s who and when... LUCKILY, we have taken away the brain work (you’re welcome) and produced our first ever Pull-out (that’s right - rip that baby right out the middle, grab a highlighter and circle away: green for family friendly shows, black for grownup time!) Fringe and Festival guide. We have broken the guide up into easy to navigate and compare sections and cover the best of the FRINGE, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL, WOMAD, RCC & THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS.

We also have a chat to Fringe ambassador, artist, husband and dad of 5 (also ex-captain to premiership winning Port Power... let’s not forget that) Gavin Wanganeen about his key Fringe memories and what performance, art and creativity mean to him and his family. Oh, and get your dancing shoes on because you will also be able to have a boogie with us in the KIDDO Silent Disco @ WOMAD this year (kids under 12 are free) WOOP WOOP! So get online and buy some tickets to support these incredible artists that come from near and far to enrich our fine city with glitter, creativity, song, dance and magic!

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Go NUDE to help save the environment!

For many of us school and work is well and truly back for the year, which means daily school lunch boxes, snacks galore and eating out. We all know that reducing waste and recycling will help the environment, but we are often stuck as to HOW TO. Never fear, we have put together a list of simple, effective (and often cost saving) things that you can do to help the environment and reduce waste. *NOTE - with this list comes a warning, we recommend that you label what you can, to avoid trips to the Lost and Found (again…)

Beeswax Wraps Made from beeswax and cotton, this environmentally friendly product is a great alternative to plastic cling wrap and sandwich bags, Bees wax wraps and can be used for up to dobeewraps.com.au 6 months!

Bees Wax Wraps are readily available these days in a range of sizes and designs and can be found in most supermarkets, as well as online. Beeswax Wraps can also be used at home to store things like fruit, vegetables and are great for storing cheeses. Another benefit is that once they have had their day, they can be put straight into the compost. Winning all round.

Reusable containers and Bento lunch boxes

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These days there’s a huge range of snug-fit, airtight containers and Bento lunch boxes that are suitable for almost any food imaginable. Reusable plastic containers are a great alternative to single use plastics for lunch rolls, sandwiches, crackers, fruit and yoghurts. They are a great investment just make sure EVERYTHING is named.

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Reusable cutlery is another way to cut down on waste, with a range of Eco friendly reusable options available including recycled plastics, wood and bamboo, this is an easy switch out for plastic cutlery and goes a long way in reducing waste.

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This one is also super simple... Don’t use them and if you do use them, use them again and again and again and again.. and again!

There are so many opportunities to say “no thank you, I don’t need a bag” or “I have brought my own bag”. Buy some reusable bags and keep them in your car (preferably in arms reach), when you go to do your groceries take them with you and use them! There are also now a range of smaller cotton and mesh bags available that can replace the plastic bags used for fruit and vegetables in supermarkets. According to website ‘1 Million Women’ the average Australian uses 170 plastic bags every year.

150 million of these end up as litter, only 3% of them are currently being recycled (which you can do at Coles and Woollies) and 200,000 bags are dumped in landfill every hour. This is not good enough and we all need to pick up our game, it’s so easy to shop with reusable bags, so let’s make a pact to be more conscious of this, deal?

Plastic straws

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If you haven’t heard that there’s an entire global movement on this, we’re guessing you’re living under a rock. So, if you are still using them STOP! If your kids are obsessed with straws try out alternatives on offer; paper, stainless steel and now bamboo (also, say NO to straws at cafes, restaurants and fast food outlets).

Plastic bottles A recent report from Roy Morgan Australia found that 5.3 million people, or 27.1% of the Australian population, drank bottled water in any given week. That’s a lot of plastic. The solution is simple, and so much more economical reusable drink bottles, they are everywhere!!

You can find them in plastic, glass and stainless steel at a spectrum of options at different price points, colours and styles. And if used at home, work and school we will see a significant decrease in the problems we face with plastic.

Coffee Cups Australians consume more than 50,000 cups of coffee every half hour, and an estimated 1 billion takeaway hot drink cups every year... before you yell at us through a caffeine withdrawal Reusable cup rage, we’re not saying don’t drink biome.com.au coffee (hello, we are not insane) drink coffee and lots of it... in a keep cup. Keep it in your handbag, in the car at home or at work, and the best thing about this one is that many cafes have realised the negative environmental impact that coffee cups are having (and the saving they are making not having to use them) and offer a discount for keep cup coffee orders – Win, win!

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The Baby Cino Club (TBCC) was born out of a desire to create an inclusive community for parents, to feel less isolated, more connected and ultimately supported, TBCC is growing weekly as more parents get involved.

It’s such a wonderful concept that we are so on board with and FYI they also sell really cute merch to raise money for their monthly events (that team Kiddo are all wearing). We sat down with founder, Hannah Dobson, to find out more.

How did the idea for The Baby Cino Club come about?

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What is the TBCC and what does it offer?

The idea evolved from my CAFHS mothers group of soul sisters; being surrounded by parents who were in the thick of it just like me got me through those first months of parenting. These mums were non judgemental, supportive and we all kept an eye out for each other. I kept meeting mums outside the group who didn’t have what I had and I wanted to make them feel less isolated and more connected. Connection exists via social media, but it’s lacking the core needs for humans; we need a real person, a sense of humour, an understanding soul to remind you that you’re doing a good job. I wanted to replicate what I had but on an all-inclusive level; so here I am giving it my best shot.

The Baby Cino Club is a non-exclusive social group for mums, dads, grandparents – whoever.

We’re a playgroup with deeper ideals and a safe environment for parents to talk and feel supported. A coffee (tea, or babycino) and a zerojudgement space to socialise, because being stuck at home with the kids all day can make you crazy.

Parents don’t need endless advice; nurture comes naturally. They need reminded “yes, you’re doing a good job, you’re a good parent”. Pressure needs to be taken off expectations put on parents and I hope TBCC does this.

Why is it important for parents to connect?

We live in an age where we’re always connected but have never been so disconnected. Humans need other humans.

Lonely isn’t a nice feeling, especially for parents, and places to meet other parents are few and far between. By connecting parents they know they’re not alone.

Why is it important to embrace the “it takes a village” mentality when it comes to raising children?

We all have a role in raising children, it requires more than 1-2 adults to teach them everything.

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There are so many lessons that are vital in the life of a child- they learn from grandparents, teachers, members of the community, aunts, uncles, babysitters; everyone’s role is vital.

What have you loved the most about connecting with like-minded parents?

That even though we have all different kinds of people and parenting styles, we support each other. I’ve loved how amazing these parents are, how normal they make me feel and how much I’ve laughed.

How can people get involved?

Come along and join us, see if you like the club and if it's something you would like to be a part of! Jervois Street, Plympton at 10am Wednesdays and Thursdays (weather permitting). We sell merch to raise revenue for our monthly events and we love partnering with businesses.

Your best advice for new parents?

You’re doing a good job; you know what you’re doing, don’t doubt yourself.

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’If you can dream it, I can make it’ is the motto of Adelaide craft wizard Calamity Tash, the brains and creative behind dazzling art space; The Studio Adl.

Glistening tinsel, shimmering ball-balls, colourful confetti, dolls heads and flowers adorn the walls and every surface of this radiant studio, which is gaudy in all the right ways.

The Studio is open to young and old and located just off Hindley St in the city, close to lots of public transport and parking. Whether it’s a book week costume, party planning, face-painting, window dressing, styling or custom designs, there's almost nothing Calamity Tash can't craft.

Mad March is approaching and our state is transforming into an arts hub, what better time to catch the creative bug and book an art class to make your own custom festive wear for the silly season.

We had a chat to craft coordinator and doll decapitator Calamity Tash to find out more about The Studio Adl.

Give us the low-down on The Studio Adl, what’s it all about?

I launched the space as a place for me to create from but with the addition of our fortnightly "Stitch n' Bitch" - an open invite BYO craft club- The Studio Adl has become a real hub for local creators to meet and skill share. As well as stocking in other local stores I also retail from this space and offer private craft parties for all ages, each event is tailored specifically, so it's a really personal experience.

Who do you offer classes to? What are the different age groups?

I believe crafting should be for EVERYONE; no matter your age or skill level. I especially want to encourage adults to step out of their comfort zone and try something new. The great thing about art is there's no wrong way to do it so literally everyone can have a go!

Do you have a background in the arts?

Ever since I can remember we've always had a "craft room" in the house. My parents are both creative entrepreneurs and have always encouraged me to be confident in the things that make me unique. I started making when I was a child and I simply cannot stop! I struggled at uni where suddenly there was a "wrong" way to do art. I couldn't grasp this and realised university wasn't a good fit for me. It took me some time to gain my confidence back and remind myself that what defines "art" is relative, what I was making made me happy so that was good enough for me.

What sparked the idea to launch The Studio Adl? Thanks to the encouragement of others, I finally decided to take my practise seriously, this meant a professional space for me to actually go to work and not just making pom poms in bed. As a young start up I didn't have the money to rent a studio, that's where Renew Adelaide came in.

I am very fortunate to have the support of this brilliant government initiative as well as local property partner, GU Film house, who are offering me a rent free opportunity.

Why is encouraging children to get involved in the arts so important?

Most children, when asked to make something, will do so eagerly and without fear. Some adults on the other hand, will give up before they even begin, claiming they're "not creative." Somewhere along the line we lose our self confidence and develop what I call "craft fear." I believe creativity takes many forms and should be encouraged and fostered from a young age. Taking time to make

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things as a child or adult can be very therapeutic and the creative problem solving skills you learn along the way often translate into real life scenarios. I have excellent "craft logic" which helps me to be more innovative and daring.

Do you have anything exciting happening during Fringe?

This season you'll find me and my creative team in The Fringe Club doing fabulous face painting.

Of course we'll also have our twice monthly Stitch n' Bitch events, Feb 7th and 21st, March 7th and 21st: ALL WELCOME! I'll also be taking private bookings for craft parties and get togethers, starting from 5 people, it's a unique and fun way to catch up with friends and make something fab in the process.

What do you hope to achieve with The Studio Adl and what do you have planned for the future?

I want to foster creativity! Mad, silly, sparkly and bright creativity. I hope The Studio helps encourage first timers to try something new and I hope it inspires and motivates working artists. I love being part of Adelaide’s incredible creative community, we should be building each other up and supporting each other, I hope people see The Studio as a place to do so. The world is grey enough, let's make our own sunshine.

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Festival + Family = Fun WORDS— Rebecca Morse @rebeccamorse10

Straight out of the eating, drinking and socialising haze of the Festive Season comes the eating, drinking and socialising haze of the Festival Season.

Welcome ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, to Frantic February and Mad March, where I will attempt to perform my own magic tricks to stop my little ones saying, “I’m bored” and stop my teen binge-watching Brooklyn 99 by dazzling them with the fun-filled family adventure that is exploring the offerings of the Adelaide Fringe.

How lucky are we that our hometown plays host to Australia’s biggest and most successful open access arts festival?

We can see some of the biggest names in comedy, catch a sexy cabaret show on a night out with the grown-ups or just stroll through the Garden of Unearthly Delights, Gluttony and the RCC and pick a show for the kids.

I want my children to grow up exposed to and appreciative of the kind of culture and art that has to be experienced outside the confines of a screen in the palm of their hands.

Some of the errors include taking the teen to an otherwise harmless performance that included a flash of full frontal male nudity. I think my speedy parental reflexes managed to cover her eyes just in time. I was very thorough in my examination of when it was safe for her to resume watching because I take supervision seriously. (Best also to be careful when selecting shows with puppetry in the title, if you get my drift.)

with learning how to do a cartwheel, use a hulahoop, or perform a difficult balancing act on an unstable tightrope of emotion to equip them for the challenges of adulthood.

I must also confess that some mildly offensive language has slipped through my strict parenting net, but given I have been known to swear like a sailor on rare occasions (very rare occasions when I am under extreme mental duress like performing any form of housework) my little ruffians did not raise an eyebrow.

During festival season, Womad is another wonderful way to expose your children to peace and harmony. My kids love experiencing the sounds of world music and the smells of exotic food, although it’s the chocolate-filled donuts that always seem to be the aroma most enticing for them.

You know what you could try? Take the family to see a magician/illusionist and see if they can make you vanish for just enough time to allow you to sneak out and grab a rosè and a bowl of carbs.

Tickets aren’t cheap but the entertainment is world-class (hence the name), kids under 12 get in for free and there are discounts for under 18s.

So, how do I choose what we see?

Rest-assured, I do also consult the section of the Fringe guide that’s pitched specifically at young and impressionable audiences.

Well, I’ll be honest, the suitability and ageappropriateness of some of my selections has been determined by trial and error over the years.

For example, I enjoy exposing my flexibilitychallenged offspring to child circus performers to encourage them to, at the very least, persevere

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Or one of the many choral and musical shows on offer may provide you and your family with an unique opportunity to raise your voices together in song rather than frustration.

And if you, the small people, or the other half are suffering from Festival fatigue or are more into the sports than the arts, don’t despair, the Superloop Adelaide 500 and the return of footy season are just around the corner.

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WORDS —Danielle Symes @danielle_symes daniellesymes.com As I sit here writing this I can hear my two kids out in the lounge-room… one is yelling made up words along the lines of poo poo and bummy face at the top of his lungs and the other is crying because, well that’s just what she does after 3pm. We are at the point of school holidays where the crafts have been exhausted, the park is a bore, we are too broke to go to one of those inside playgrounds again and the guilt of watching too many movies has set in so I have put a ban on the TV from 9am-5pm… that one is self inflicted pain but I had to draw the line somewhere and that line was when Harper started talking with an English accent because he had watched an absurd amount of Peppa Pig. I started off so well making sure we had an activity for every single day and I truly outdid myself with the crafts. We made cards for grandparents, DIY perfume with flowers collected from the neighbourhood, we sculpted with clay, we sewed dolls clothes AND I let my kids use glitter… GLITTER! If that doesn’t get a standing ovation from the mum bun crowd I don’t know what does. But, there are only so many times you can stop the toddler from ingesting beads and the 5 year old from going rouge with the paint before you eventually crack and admit to yourself that crafts are for places like Kindergarten where they are trained in the art of pack up and clean up and not giving a f*!k about paint on the walls.

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Crafts are for places like Kindergarten where they are trained in the art of pack up and clean up and not giving a f*#k about paint on the wall.”

So here we are… I’m bored, they’re bored and the countdown till the end of school holidays has begun!

But this right here is where I feel like somewhat of a lone ranger. You see, this is Harper’s first year of school and unlike all the other mums that are putting up crying face emojis on #flashbackfriday pictures of their ‘babies’, I am over here counting down till 5:30pm everyday so that I can throw the kids at Brad, pour myself some wine and catch up on some instastalking. And for all those thinking it, don’t worry I know I’m an asshole. Yes I appreciate my children and yes I know how lucky I am to have two healthy kids but after one of 'those days’ (you know the ones) I can’t help but think that Harper is just as ready for school as I am ready to drop him off at the gate.

The sass on that kid has amplified in the last couple of months and when I tell him off I am met with eye rolls and talking back with the occasional storm off accompanied by yelling ‘FINE THEN! I’M GOING AWAY FROM YOU NOW AND YOU GET NO MORE HUGS EVER!’ (we are not quite at ‘I hate you mum’ but this one still stings). / 10

It’s the first time I have really noticed the age gap between my two kids being an issue, Harper being 5 and Charlie will be 2 in May. He wants to make the crafts but she wants to eat the crafts. Even jumping on the trampoline has become difficult when Harper wants to perform majestic aerobics but his routines usually end up with a knee in the side of Charlie’s head because she doesn’t understand to get out of the way. I feel like I am constantly telling at least one of them off lately and I can’t help but think that if Harper was at school we would get a bit of that balance back. I would get to hang with Charlie during the day and do the things she loves doing that bore the hell out of Harper then come 3:30pm we will both miss him so much that just hanging out together will be enough to keep us all content (that’s the fairytale I have concocted anyway). As the saying goes… ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ and right now I think some absence is what we all need.

Aside from all that though I am genuinely excited to see Harper start school. It does mark the official moment where he is no longer my baby boy, but it comes with so many new and exciting things for both me and him. I can’t wait to see him learn to read and bring home his first piece of homework, I

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MumKIND:

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As mums, we can all appreciate that motherhood is a huge responsibility. All consuming. Life affirming. Miraculous. But also, at times, gruelling.

Imagine for a moment, that you were trying to fulfil this mammoth responsibility, one of life’s biggest challenges, without a support network, or even a safe environment for your family to call home.

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That’s what founder of MumKIND, Kate Earl, had in mind when she established the South Australian volunteer-run charity which aims to show kindness to women who are facing adverse circumstances, including homelessness, unemployment, domestic abuse and/or poverty, while also raising children.

Forming partnerships with social service agencies across South Australia, MumKIND aims to do small things with great love, demonstrating care and compassion for families across the state, who are in desperate need of support.

We chat with Kate about MumKIND and how the charity is supporting South Australian women and children.

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Tell us about MumKIND and what your inspiration was for founding the charity?

It really started from experiences of motherhood.

My first child, William, was a dream. I thought it was challenging at the time of course, but looking back he was an easy-going baby and it was easy for me to enjoy him. Number two, Charlie, came along and it was a wakeup call for me. He was beautiful and I adored him wholeheartedly, but he just didn’t sleep.

So I didn’t sleep.

William was a toddler and he too was up several times a night; my husband was often away for work and life was large to say the least. Overnight I would bounce from room to room tending to the boys. I was denied any quality sleep and for the first time in my life I experienced true stress.

One particular night when I was really struggling, I thought it couldn’t get more intense than it was – surely. I had to dig deep that night and push through – that’s what mothers do. For me I focused on the positives in the situation, and there were so many; two healthy, beautiful children, a solid roof over my head, my husband who is the nicest man I know and all the support I needed. It was easy for me to count my blessings and I took strength from them all.

Looking back, I can see how I was able to find so much strength at a time when I was so exhausted and overwhelmed, and it’s really because of my parents’ influence throughout my upbringing and to this day…. As a family, we believe in the power of our relationships and in positivity – that’s a pretty great combination, it gives you great strength when you need it.

As I counted my own blessings and felt the gratitude of this, I then turned my thoughts to the millions of women navigating motherhood, but who didn’t perhaps have the support that I had.

No roof over their head, not such a caring partner, generational poverty, long-term unemployment, perhaps not knowing where their next meal was coming from.

I never intended to wake up and start a charity, but I was compelled to do something meaningful.

And if you’ve ever done a random act of kindness for someone, you’ll know - it’s the most empowering feeling, especially when you can inspire others to do the same. And that’s where it started.

How did you turn your thoughts from that night into the reality of MumKIND? I reached out to my girlfriends and simply said “let’s do something good for women. Let’s support Mother’s who are raising children without the basic necessities and without anything or anyone to support them. Let’s do something great for the world”. The number of useful and beautiful items that the girls delivered was incredible. I’d come home every day and my veranda was just lined with items for donation. This made me realise how inspired we all were and how we were bonding over this experience of being able to give to these beautiful children and their mothers who needed help. One thing led to another and five years later we’re a registered charity achieving pretty great outcomes.

"I founded MumKIND to achieve something truly good in my own life, something that’s bigger than me or anything else that I’m doing. Something that can help to make the world a better place and luckily for me, my incredible friends join me and help drive MumKIND every day.

We’ll never meet the women we support but together, we are making a difference. We’re surrounded by incredible women with shared values and a shared vision and we’re all growing closer by the day because of it - we’re making an impact on the world."

Tell us about some of your campaigns, how are you helping Adelaide mothers and families?

We focus on families – women with children. We base everything that we do on supporting these families with some fundamental, practical things but also, some feel good items too. One of our first campaigns asked people to go through their library of books and pass them on to mums and children in need. I thought we’d get 200-300 books; but thousands of books came in. The layers of benefit that a book brings to a family was an easy story to tell – it resonates with everybody. I loved what my husband said, that “a child who may never have owned a book before might receive one of these books, and learn and be inspired and could go on to discover a cure for cancer – they’re being given a better chance to learn and grow and to be inspired about their future.

“Significant Smalls” is another campaign we ran in 2018 - it was all about collecting bras and underwear for women and children. We want to give these women things that provide practical assistance but also things that they want, that make them feel good about themselves, to reclaim their identity and restore their hope. Significant Smalls was a bit of both. Imagine if you haven’t had a shower or a clean change of clothes for several months – or if you’d never owned your own (new) underwear.

We wrap everything up with a ribbon and a card, so those who receive our parcels can have the experience of a gift – bows and ribbons and all.

Everything we do is done with love and simple gestures like packaging make a huge impact in the way things are received.

How can people get involved and help out?

The best way for people to get involved is to subscribe via our website or message us directly or of course follow us via social media where we share information about our upcoming campaigns.

We’re better together – the more minds and the more hearts that come together, the more goodness we can create and the better we all are as people.

All donations made to MumKIND go directly to the families they are designed to support and each item to someone who specifically needs it.

If you want to be a part of something meaningful, impactful and deeply fulfilling, Kate and the women behind MumKIND are always seeking involvement, input and support. Become part of the reason someone believes in the goodness of people. mumkind.com.au sapantry.com.au @mum_kind

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State of the Art WORDS — Miriam Weir

PHOTOS —Nat Rogers & Danielle Ng

For any busy parent, it can be easy to forget why regular visits to our public institutions are so important for our kiddos. Beyond the free activities that we as parents so often benefit from - whether it’s story time at the library or a weekend visit to the museum - a visit to the art gallery is a surefire way to boost a child’s emotional intelligence, personal development and open up an important dialogue about the world around them.

It’s fitting then that Rhana Devenport, the new director of the Art Gallery of South Australia [AGSA], brings with her a wealth of experience, especially within public and education programs, and speaks with particular passion about nurturing a love of the arts within our youngest citizens.

“Art is an extremely useful sensibility within society in terms of bringing people together, in terms of empathy, allowing opportunities to see the world from different perspectives, to understand how other people live, think and feel, but also the pure creativity involved in the kind of discussions and conversations generated by artwork....[art] can become such a vital force in young people’s lives and such a tremendously positive way of observing the world” she says.

Prior to relocating to South Australia, Devenport was director of the Auckland Art Gallery, expertly navigating it through a tumultuous period of budget cuts and rallying to secure its future through a series of complex negotiations, fundraising and bold vision to ensure she left it in a better state than she found it before starting her tenure at AGSA in late 2018.

It’s this experience, coupled with her early background as an arts educator and practitioner that will ensure AGSA will continue to find ways of engaging our young with the arts at a grassroots level.

Children especially have an innate ability to decipher a mood or intention behind an artwork, and it can be these moments that have impact and stay with us into adulthood. “...one of the things that is very evident to me is children’s perception and their ability to understand what’s going on intuitively,” says Devenport. / 14

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“They’re not concerned whether it’s art or not or whether it’s a painting or an installation - it’s the experience - the hierarchies of art disappear when a 4 or 12 year old is involved. They’re either engaged or not and not blinkered by preconceptions.

If those experiences are real and enjoyable - that’s got to be a great thing in terms of their sense of themselves as global citizens and people that feel like they can contribute to society,” she continues.

The self confessed ‘festival junkie’ is also excited to be involved professionally at this years Adelaide Festival, having been here during Mad March as a visitor several times before.

The relationship between AGSA and Adelaide Festival is “terrifically important, in fact we’ve participated in every [Adelaide] Festival since its inception,” says Devenport.

This year, the Festival will premiere the first major survey exhibition of Ben Quilty, one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists and arguably one of the most high profile. With his generous, impasto gestural paint style and focus on social responsibility - it’s the perfect exhibition to bring the family along to.

It’s also apt that one of the children’s programs which run in conjunction with major exhibitions will be curated by Quilty’s 12 year old son, Joe. A creative in his own right, he’ll be taking over The Studio space, which is open to all ages.

Here you and your budding contemporary artists can have a go at creating their own bold portrait - inspired by tips and techniques by Joe. AGSA has two programs aimed at our young ones that run regularly, Start at the Gallery and Neo. Now in its tenth year, Start at the Gallery is a program that offers an introduction to visual arts with activities including tours, trails, music

and entertainment. It’s a gallery-wide event aimed at children aged 3-12 and their families and is held on the first Sunday of every month.

Neo is generally themed around major exhibitions and is geared toward the 13 -17 year age bracket.

It’s seen huge growth in popularity through its combination of art, entertainment and exclusive gallery access and is held six times a year.

But, if you can’t make any of the above programs, The Studio is always open daily and operates as a dedicated space for art lovers of all ages. If the exhibitions get too much for the little ones, The Studio is a space to unleash imaginations and be inspired by the works around you. Themed to the work of current exhibiting artists or curated by practicing artists around an exhibition focus, The Studio will add a creative, hands-on experience that will bring the gallery experience to life for the little ones.

What's On @ The Studio Quilty Sat 2 Mar – Sun 2 Jun, 2019 10am - 5pm daily 10am - 9pm first Friday of every month

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Quilty / Welcome to Joe’s World 2 Mar - 2 Jun 2019

The Studio Next month, Joe Quilty will be taking over the AGSA Studio! Step into the vibrant, paintspattered world of Ben Quilty’s 12-year-old-son Joe, an avid artist in his own right. What’s it like to be a creative kid, when your Dad is one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists?

Learn art tips and techniques from Joe. Create a bold, painterly ‘remix portrait’ with oil pastels.

Opening Saturday, March 2nd – watch this space!

Open daily for all ages, Presented by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation

For more information head to agsa.sa.gov.au and @agsa.adelaide

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What's on!

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FE B RUARY — MARCH

15 Feb – 17 March

15 – 17 March

16 Feb – 3 March

16 Feb – 3 March

Particle B Little Theatre, RCC Fringe rccfringe.com.au

360 Allstars The Moa, Gluttony gluttony.net.au

Amelia Ryan: Simply The Breast Le Cascadeur, The Garden gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au

Star Academy: Tribute to Rock Star Academy, Grote St adelaidefringe.com.au

16 Feb – 10 March

16 Feb – 11 March

16 Feb – 17 March

16 Feb – 17 March

Jelly or Jam Little Theatre, RCC Fringe rccfringe.com.au

Escape From Trash Mountain The May Wirth, Gluttony gluttony.net.au

10 March

16 Feb – 17 March

Humphrey Fringeville At Morphettville fringe.com.au

Amelia Ryan’s 80’s Baby The Factory, The Garden gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au

Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show The Box, The Garden Empire Theatre, Gluttony gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au gluttony.net.au

16 Feb – 23 March

23 Feb - 16 March

Dinosaur Time Machine Ukiyo, Gluttony gluttony.net.au

Big Fish Little Fish The Flamingo, Gluttony gluttony.net.au

26 Feb – 3 March

27 Feb – 9 March

27 Feb – 6 March

2 March

Jodie Stubbs: Woman The Bally, Gluttony gluttony.net.au

Adelaide International Youth Film Festival Preview Program Union Cinema, RCC Fringe rccfringe.com.au

Baba Yaga Queen’s Theatre adelaidefestival.com.au

National Geographic: Symphony of Our World Elder Park adelaidefestival.com.au

2 March

8 – 11 March

8 – 11 March

8 – 11 March

Kids Day - Writers Week Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden adelaidefestival.com.au

Evelyn Roth’s Nylon Zoo WOMADelaide, Botanic Park womadelaide.com.au

KIDDO Silent Disco WOMADelaide, Botanic Park womadelaide.com.au

The Talking Trees - SAYarts WOMADelaide, Botanic Park womadelaide.com.au

8 – 11 March

9 – 17 March

9 - 16 March

13 – 17 March

Story Time with Peter Helliar WOMADelaide, Botanic Park womadelaide.com.au

Peter Combe Corona Theatre, The Garden gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au

Brat Kids Carnival Bonython Hall, RCC Fringe rccfringe.com.au

Foehn AC Arts – Main Theatre adelaidefestival.com.au

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Your Opening Night Itinerary

Let There Be Light on Opening Night!

Opening Night Party Friday 15 Feb, 6pm to 11pm FREE Event / Family Friendly Karrawirra Parri, River Torrens (War Memorial Drive between Frome Rd Bridge & King William Rd Bridge) The summer festival season starts with a bang as Adelaide Fringe throws a fabulous party including the Adelaide Night Markets, artist performances and the switching-on of their latest light projection project, Yabarra - Gathering of Light.

Live performances on the Music SA (Frusic) and the Fringe caravan stages from 6pm - 10 pm.

Bar facilities available from Fringe Beverage partners.

Strictly no BYO.

Tindo Utpurndee (Sunset Ceremony)

The opening night of the Adelaide Fringe will see our beloved River Torrens transform into an immersive cultural corridor to light up the faces of those both young and old.

Grab your picnic rugs and mozzie repellant and flock to the riverbank for the Tindo Utpurndee: Sunset Ceremony followed by Yabarra: Gathering of Light.

Yabarra: Gathering of Light will illuminate the Torrens riverbank reeds, surrounding grasslands and paths to share stories from a time long ago, bringing to life native animals and Aboriginal storytelling through mesmerising interactive installations of projection, sound and light.

This display will run over 31 nights of Adelaide Fringe, creating a FREE walking adventure for all ages.

Adelaide Fringe has engaged Co-Artistic Director of YELLAKA and Senior Kaurna Custodian of Ceremony Karl Telfer as Cultural Creative Producer on the project to collaborate and create cultural content for Yabarra: Gathering of Light.

Mr Telfer said, "The riverbank trail will offer interactive points to share the knowledge of the seasons through a changing sensory experience that creates ways of understanding this place – how the stars, clouds, winds, seas, burning off and waters change over the years."

For more information head to:

Fri 15 Feb, 8.15pm FREE Event / Family Friendly Karrawirra Parri, River Torrens (War Memorial Drive between Frome Rd Bridge & King William Rd Bridge) Opening Night will feature the Adelaide Fringe’s traditional Tindo Utpurndee, or ‘Sunset Ceremony’ to recognise the living culture of the First Nations, pay respect to the spirit of the land and give thanks to elders past and present.

Yabarra - Gathering of Light 15 Feb - 17 Mar, 8.30pm to Midnight FREE Event / Family Friendly Karrawirra Parri, River Torrens (Adelaide University footbridge) A story for the senses, as projected light and sound guide you through an interactive cultural landscape, sharing stories of Kaurna country along Tarndaparri (the original name for the River Torrens).

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Amelia Ryan

- The Breast is yet to come!

Amelia Ryan, cabaret’s princess of parody has graced the stages of New York, London and Edinburgh, with her award-winning shows.

Now the 2019 Adelaide Fringe Festival welcomes Amelia’s most creative (and demanding) role yet, motherhood! We had a chat to Amelia for some wacky woes and words of wisdom.

How do your shows help other mums who perhaps aren’t perfect either?

We’re flooded with picture perfect images of motherhood on social media….I’m very honest and irreverent, from fanny farts in post-natal yoga to dripping breasts in the post office cue, I tell it like it is.

What are you most looking forward to at the Fringe?

Getting back onto the stage! I’ve been in full-time Mum mode for the past 3 months, complete with greasy hair and spew-stained activewear. I can’t wait to be in my sequins, having a sing and a laugh (at my own expense).

Describe your parenting style in four words…

Loving, creative, spontaneous and obsessive.

How are you coping with juggling both touring and being a new mum?

When the baby goes to sleep (sorry, IF the baby goes to sleep), it’s game on. Gone are the days of mindless procrastination… now I nervously rush through the to-do list until the tiny dictator baby awakes.

If the chance arose, describe what a baby free night would look like for you?

Firstly, putting the baby to bed (and leaving him with my Mum), hastily driving to a nearby restaurant, over-enthusiastically downing a few glasses of wine, staring at my phone in case Mum rings, texting her halfway through the night to ‘check in’, rushing back home because I miss him (only to find him sound asleep) and then hoping I haven’t drunk too much to compromise safe breastfeeding.

If you could tell pre-baby Amelia something what would it be?

It’s not as bad as you think it’ll be. Except for the poonami’s. They’re bad.

What’s the funniest thing your baby has ever done?

He sings! Well, tries to. Truly, whenever I sing to him, he musters up all this energy and throws all of these hilarious noises back at me…oohs, ahhhs, shrieks. It’s adorable. And occasionally, accidentally, on pitch.

Are you listening to any good podcasts or reading any good books atm?

HAHAHAHA, that’s hilarious. I NEED MORE TIME. Amelia has two shows at the Fringe - The Breast Is Yet To Come and Amelia Ryan's 80's Baby tickets are available at adelaidefringe.com.au

SUPER BRATS Brat Kids Carnival is coming and we don’t mean naughty children...

A high-energy super fun afternoon show for all ages in the new home of RCC, located in The University Of Adelaide campus, (conveniently located in very close proximity to the ZOO, Botanic Gardens, Art Gallery and Museum) brought to you by the finest team of circus artists and mischief makers behind international touring sensation, Briefs. Ideal for youngsters who enjoy wild circus skills, pumping music, ridiculous acts of amazement and eye-popping party tricks. A noisy, fun, silly afternoon for all ages – parents allowed!

Only 2 shows so don’t miss out!

9 + 16 Mar Tickets through adelaidefringe.com.au

Roll up, roll up (and get your tickets fast). You heard it here first, there is one show you simply cannot miss; Baba Yaga is on its way to delight young and old alike with wholesome family fun for the Adelaide Festival.

Coming off the back of rave reviews and a plethora of fans at the 2018 Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, this Windmill Theatre production is for fun-for-all-ages and will captivate the entire family and make for a fun Adelaide Festival outing.

A remake of a traditional Slavic folktale, Baba Yaga centres around the story of Vaselina, the very shy and timid concierge of Poultry Park Apartments who, to her dismay, must enforce the body corporate rules which involves investigating the weird and wacky noises coming from the newest Penthouse resident; Madam B. Yaga. An incredibly funny, thoroughly imaginative and visually captivating show, with the most wonderfully bright and vivid costumes, music and animations, Baba Yaga will have little eyes and ears peeled (we promise it’s a show mum and dad will love too).

For session times and ticket info, head to adelaidefestival.com.au 27 Feb - 6 Mar Queen's Theatre - Gillies Arcade / Playhouse Lane, Adelaide

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JELLY OR JAM The team behind A Simple Space are back with their hit kids show – Jelly or Jam! Don't miss this roller coaster family show filled with real stories about being a kid and plenty of squishy, messy jelly that will inspire people, young and old, to ask the question 'what makes you, you?'

Jelly or Jam is led by interviews with kids about what it takes to make a friend and will inspire little ones to acknowledge the importance of community and friendship.

From award-winning local and international circus creators, Jascha Boyce and Joren Dawson, Jelly or Jam takes you on an acrobatic adventure into the brains of young humans and even gives you a chance to play with some wobbly jelly too!

16 Feb - 10 Mar Saturday & Sunday - 2:30pm Little Theatre, RCC Fringe Tickets available from: rccfringe.com.au

PARTICLE B Get ready for the Australian premiere of this intriguing work for families of all ages all the way from Canada.

Circus, Magic, Waves, Duality, Entanglement, Singularity, and a Goldfish.

Take your kids on this acrobatic journey, which will give them the chance to question their universe while marveling over particle physics!

Particle # B examines a young woman's relationship with reality, in an acrobatic story that takes the audience on a journey from inside the

smallest particles, expanding all the way to planetary rotation.

In the Particle # B universe, you will fall into a quantum world, where time acts in curious ways and sound and light are characters of their own. Visually questioning the rules of our existence, playing on the borderline of science and magic, Particle #B inspires the curiosity and courage in audiences young and old to ask the biggest questions.

15 Feb - 17 Mar – 5:00 pm Little Theatre - RCC Fringe Tickets available from: rccfringe.com.au

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For more than 58 years, Adelaide Festival has been delighting audiences with the very best in artistic excellence from international and local performers, musicians, artists and writers. The 2019 Adelaide Festival will be no exception, with a range of free and ticketed experiences to tickle the fancy of every family member – from theatrical triumphs, jaw-dropping physical theatre, spine-tingling music, to whimsical one-man shows; Adelaide Festival is the perfect way for families to get out and about in Mad March.

13 -17 March

Main Theatre – AC Arts

BABA YAGA 26 Feb – 6 Mar

Queen’s Theatre – Gillies Arcade

ZIZANIE 14 -17 March

Space Theatre – Adelaide Festival Centre SYMPHONY FOR OUR WORLD - ELDER PARK OPENING WEEKEND CONCERT 2 March

t o Fo e h n !

Armed only with a pun (“foehn” is a warm Mediterranean breeze), some sticky tape, fans and a pile of shopping bags - a single puppeteer/ magician will breathe life into the inanimate.

Elder Park

DON'T MISS!

B IG PEOPLE Carmen 8 -10 March

Festival Theatre – Adelaide Festival Centre

Counting and Cracking 2 - 9 March

Your jaws and those of your young charges will go slack as the little plastic dancers flit, swirl and waltz on the rising currents of air. No strings.

No tricks. Just a brilliantly conceived and planned improvisation that to believe… well, you must see!

Enter online at kiddomag.com.au

Ridley Centre – Adelaide Showgrounds

ZIZANIE With evocative imagery and enchanting illusion, Australian dance icon Meryl Tankard works with Adelaide’s Restless Dance Theatre to create a whimsical world where a mesmerising tale for all the family unfolds. This exciting new work celebrates the beauty in difference and reminds us of Grayson Perry’s inimitable words that “weeds are just flowers in the wrong garden.”

14 - 17 March Space Theatre - Adelaide Festival Centre Tickets available from adelaidefestival.com.au

Mahler Chamber Orchestra 8 -10 March

Auditorium – Adelaide Town Hall

Megan Washington 15 March

The Palais – Elder Park

T i ck e t s a r e ava i l ab l e v i a adelaidefestival.com.au

Out Of Chaos…

27 Feb – 6 Mar

Scott Theatre – The University of Adelaide

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Held across four weeks in February and March, Adelaide Fringe is the largest arts festival in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2019 Adelaide Fringe will feature 1326 events and more than 7000 artists across 517 venues. Shows will pop up all over Adelaide and regional South Australia – everywhere from Port Adelaide, Gawler and Port Noarlunga to Mount Gambier, Whyalla and Murray Bridge. With so much to see and do at this year’s Adelaide Fringe, it’s time to get set for a wild ride across 31 magical days and nights!

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY FRINGE MEMBERSHIP Year-Round Join the club that gets an entire 365 days of endless entertainment benefits!

Sign up at adelaidefringe.com.au to score a 25% discount on selected Fringe shows in 2019 and stacks more great deals for young families!

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LIT T LE PEOPLE BEST OF KIDS FRING E 16 Feb - 17 Mar

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Parasol Lounge Gluttony

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAW?

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Ferguson Room – National Wine Centre

A Fringe Membership is the best way to make the most of the awesome events and entertainment happening in our Festival State all year round.

Member benefits include 25% off a huge selection of shows, invites to Fringe events, member lounge access, express Fringe Tix, restaurant offers and more!

INSIDE THE WALLS, A G IANT POP-UP G HOST STORY! 9 - 17 March

Ukiyo – Gluttony

BIG PE OPLE

Enter online at kiddomag.com.au

FRING E TALK SHOW 16 & 17 Feb

YABARRA: GATHERING OF LIGHT A story for the senses as projected light and sound guide you through an interactive cultural landscape, sharing stories of Kaurna country along Tarndaparri (the original name for the River Torrens).

15 Feb - 17 Mar FREE event, 8.30pm – Midnight Karrawirra Parri/River Torrens (Adelaide University footbridge)

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The Moa – Gluttony

HANS: LIKE A G ERMAN 26 Feb - 17 Mar

The Octagon – Gluttony

JUDITH LUCY VS MEN

T i ck e t s a r e avai l a b l e v i a The Adelaide Fringe Box Office on the corner of Rundle Mall and Twin Street or call FringeTIX on 1300 621 255.

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15 Feb - 3 Mar

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The Vagabond – The Garden

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights is a unique festival playground including multiple performance venues, bars, carnival rides, an array of world foods, market stalls, and the most unexpected sideshow surprises.

The Garden offers a family friendly environment with plenty of shade, air conditioning in all venues and a diverse range of entertainment for the whole family. Located in the Eastern parklands, Kadlitpina, The Garden entertains locals and visitors to the city of Adelaide with a worldclass program of theatre, dance, circus, comedy, live music and family shows across 31 summer days and starry nights.

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AMELIA RYAN’S 80’S BABY 16 Feb - 17 Mar The Factory

BUBBLEGUM CABARET 16 Feb - 3 Mar

Corona Theatre

MONSKI MOUSE BABY DANCE DISCO 16 Feb - 17 Mar

The Box

SPLASH TEST DUMMIES 15 Feb - 17 Mar

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The Factory & Corona Theatre

Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with a splish-splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter.

CHILDREN ARE STINKY

From the makers of the hit show, Trash Test Dummies, comes a new production of oceanic proportions!

3 Mar - 17 Mar

The Factory

BIG PE OPLE JUDITH LUCY VS MEN 15 Feb - 3 Mar

The Vagabond

THE THIN WHITE UKES 23 February

Splash Test Dummies are here, ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into a brand new hour of circus filled hilarity for the whole family. See a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, acrobatics, juggling and the sidesplitting, slapstick comedy for which the dummies are famous. Join the Dummies and come dive from bathtubs to beaches in this new aquatic adventure.

Enter online at kiddomag.com.au

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CAPTAIN CAULIFLOWER AND MARVIN THE MISCHIEVOUS MOOSE Join the invincible Captain Cauliflower and his faithful companion Marvin on an unforgettable adventure filled with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger. He flies into outer space and swims deep under the ocean saving those in peril - but can he beat his archnemesis, the evil and odorous Onion Man? Joyous physical comedy for the whole family.

2 - 17 March Corona Theatre - Garden of Unearthly Delights Tickets available from gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au

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MASSAOKE MIXTAPE 15 Feb - 16 Mar

The Box

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LIFE - THE SHOW 15 Feb - 17 Mar

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The Moa

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Gluttony celebrates its ninth Fringe in 2019 and boasts 160 shows that span the genres of cabaret, theatre, circus, magic, comedy, dance, music, spoken word and children’s entertainment. This season will be Gluttony’s biggest entertainment program yet and as such the boutique park space has expanded to a second site this year, Masonic Lodge on North Terrace.

Gluttony’s park space is full of beautiful tent venues in Rymill Park that have world class performers, cool bars, two awesome food markets and a relaxed space for sitting and having a glass of wine before and after a show. With a village green atmosphere, it is regarded and respected as a venue that both artists and arts lovers relish.

DON'T MISS!

16 Feb - 17 Mar

Parasol Lounge

LE PETIT CIRCUS 16 Feb - 17 Mar

Ukiyo

ESCAPE FROM TRASH MOUNTAIN 16 Feb - 17 Mar

The May Wirth

BALLOONATICS 2: G ET PUMPED 16 Feb - 17 Mar

The Empire Theatre

BIG PE OPLE ANYA ANASTASIA: THE EXECUTIONERS 15 Feb – 3 Mar

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ROGUE

REBEL Rebel is a live circus rock tribute to the original rebel, David Bowie. Stage dive into the mosh pit for a night of live music, glittering glam rock, phenomenal acrobatics, breathtaking aerials and spectacular heart stopping sideshow. Live music combined with circus and comedy brings to life an incredible body of work that has spanned over 50 years, and an aesthetic that broke ground and inspired generations.

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BERNIE DIETER’S LITTLE DEATH CLUB 15 Feb - 17 Mar

Wonderland Spiegeltent

MATT TARRANT: MORE UNSOLVED 19 Feb - 17 Mar

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26 Feb - 17 Mar

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A puppetry epic of trashy proportions! Follow our heroes as they fight trash bats, navigate treacherous ravines, and outwit hideous trash monsters, and maybe get a few ideas for making your very own trash puppet!

15 Feb - 17 Mar

Rebel has been inspired by the words of Bowie; "I want to tart rock up. I don't want to climb out of my fantasies in order to go up on stage - I want to take them on stage with me." Rebel is your Bowie fantasies realised a live band, breathtaking circus, spectacular rock and roll sideshow.

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FESTIVA L

PETE FRANKIE There’s not much that the loveable funnyman Peter Helliar hasn’t done. As one of Australia’s favourite comedians, as well as TV series creator, director and star, regular co-host of The Project, touring stand-up comic, husband of 17 years and father of three boys… he’s kind of got a lot going on! Lucky for kids and parents everywhere however, he has also managed to squeeze in authoring the hilarious, best-selling Frankie Fish series of books for children in all that spare time he has up his sleeve.

We chatted with Pete about what it’s like writing for kids, his upcoming appearance at WOMAD (something he has, in fact, never done before!) and what’s next for Frankie Fish.

You’re going to be a guest reader in the KidZone at WOMAD reading from your Frankie Fish books, I imagine you’ve performed to some tough crowds, but is any gig tougher than a bunch of kids?

When I began writing the Frankie Fish series and we started talking about writer’s festivals and performing to kids, I didn’t think much of it. My first time actually doing it was the Perth Writer’s Festival and I thought “Oh. Actually… what am I going to talk to them about for an HOUR?” Luckily, my mum had kept a lot of the books I’d written as a kid in grade four and five, so they’ve become my secret weapon and I end up reading some of those books to the kids which is fun. I remember years ago before I was writing books, visiting my son Aidan’s prep class, they had dads coming in to talk about their jobs and I thought “I’m going to be fine, I work in television, that’s pretty exciting” and the kids could not have been more bored!

One of the other dads was a policeman and another was a marine biologist, so they were way more exciting than I was.

Have you been to WOMAD before?

This will be my first time! I’ve been in Adelaide when it’s been on because I’ve done so many Adelaide Fringe Festivals, but I’ve never been to WOMAD, so I’m excited.

I basically said yes straight away, it was one of those things; of course I know about WOMAD, I’m often there for it, I don’t really know what to expect but I only hear good things.

What has the process been like from seeing the initial Frankie Fish idea come to life, to expanding on that and creating a number of stories in the series? Will there be more coming in future?

I was actually writing book five this morning, book four is out in April. There will be a longer wait for book five to hit the shelves with probably a year between them. I wanted to make sure that I was enjoying writing the books and for it not to become too much like a job, because I have enough of those! There could be more. We haven’t quite capped it, I know how the series finishes but I don’t know when it finishes. I think time travel was tougher than I thought it was going to be and I could have made this whole exercise a lot easier for myself but I chose not to. I didn’t want to patronise the kids with something that was too easy. Once I could see the characters, it became easier and there’s definitely more life in these characters so we’ll keep them going for a little while.

What was your inspiration behind Frankie Fish; was there a reason behind choosing a time travel theme?

What’s next? Frankie Fish the movie maybe?

Possibly! When the first book came out my son told me he could imagine it as a movie. I wouldn’t mind seeing it as a TV series, with each book being a series. The characters could lend themselves to that. We haven’t made any attempt to reach out to people in regards to that because I have enough on, and I’ve been concentrating on the books and making sure they don’t suffer. But possibly, yeah!

We could explore that.

Top three parenting tips?

Just off the top of my head!

1. Involve yourself in as much as you can in their school and their sport.

2. L isten to them, let them talk; don’t talk at them but talk to them.

3. Always remind the tooth fairy, to make sure the tooth fairy definitely comes.

You and your kiddos can join Peter Helliar at the WOMAD KidZone for Story Time on Saturday and Sunday, March 9th and 10th.

Tickets: womadelaide.com.au - Kids under 12 are FREE

I’ve always said that the main two influences were Magic Faraway Tree and Back to the Future. I wanted to create a book about kids, and specifically kids who kind of got to escape to somewhere, so time travel gave me that opportunity.

How important was balancing the humour aspect with a good story that kids will sink their teeth into?

I concentrate on the story first and foremost, and my style is comedic. Certainly, the story is first, making sure the kids want to turn the pages and read the next chapter. That’s the key. What I usually do is write a few drafts and then I will take the idea to the publishers and they’ll give it back to me to give it one final read through where I just add in as many jokes as I can. So, it’s like a final jokes pass.

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PRO F I LE

Creative Ambassador

WO R DS — Cassandra Kerr PHOTOS — Meaghan Coles

When you hear the name Gavin Wanganeen, you immediately think - Port Power legend.

However, in addition to his many on-field accolades and legendary AFL status, Gavin is also father to 5 gorgeous children, Mia, Tex, Kitty, Lulu and Posey, husband to the very sweet Pippa and now in his second life, carving out a beautiful career as an acclaimed contemporary visual artist. His pieces are not only aesthetically appealing, but they take you to a place

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beyond the here and now, as Gavin explores links to his Aboriginal heritage and the Kokatha people through his art.

He was recently announced as an Ambassador for The Fringe and we were so thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down and chat all things Arts, Adelaide and The Fringe with Gavin and his lovely wife Pippa.

PRO FIL E

//PIPPA

//GAV IN

What is your favourite Fringe memory?

When I first came back to Adelaide after being away in South Africa and then Melbourne for a few years, I co-hosted an online show that covered the Adelaide Fringe; Fringe TV. It was so fun to be back in Adelaide, connecting with other artists and performers (many of whom I studied with at Uni) and covering all the shows. I did a story on a beautiful show that was held at the Adelaide Gaol, and I included a little piece with my cute stepchildren; Mia and Tex. They were so young then, and I remember how magical it was seeing their eyes open up to the wonder of the Arts scene.

Now, I get to continue the wonder with my three little girls, who are also great supporters of the Arts and the Adelaide Fringe.

How did you get involved with the Adelaide Fringe and what about your role are you most excited about?

Now that I am being recognised as a Contemporary Indigenous Artist, it has been such an honour to be embraced by the wider Arts community, including the Adelaide Fringe Festival. I’m just so thrilled to be able to represent visual artists, but most importantly the Indigenous community, through my role as Ambassador.

What are you looking forward to seeing this year?

All of it, but particularly Yabarra, Gathering Of Light! It is just the most wonderful time to be in Adelaide, and to enjoy the best of South Australia.

The local and International performers bring an incredible vibe to the city, and I love going to as many shows as I can.

You must be very excited that Gavin has been recognised as an Arts Ambassador for the Fringe this year, how does his art influence the family?

Gavin’s transition from AFL player to Artist is such a wonderful story, and we are all so proud of him. It’s been fantastic to see him supported and embraced by the Arts community, particularly with his appointment as an Ambassador of the Adelaide Fringe (my favourite festival IN THE WORLD)!

Gavin’s Art, has given our family more connection to his Aboriginal culture, and has opened up conversations about his incredible family history.

His art allows us to honour and celebrate his Aboriginal heritage.

Do you have a creative outlet that you can share with us?

I have always been a lover of fashion, travel and the arts! They bring me great joy, and through them I am constantly inspired to create. I love styling interiors, children’s fashion, and pulling looks together for myself too. I love that platforms such as Instagram give us an opportunity to engage with each of these creative outlets, everyday.

Have the kids inherited Gavin’s artistic genes?

Haha I think they have inherited his sporting AND artistic genes! But, time will tell!

Adelaide really comes alive during the Fringe festival and the buzz it creates is indescribable. What is your favourite Fringe memory?

When our youngest daughter Posey was only 7 days old, Pippa and I decided to take all 5 children into The Garden, for dinner and to see some shows together. It was wonderful to enjoy being together as a family, in such a vibrant and exciting space. I can’t remember what shows we saw (we were pretty sleep deprived) but I will never forget how happy we all were to be at the Adelaide Fringe with our newest tiny family member!

Top show to see with kids?

When did your passion for art surface?

A few years after my football career ended, my wife Pippa encouraged me to finish a painting I had begun but never finished, many years before. I finished it, and started painting more and haven’t looked back since. I love how it brings me closer to my culture, and I have learned so much about my family history during this time.

What inspires you?

I paint about the stars and the night sky. I imagine I am sitting up in the highest point in the universe, looking down through the stars, to Country. My Great Grandfather lived an incredible and challenging life, and his courage, grace and humility are a huge inspiration to me, and my art.

Bubble Show How does the Fringe support Indigenous culture?

The Adelaide Fringe has always showcased incredible Indigenous talent and venues, through their continued support of groups like Yellaka, Djuki Mala, and a number of other Indigenous artists in various artistic fields.

"Their decision to include

me as an ambassador, is so humbling and a further example of their commitment to supporting Indigenous Culture.

I cannot wait to see the Opening Ceremony which will be a phenomenal celebration of Indigenous Culture, one you will not want to miss!

Do you create art at home with the kids?

Yes! The little girls have thrown their toys, fingers and clothes into my artworks, and it all adds special character and story to the work!

They have grown up watching me paint at the kitchen table, and I feel it is a great way for them to learn about their Kokatha heritage.

As Fringe aficionados through and through, their love for the arts scene and The Fringe is evident, so we trust their guidance on what shows not to miss! Gavin and Pippa share with us their top picks from this years guide.

• YABARRA- GATHERING OF LIGHT

• BEN HART: THE NUTSHELL

• BY A THREAD

• SPICE RACK

• PSS PSS

You can follow the Wanganeens and their Fringe adventures on: @pippawanganeen + @gavinwanganeenart — gavinwanganeenart.com.au

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The Colour of Time Artonik FRANCE

A joyous, processional kaleidoscope of dance, music and colour, Artonik returns to WOMADelaide after four years of international touring.

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KIDZONE

KidZone is WOMADelaide’s dream destination for children, packed with enough nature-play activities, stories, singing, dancing, education and adventure to keep all young WOMADelaideans and their adults happy.

From arts and crafts sessions, story-telling, explorations of Kaurna culture and amazing museum discoveries to loose-parts nature play and interactive entertainment, KidZone caters for kids 12 and under in a fun and engaging family-friendly environment.

Kiddo Silent Disco

Stratco Parenting Room Sometimes parents need a retreat with their little ones. Situated next to St John’s, the Stratco Parenting Room provides baby changing facilities, a microwave, feeding chairs for nursing parents and more.

Adelaide City Libraries Book Nook Thanks to Penguin Books and Adelaide City Libraries, the Book Nook is the perfect place for some down time during WOMADelaide.

Children’s books, reading sessions and music streaming through headphones make this a place to read, relax and refresh.

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You bring the moves and we’ll bring the music…and the headphones.

For the first time, kids and their adults can dance like nobody’s listening in KidZone at the Kiddo Silent Disco.

Daggy dads are permitted to dance in the company of a responsible kid.

CITY LIBRARIES

FREE FRUIT!

Thanks to Adelaide Central Market all kids will be treated to delicious FREE fruit at KidZone.

SA Museum Explorers’ Tent

Evelyn Roth’s Nylon Zoo

Join the South Australian Museum to discover the Tree of Life and the wonders of our natural world.

Follow the path of evolution from the first organisms to the amazingly complex variety of life we see around us today.

Story Time with Peter Helliar

A WOMADelaide favourite, Evelyn Roth’s inflatable Nylon Zoo celebrates 23 years at the festival with her latest pop-up storytheatre creation – Mama Southern Right Whale, Shamrock, and her baby, Clover. Inside the whales’ bellies, kids will discover a new world of stories, costumes, dancing and parades, conceived and designed by one of Adelaide’s most treasured living artists.

The Nature Village by Climbing Tree

As well as being one of Australia’s favourite comedians and co-host of The Project, Peter Helliar is the author of the hilarious best-selling Frankie Fish series of books for children. Join Peter on Saturday and Sunday for some laughs, Frankie Fish pranks and time travelling adventures from his latest Frankie Fish book.

Adelaide’s best nature-play playground creators, Climbing Tree, transform KidZone into an incredible nature-play oasis. Filled with kid-sized woven huts, cubby building and much more, the nature village provides children the freedom to explore, create and reconnect with nature.

(SATURDAY & SUNDAY)

The Talking Trees – SAYarts

Uncle Stevie’s Kaurna Classroom

After years of gruelling botanical and technological research, it’s been discovered that trees CAN TALK! And Botanic Park is home to some of the chattiest trees in the country. Talking Trees is a ground-breaking event allowing kids to have a face-to-trunk chat with some WOMADelaide leafy giants. It’s as easy as falling off a log; all you have to do is talk!

The Kaurna people are the original inhabitants of the Adelaide Plains and their culture and songlines enrich everyone’s experience of place.

In honour of one of Adelaide’s great Kaurna educators, the late Stevie Goldsmith, Uncle Stevie’s Kaurna Classroom is a place where kids can have fun learning about Kaurna culture and language with Kaurna educators on Kaurna country.

(MONDAY ONLY)

WOMADELAIDE TALKS

WOMADelaide’s International Women’s Day address Hosted by Annabel Crabb and delivered by Natasha Stott Despoja at 6pm on Friday night, WOMADelaide’s International Women’s Day address will be one of the talk highlights of the festival.

Left: Annabel Crabb.

Right: Natasha Stott Despoja.

Supported by Indaily.

As the youngest woman ever to enter the Australian Federal Parliament at 26, Natasha Stott Despoja has had an equally inspiring post-politics career. Her unwavering work towards gender equality has seen her take on roles including Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, and founding Chair of domestic violence organisation Our Watch.

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THE PLANET TALKS Generously supported by the Paradice Family Foundation.

We don’t shy away from the big questions at WOMADelaide, and one of the biggest facing humanity today is: How do we create a sustainable relationship with the planet?

Over three afternoons, The Planet Talks forums will again host some of the world’s great thinkers, activists, scientists and leaders in engaging and inspiring conversations.

Top: Brian Pickles, Monica Gagliano, Gavin McIntyre, Fran Kelly, Patricia Karvelas, Cécile Godde.

Left: Matthew Evans, First Dog on the Moon, Bunna Lawrie, Angie Plummer, Jodie Rummer.

The 2019 Planet Talks line-up includes: • Brian Pickles, pioneering treecommunication ecologist from the University of Reading • Monica Gagliano, ground-breaking plant cognition researcher and evolutionary ecologist • Gavin McIntyre, founder and chief scientist of Ecovative – a New York-based advanced materials company, designing sustainable mycelium biofabricated materials • Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, Radio National broadcasters and presenters of ABC Radio National’s The Party Room podcast • Cécile Godde, award-winning Food Systems scientist at CSIRO and The University of Queensland • Matthew Evans, author, food documentary maker, farmer and host of SBS TV’s Gourmet Farmer • First Dog on the Moon, Walkley Award-winning national treasure and cartoonist for The Guardian / 38

• Bunna Lawrie, Whale Song man, Mirning Elder and founding member/ lead singer of Coloured Stone • Angie Plummer, CEO of Less Meat Less Heat • Jodie Rummer, Associate Professor, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Join them and other guests in discussions about tree communication and cognition, mycotecture, biofabrication and the magic of mushrooms; tackling global warming by changing the meat industry and meat consumption; the politics of climate change; the fight for the Bight against big oil and a special presentation of First Dog on the Moon’s Guide to Living Through the Impending Apocalypse and How to Stay Nice Doing It. Supported by City of Adelaide.

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5AngryMen AUSTRALIA Adrian Eagle AUSTRALIA Alina Bzhezhinska Quartet POLAND/UK Amaru Tribe AUSTRALIA Amjad Ali Khan & the ASO INDIA/AUSTRALIA Angélique Kidjo BENIN Arrived SPAIN/LITHUANIA Artonik FRANCE Baloji DR CONGO/BELGIUM The Bamboos AUSTRALIA BCUC SOUTH AFRICA Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino ITALY Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir AUSTRALIA Christine and the Queens FRANCE Compagnie BiLBobaSSo FRANCE Cool Out Sun AUSTRALIA The Correspondents UK Dangerous Song & Bukhu AUSTRALIA/MONGOLIA Danny Krivit USA Digital Afrika AUSTRALIA DJ Harvey UK DJ SAMA’ PALESTINE Dona Onete BRAZIL DuOuD TUNISIA/ALGERIA Fatoumata Diawara MALI Gwenno WALES Harts AUSTRALIA Jamie Smith’s MABON WALES Janis Claxton Dance UK Jason Heerah & Otentik Groove MAURITIUS John Butler Trio AUSTRALIA Julia Jacklin AUSTRALIA Kaiit AUSTRALIA/PNG Khruangbin USA La Dame Blanche CUBA LaBrassBanda GERMANY Las Cafeteras MEXICO/USA Le Phun FRANCE Leftfield UK Liz Phair USA Lord Echo NEW ZEALAND Maalem Hamid El Kasri MOROCCO Maarja Nuut & Ruum ESTONIA The Maes AUSTRALIA Mambali AUSTRALIA María Pagés Compañía SPAIN Marrugeku AUSTRALIA Mojo Juju AUSTRALIA/PHILIPPINES My Baby NETHERLANDS/NEW ZEALAND Olivier Grossetête FRANCE Ollie English AUSTRALIA The Original Gypsies FRANCE Punctum’s Public Cooling House AUSTRALIA Rebetien GREECE The Seven Ups AUSTRALIA Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar GERMANY Sharon Shannon Band IRELAND Silkroad Ensemble VARIOUS Sona Jobarteh THE GAMBIA Taiwu Ancient Ballads Troupe TAIWAN Tara Tiba IRAN/AUSTRALIA TEEKS NEW ZEALAND Thando AUSTRALIA/ZIMBABWE Thelma Plum AUSTRALIA Timberwolf AUSTRALIA Tkay Maidza ZIMBABWE/AUSTRALIA Ukulele Death Squad AUSTRALIA Yohai Cohen Quintet ISRAEL/AUSTRALIA Zephyr Quartet AUSTRALIA PLUS: The Planet Talks, Artists In Conversation, Taste The World, Installations, Street Theatre, Global Village, Workshops and KidZone.

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FO O D

SMARTER SNACKS! W O R D S — Gemma Easton

FRUITCICLES

Back at school means that the eternal struggle for non-packaged, sugar-free, healthy, creative, lunchbox snacks has begun again. Did we also mention that they actually have to taste good too??!

Otherwise your child (who seems to be pickier than a Michelin Star judge) won’t even touch them with a ten foot pole.

dairy-free / egg-free / gluten-fre / grain-free / nut-free / wheat-free / freezable Adding lots of different colours and shapes will make these fruitcicles look even more visually spectacular! Most fruits work well so you can’t go wrong: just choose the flavours you and the kids love.

Fruitcicles are also a simple way to increase the amount of fruit eaten in a day.

If you too have faced this struggle, Smarts Snacks is the recipe book for you!

Written by two parents, Michael Carr-Gregg and Flip Shelton, Smart Snacks is here to help with those tricky in-between meal times and lunchbox fillers, where children are known to consume the most junk food.

Ingredients

When snacks are well chosen they contribute to your child’s overall success by keeping hunger at bay, blood sugar in check and helping to balance their mood and concentration levels, to support them throughout the day. All of the recipes featured in Smart Snacks are vegetarian and crammed with protein, complex carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, plus plenty of vitamins and minerals. Many of the recipes are also free from gluten, nuts and dairy - so there’s something for everyone!

Makes 6-8 • 2–3 cups (500–750 ml) coconut water • blueberries and raspberries, fresh or frozen • kiwi fruit, peeled and thinly sliced • strawberries, thinly sliced • mango, peeled and thinly sliced • starfruit, thinly sliced • grapes, left whole or cut into halves • banana, chopped into rounds

With over 100 quick, delicious and nourishing recipes, made with everyday ingredients, this manual will become your go-to!

Here are two of our favorite recipes from Smart Snacks:

BROWNIES

Ingredients

dairy-free / gluten-free (option) / grain-free (option) / nut-free / wheat-free (option)

Makes about 36

Brownies • 2 cups (250 g) grated sweet potato (about 1–2 sweet potatoes) • 4 eggs • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • pinch of sea salt • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • ½ cup (50 g) cacao powder • ½ cup (110 g) coconut oil, melted • ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup or honey • ¼ cup (35 g) banana or coconut flour (or ⅓ cup regular plain flour) • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Ganache (optional) • ¼ cup (25 g) cacao powder • ¼ cup (60 g) coconut oil, melted • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Topping Shhh… don’t tell the kids what secret ingredients are in this one! This recipe uses sweet potato and banana flour, which is traditionally made from green bananas but doesn’t actually taste of banana – instead it has a mild earthy taste.

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1 tablespoon cacao nibs 2 tablespoons coconut flakes 1 tablespoon goji berries or ½ cup (75 g) fresh blueberries or raspberries

Method 1. Half fill your icy pole moulds with coconut water.

2. A dd your favourite fruit to each mould. You can add as much, or as little fruit as you like.

3. Top up with coconut water so the moulds are almost full.

4. Freeze for 8 hours or overnight.

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Line a 16 cm × 26 cm (base measurement) roasting tin with baking paper.

2. To make the brownie, put all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and stir until well mixed.

3. Spoon the mixture into the lined tin and spread evenly using the back of a spoon. Bake for 30 minutes.

4. Cover the top of the brownie slab with foil and bake for 10 minutes further or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Transfer the tin to a wire rack and leave to set for 10 minutes.

5. To make the ganache, put the cacao powder, coconut oil and maple syrup (if using) into a small bowl and stir until well combined.

6. Turn out the whole brownie slab onto a serving platter.

7. Drizzle ganache over the brownie, then sprinkle with cacao nibs, coconut flakes and goji berries – or fresh blueberries and raspberries.

8. Eat warm or put the brownie slab in the fridge for 20 minutes or until ganache has firmed.

9. Cut into pieces and serve.

TIP: Brownies will keep for up to 2–3 days in an airtight container in the fridge.

SMART SNACKS

BY FLIP SHELTON & MICHAEL CARR- GREGG -PENGUIN Available at Dymocks $24.99

FO O D

Chicken and Leek Pie This is an absolute family favourite at my house, I can guarantee that after cooking it once it will be highly requested and on repeat.

Annabel Bower graduated from the world renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland seventeen years ago. Annabel has since worked in events and catering and her present focus is on recipe development and food styling. As a mum of three and a passionate foodie, Annabel spends most of her time in the kitchen! Her favourite people to cook for are friends and family and even though like all children, her kids won’t eat everything she cooks, she is determined to keep trying and happily share a few of her fail-safe, crowd-pleasing recipes with you!

RECI PE & PHOTOS —Annabel Bower

@foodbyannabel / foodbyannabel.com.au

Method Ingredients Serves 6

• 1 whole Chicken approx 1.8kg OR 1 BBQ chook (don’t add salt if using this!)

• 30 grams of butter • 1 brown onion finely diced • 1/4 teaspoon of salt • 300gms washed sliced leek (2 small/1 large) • 2 -3 garlic cloves • 1 cup of salt reduced chicken stock • 2 tablespoons of plain flour • 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard • 1 loosely packed cup of parsley leaves • 1/3 cup Parmesan • 300 mls of thickened cream

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Drizzle with olive oil. Place in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for 1 hour.

(180 if a fan forced oven).

The chicken can be roasted in advance and stored in the fridge. If I’m doing roast chook I often roast an extra one to have spare for lunches or a pie like this.

Certainly saves time!

2. Sauté the onion and salt in half of the butter until soft. Add the rest of the butter, the garlic and leek. Sauté for one minute before adding the stock. Pop a lid on and cook on medium for five minutes or until leek is soft.

As an alternative to pastry you can top with mashed potato or sweet potato. For sweet potato mash I pop whole un-peeled ones in the oven at 190/200 degrees for about 1hr20. They steam inside their skins and make a delicious mash. Much less watery than when steamed or boiled.

3. Sprinkle the flour over the leek mixture stirring quickly. This will help thicken the sauce.

Add the mustard, cream, parmesan and some pepper. Next, add finely chopped parsley.

4. Once the chicken is cooked (allow to rest for 10 minutes once it’s out of the oven) remove the skin and shred the meat into the leek mix.

This pie freezes really well so make double and pop one away for a lazy winter day!

I often add lightly steamed broccoli to the mixture to bulk up the veggies. Otherwise serve with peas, beans or a green salad.

5. Pop in a pie tin, top with a sheet of puff pastry and brush with lightly beaten egg.

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O PI N I O N

to Parenthood WO R DS —Hannah Beaven

Adelaide psychologist and mother of three boys, aged ten, seven and two, Hanna Beaven, specialises in families’ emotional wellbeing in the stages of trying to conceive, pregnancy, birth and parenting babies and young children.

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You’ve discovered you’re pregnant by wee-ing on a stick, a couple (or a million) times, over a couple of months or several years, via the old-fashioned method or a more assisted process. You’ve cruised through an ‘easy’ pregnancy or ‘white knuckled’ it through the nausea, heart in your throat every scan (given past experiences of hearing devastating news at scan(s)), each personal milestone and movement while carrying your precious baby. You’ve navigated the process of birth in a public or private hospital or at home with a doula, midwife, obstetrician or all of them via a vaginal, caesarean or combined birth. You have held your precious baby in your arms for the first time.

You’d be excused for thinking the hard work was past you, however, like any massive life changing event, becoming a parent will take you to the heights of ecstasy and the lows of questioning your decision to ever have a baby in the first place.

Nothing can fully prepare you for the moment you realise that this baby is yours, and you are forever responsible for keeping this tiny human alive, and for better or worse your life will never be the same.

In this article I’m hoping to either validate your experience as a new parent, or provide you with some food for thought if you are about to embark on parenthood. I do not want to scare anyone or make it sound like having a baby is a terrible idea – I obviously don’t endorse that given I have three beautiful children of my own!

I do however, want to present a realistic and possible side to parenthood which is less likely to be discussed because we can feel pressure to only focus on the joys of being lucky enough to have had a baby. The following are just some of the areas which may be challenging after having a baby:

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Caring for and being home with a baby: • The steep learning curve to care for a baby can feel like starting the most important job of your life without having received any training – which can lead to a lack of confidence.

• We are bombarded with the ‘rules’ of parenthood. This often unsolicited advice comes from various sources: — Well intentioned (fingers crossed) friends and family spanning several generations.

— The plethora of parenting books which cover polar extremes of parenting styles and everything in between.

— Random strangers when you’re out and about with your baby.

— Health professionals; which can somehow provide contradictory information and advice on the exact same topic e.g. establishing breastfeeding.

• Some of the need to know safety information about caring for our baby can leave us feeling anxious and overwhelmed e.g. SIDS. • We’re trying to make sense of all of the above through the fog of disrupted sleep while we’re physically recovering from giving birth and possibly trying to establish breastfeeding.

• Realising that any opportunity to sleep, have a shower or have your arms free is now a luxury between the repetitious schedule of feeding and settling duties.

• At times it can be boring caring for your baby at home on your own.

New self – which now includes being a mother: • We often tie ourselves in knots trying to be a ‘perfect parent’ which is as attainable as riding bareback on a unicorn. Trying to be a ‘super parent’ who can do it all, sets us up for failure and overwhelm.

• Negative comparisons to others - both to those in the flesh and to those on social media living their #bestparentinglife. Falsely believing that every other parent has got it all together and loves their lives can make us feel incompetent and alone.

• Feeling the actual or perceived judgements of strangers, friends and family regarding your abilities and choices as a parent.

• Pressure for your body to ‘bounce back’ after being pregnant and giving birth.

• Possibly feeling socially isolated at home on your own with your baby. Old friendships may change (especially if your friend doesn’t have a baby). Finding yourself having to make new ‘mum’ friends as an adult which can be daunting.

• We can experience motherhood guilt… for everything. For example, when we haven’t felt a close connection to our baby straight away.

• Pressure to keep the baby’s needs met and also attempting to keep on top of household duties.

• Grief and loss regarding the prebaby person we used to be, living the pre-baby life we used to live.

Trying to make sense of who we are now as a parent, and what has happened to all of the other facets of ourselves: successful and confident worker, wife, daughter, sister, friend and so on.

• We can also be surprised by the reflections we find ourselves making about our own mothers or caregivers, childhoods and experience of being parented.

Relationship with partner and co-parent:

(if you are not a single parent – which has its own specific challenges)

• Navigating the change in your relationship from being a couple (just the 2 of us) to being parents (now 3+ of us).

• Stressors can arise when each person has a different parenting style based on discrepant values and beliefs.

• Challenges can emerge if either party’s in-laws are deemed as unsupportive.

• The primary caregiver can become unknowingly territorial regarding the care of the baby (because of their 24/7 skill development!) and find it difficult to sit back and let the other parent care for their baby in a ‘different way’ versus the ‘wrong way’.

• The non-primary caregiver can feel excluded by the skill development and relationship developing between their partner and their baby.

• Pressure to become physically intimate after birth can cause stress between partners.

• Lack of understanding for the unique pressures on each parent after having a baby. For example: — One parent may feel the burden more keenly of being the main bread winner for the family, while the stay at home parent may feel vulnerable with their limited capacity to financially contribute to the family.

— The stay at home parent may have been counting down the minutes for the other parent to return from work so they can have some space from the baby, who they have cared for overnight and all day. Whereas, the partner coming home from a busy day at work may resist having a baby hurled at them as soon as they walk through the door.

— After a stressful but productive day at work, a parent (through lack of understanding) may wonder what the stay at home parent has ‘achieved’ during the day (looking at a sink full of dishes and piles of washing on the couch). Whereas the stay at home parent is running on empty, barely has their arms free during the day and understandably feels a sense of achievement if they have managed to have a shower.

At the risk of sounding like the grinch of having babies (which I promise I’m not), I hope I have been able to highlight some of the common stressors that such a gigantic life change can create. I hope parents realise they are not alone if they can relate to some, or all, of the above.

I also hope expectant parents are not frightened by this information but it can assist them to be aware of some of the potential stressors of having a baby and possibly reduce some of them. If you would like assistance with the ‘how to’ of preparing and reducing these potential stressors I plan to be running both antenatal and postnatal groups throughout the year, so please contact me for further information.

My take home message to manage parenting stress is to have realistic expectations of yourself, your partner and your baby. Reduce the self-criticism and pressure on yourself because YOU ARE ENOUGH, JUST AS YOU ARE, AND THAT IS WHAT YOUR BABY NEEDS. And remember, life with a baby is not your new forever, you and your life will change and develop as your child continues to grow and develop. @hannabeavenpsychology www.hannabeavenpsychology.com.au

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THE WINNING DAD — Lesson 2

NAPPY: FEED: BURP: SLEEP: BATH: REPEAT After the trauma that is childbirth dad needs to regroup very quickly.

You now have a household to run, partner to support and a baby to care for. Take as much time off work as you can during this period, as it will make this transition easier.

Any family willing to help should be recruited and used when required.

At this stage you will enjoy your families company as everyone is pitching in and helping. Don’t get used to it, they will irritate you later and start messing with your head.

SY M O N , N E KO & I R A

WORDS —Symon Jarowyj I L L U S T R AT I O N S — Owen Lindsay

Once home all stations need to be activated.

The nest should be clean, fridge stocked, change table prepped and all laundry done. Make sure there are a few hand sanitizing pumps strategically placed around the house. Your hands need to be clean at all times when dealing with anything baby related. Be careful though as hand sanitizer is a foreign object to any new dad, so moisturise moisturise moisturise!!!

 After being on the sidelines for 9 months watching your partner go through pregnancy and then childbirth you will feel that finally you are included in this adventure and it is natural to feel overwhelmed and that you're out of your depth.

Once home your baby will require feeding, burping, nappy changes, bathing and sleep.

Doesn’t sound like much but this will pretty much fill up your days. You’ll see.

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FEEDING:

This area has a lot of variables and is up to the boss on how they feel mentally and physically.

Your partner may be breastfeeding or opt for bottle-feeding with baby formula. It is up to her and your input is not required. If she is breastfeeding and finding it difficult then don’t start making suggestions. It will completely piss her off and you will feel like an idiot upon reflection. Instead of talking about how you would go about breast-feeding with your nonlacticious breasts, maybe pour her a glass of water so she is hydrated during the feed. The rules are night feeds you got to get up too. There is plenty to do without needing lactating breasts.

You can help with the pre feed nappy change and burping, getting mum a cup of tea and simply keeping her company. If baby is on the bottle then mum sleeps and you do the feeds for the first few weeks.

 It’s the least you can do and if you are unmotivated to do so just remember watching your partner going through labour.

If baby formula is the method of choice for feeds then you must be aware of the restrictions in place on how much baby formula a person can buy at one time. At the moment it is 2 tins per day or something like that. A winning dad will stock at least ten tins in excess at all times just incase there is a baby formula stock crisis. My dad tip is simply buying your formula from a Coles supermarket. The unmotivated staff will not even notice or care that you have been in and out of the store 3 times already with your 2 tins of formula each time. If the staff are a bit switched on that day then simply have disguises ready in the boot of the car.

BURPING: It is pivotal to get excess air out of your baby.

Babies can’t burp on their own which is such a major flaw in our evolution when you think about it, but sorry I digress. Dad can take the lead in this department. If you don’t get your baby to burp it compromises their next sleep which will then cause the house to head into meltdown.

Burping can take up to 20 minutes, which can be frustrating but it is important for dad to be in a state of zen when performing this art. The sound of a burp will always bring a smile to your face. it's weird but it happens. I just smiled then thinking about it.

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NAPPIES:

BATHING:

Dads need to take ownership of changing majority of the nappies. The first poos look like black tar but surprisingly are odourless so it does take the edge off. Judgement does await so make sure your newborns toosh is completely clean afterwards. This black tar poo can stick a bit so you may use 10-15 baby wipes to reach your desired outcome. A kiss test is a good way to know you’ve done a good job. Make sure after you apply a generous amount of cream to the area as if there is any nappy rash you will be automatically blamed. Always be cautious of friendly fire. A baby cannot control downstairs movements at this time so during a nappy change there is no off switch to accommodate you. You will get hit.

To start off this is a two-person job tackled by mum and dad. Baby plus water makes dad very nervous. As you will shy away from this responsibility due to being petrified, a job you can sink your teeth into is making sure the bath water is at the correct temperature. A waterproof temperature gauge purchase is a necessity.

SLEEP: Watch what mum does and copy. A baby can self settle, need a little pat, slight rub, dummy or no dummy.

 Who better to work this out than the woman who carried this baby for 9 odd months in her body and then went to hell and back to ensure a healthy baby was born into this world.

Practice wrapping or swaddling your baby or else there will be no baby goes to sleep anytime soon.

Also Google “zip up baby wrapping products”, you can thank me later.

While your baby is sleeping you now have to get into household mode. Cleaning, cooking, laundry, shopping, watering, etcetera etcetera… Good luck with that. Now this is why I suggest taking as much time off work as you can.

Also if you think you're going to get some work done at home, think again.

You're Welcome.

Symon Jarowyj @thewinningdadmanual

The Winning Dad Manual

Ages: 0 - 3

Facts • Tips • Blowouts • Fun • Nappies • Logistics • Enemies • Strategies

The Winning Dad Manual available at all fine book stores and via online shop thewinningdadmanual.com

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FRINGE SOCK PUPPET

By Blip Art School After a fun-filled night out at the Adelaide Fringe keep the fun going by creating a mini sock puppet show in your lounge room!

You will need: • • • • •

1.

Odd socks A cardboard box Craft glue Stanley knife Fabric, wool, craft foam or anything you can find around the house to embellish your characters!

2.

 STEP 1.

With the help of an adult, carefully cut your cardboard box to include a stage at the front, and remove the back cardboard for your sock puppets to access the stage!  STEP 2.

Paint your box.  STEP 3.

Fit your stage with curtains and other decorations.

3.

4.

 STEP 4.

Wear one of the socks on your hand to plan where you would like your character’s face to be. Place the end of the sock inside of itself to create a mouth shape.  STEP 5.

Create your clothes and accessories for your character... can you guess who we’re making today?  STEP 6.

Glue them onto your character using craft glue. We made Fringe superstars Hans and Monski Mouse!

5.

6.

We’d love to see your creations! Don’t forget to post them on social media, tag @blipartschool and @kiddomag and hashtag #blipxkiddo

Blip Art School was founded by local creatives Ella James and Astrid Myers.

Their classes provide students with unique, exciting activities designed to help them develop their creativity in a fun, social environment.

For more info and bookings head to their website: www.blipartschool.com

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SA Pantry is an innovative campaign created by MumKIND, with the aim of supplying pantry packages full of immediately useful food produce, to 1,000 disadvantaged South Australian families.

Buy a $50 pantry pack at sapantry.com.au from 1st April 2019

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Dad Words

You made it! The festive season’s over and now, belt buckle loosened by a couple holes, you’ve returned to work and reality, New Year’s resolutions in tatters or teetering on the brink, but hopeful you’ll turn the corner soon. These recommendations might not help you over that hump, but at least they’re carb-free. Happy New Year, and here’s to more sleep (and pegging back those belt buckle holes) in 2019!

READ: IN SEARCH OF CAPTAIN ZERO – By Allan C. Weisbecker

A well-travelled mate of mine messaged me last week from a Costa Rican town that features heavily in this classic adventure/mystery tale, and memories of devouring the book years ago came flooding back.

Weisbecker is an author, surfer, ex-drug runner and ex-Hollywood screenwriter, and this memoir chronicles his rollicking, wave-drenched camper-van journey with his dog, from Mexico to Costa Rica in search of his missing friend. Like any good travel yarn, the journey’s not all smooth sailing, and tension, sketchy characters and darker themes will keep you constantly on your toes. If you need inspiration for your next trip or simply want to live vicariously through a fascinating guy and master traveller (who penned this book decades before #vanlife took over Instagram) then this is your jam.

Available from Dymocks, $30.99

READ: ROAD BUILDERS – By B.G. Hennessy

My son goes crazy for heavy machinery and big trucks are top of the list. Road Builders is the latest addition to his swollen truck book collection and we both reckon it’s the best yet. Featuring bold and colourful illustrations by the brilliant Simms Taback, Road Builders charts the process of how a road is built, from barren patch of dirt to busy highway, showing the various trucks and machinery involved along the way. But, it’s not just the big rigs that enthral, the pictures of the smiling workers involved adds a little wonder to the road-building process and highlights the importance of good ol’ fashioned teamwork.

Available from Dymocks, $27.99

WATCH: SOMM

If you thought your uni exams were cooked, spare a thought for the guys and gals trying to become Master Sommeliers.

This American doco follows the attempts of four fellas to pass this hectic exam (focused on the convoluted world of wine), which has one of the lowest pass rates in the world. Somm does what a good doco should – exposes you to a strange world you never knew existed – and you quickly look past the preppy foursomes flaws when you see their passion and vulnerability laid bare throughout the journey. Best watched with a monster glass of Shiraz.

Mum Words Now I don’t know as much about parenting as Pete Evans, but what I will tell you is that I’ve discovered parenting is a lot easier when I’m not around my kids. As one might imagine, when school’s out for the summer holidays, this dynamic is made incredibly difficult. It’s been a long, hot, loud summer with watermelon on its fingers people. But we made it, and despite my long-standing inability to perform simple numerical equations, I am now able to mentally calculate - to the minute - how long it is until my children’s bedtime at any given moment throughout the day. Bedtime = how long my kids have been fighting, divided by the amount of patience I have left, minus how many near breakdowns I’ve had plus wine squared. Yeeeeep. It’s time to take off my algebra. Now, let’s get to the good stuff.

READ: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

If you’re on the hunt for a page-turner then this, my friends, is the book for you. I appreciate that given the books and TV shows I regularly review here, many of you are going to think I’m a psychopath, but what can I say? I never met a well written psychological thriller with a staggeringly unexpected twist that I didn’t like.

The Silent Patient is no exception. The unpredictable breakout novel from Michaelides examines the relationship between psychotherapist Theo Faber and his patient Alicia Berenson, a woman rendered unable (or unwilling?) to speak, after being remanded into psychiatric care for the murder of her own husband. The less you know about this one, the better. The ending will sneak up on you; approximately five hours after you start reading it because trust me, you’re not going to be able to put it down. The movie rights have already been bought for this book and I’m not gonna lie, I’m here for it!

Available from Dymocks Hyde Park $29.99

WATCH: Naked Attraction

Ok so this is going to sound weird, but stay with me. Picture this; a dating show that begins where some good dates might end; in the nuddy! Now I don’t know how this bizarre British TV show got through rounds and rounds of TV executives in production meetings and still made it to air, but I ain’t mad about it. The concept is pretty simple, a clothed contestant selects from six naked people, whose bodies are gradually revealed to them from the feet up, round by round, with one candidate being given the boot each round based on their “naked attraction”. Two remain for the final round, at which point the deciding contestant gets their own kit off and picks a winner to take on a date. Wearing clothes. How novel. Yep, it’s weird. It’s definitely NSFW. It’s a show that lets it all hang out [these jokes are writing themselves at this point]. Get your eggplant emoji at the ready and check it out if you’re up for a cheeky laugh and/or plenty of uncomfortable squirming.

Available for streaming on 9now

DO: Drive your car on the beach @ Aldinga

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DO: Shane Warne Cricket ’99

I’ve never been much of a gamer, with the last console I played being the original PlayStation. Thankfully this coincided with the release of the undisputed best game ever made, Shane Warne Cricket ’99. Allowing you to play a variety of modes, from test series to World Cups and even historic match scenarios (you could bat as Bradman), the graphics are now deliciously bad. But back in the day its atmospheric sound and faithfully recreated world ovals made for addictive gameplay. Plus, it had hilarious glitches I still chuckle about today [COMMENTATOR: Four! In the air! Dropped… and that’s out!]. Dust off your favourite old game to play with your grom on the next rainy day and show ’em just how much of a relic you are. ebay.com.au

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W O R D S — J A K E D E A N Jake Dean is a writer, surfer and bibliophile who’s counting down the days to take his twenty-month-old son, Koa, for his first wave.

T W IT TE R ― @JA K E J D E A N

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I couldn’t get my head around why anyone would ever want to drive their car onto the beach until I actually did it. Whilst I love an unobstructed coastline (and so does my Instagram feed), it’s also a novel experience to load up the car and set up camp on a beach, that you can legally drive onto, for an entire day. Aldinga is a great option for this because it’s less than an hour drive from the Adelaide CBD which means only 60 minutes of listening to your kids fight in the car about who’s arm gets to go on the booster seat arm rest. We have a 4WD but I have it on good authority (google) that even little cars can manage the beach at Aldinga as the sand is reasonably flat and solid, year-round. So, if you fancy a different beach going experience, load up the car without fear of how much gear you’re going to have to trek over the hot sand, and drive onto the beach at Aldinga!

W O R D S — L I V W I L L I A M S Olivia Williams is a twin mum + 1, wordsmith, competitive coffee drinker and professional reality TV enthusiast. Her favourite party trick is not going. You can also find her at eeniemeeniemineymum.com I N S TA G R A M ― @ E E N I E M E E N I E M I N E Y M U M

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Big Kids Books

A selection of new release books to enjoy.

SPE ECH LESS

BY ADAM P. SCHMIT T

Walker Books $22.99

TE L AVIV NENI

Murdoch Books $49.99

WISDOM OF WOLVES

BY ELLI R ADINGER

FE M IN ISM IS...

DK

Penguin $29.99

$19.99

TH E JOYFU L FRUGALISTA

BY SERINA BIRD

Murdoch Books $29.99

ON E HAN DE D COOKS:

BOOSTING YOUR BASICS

BY ALLIE GAUNT & JESSICA BEATON

Penguin $39.99

Little Kids Books

CALM : M IN DFU LN ESS FOR KIDS

BY DK BOOKS

Penguin $19.99 Ages 5+

WE EAT BANANAS

BY K ATIE ABE Y

Bloomsbury Books $14.99 SIDE BY SIDE

BY CHRIS R ASCHK A

Ages 2 +

Phaidon $24.95 Ages 5 +

CIRCLE

BY MAC BARNET T & JON KL ASSEN

LET M E SLE E P SH E E P

BY MEG MCKINL AY & LEIL A RUDGE

SU PE R CATS

BY GW YNETH REES

Walker Books $24.99

Walker Books $24.99

Bloomsbury Books $12.99

Ages 2 +

Ages 2+

Ages 5 +

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Book Reviews Truly Tan: Baffled by Jen Storer

Wundersmith By Jessica Townsend

Like every other book in the series, Truly Tan: Baffled is a mysterious, funny and brilliant read, particularly for fans of Friday Barnes and the Stella Montgomery Intrigues.

Morrigan Crow has found her calling; after escaping death for being born on a cursed day, discovering a new fantasy world and finding her strange magical talent, Morrigan is ready for anything. She feels she has found her place in life, but everything still isn’t quite perfect. Morrigan is starting school and with all the challenges that this brings, people start to go missing. Can Morrigan work out why people are disappearing, find her true place in Nevermoor and prove she is worthy of her position in the Wunderous Society?

Tan Callahan lives with her family and pets in Peppercorn Valley, in the countryside. She is in Year 4 and loves to solve mysteries with her best friend and secret spy partner, Gloria Pappos. Tan thought she was going to have an uneventful winter holiday until…

The mysterious adventure begins when Gloria and her mum go on a walk, and Gloria discovers strange shapes painted under the attic windows of a spooky house called Journey’s End. Gloria also sees a lady drawing the symbols into the fog on the window. Later, when Gloria’s mum hurts herself, Tan helps out in their cafe. She and Gloria make a delivery to Journey’s End, which is the perfect chance for them to investigate. What do the symbols mean? And why are the owners so scared, and never leave the house? Tan and Gloria are the only people who can solve the case.

I adored Truly Tan: Baffled, along with all the books in this great series. Tan and all of the characters have different and strong personalities, and the stories are unpredictable and exciting. I really like how Tan writes her diary after each day, and sums up what has happened.

Truly Tan: Baffled is a lively and funny story.

Anything can and does happen on her adventures!

If you enjoy Harry Potter, then you may also enjoy the Magical World of Nevermoor.

“Readers will feel as though Harry Potter is meeting Alice in wonderland”, - Kirkus.

If you like this book there is also the first book in this series titled “Nevermoor”.

I would rate this book 9.5/10

I would rate this book a 5/10

Available from Dymocks, Hyde Park $16.99

This is a great feel good book that takes you away from daily life and transports you to the city of Nevermoor. I loved reading this enthralling and intriguing story, as every page had something unexpected and magical hiding there ready to surprise and engross you. This action packed book is about the search for love, friendship, family, identity and a feeling of belonging.

WORDS — S A S K I A W E B B WA R Z

WORDS — M AT I L DA S C H WA R Z

sure what we put out is educational, appropriate and always relevant!

Behind the News has been going for 50 years now and I think a big reason the show has stuck around is because we’re trustworthy, good at moving with the times and we aim to never, ever talk down to kids (they’d totally switch off if we did!)

Behind the Scenes with Amelia Moseley

One day she’s dressing up as an Egyptian cat lady to investigate mummification, and the next she’s showing young people how to be discerning with influencer ads on social media. But Amelia Moseley is more than the vivacious host of ABC’s Behind the News program— she’s a spokesperson for diversity in the media, a positive role model, and a leader for the next generation. Your kids know her well. Do you?

Available from Dymocks, Hyde Park $33.99

Talk me through a day in the life of a Behind the News (BTN) host.

There’s a lot of researching and writing, as well as planning, editorial meetings and, of course, filming.

Each week is different in that you cover new stories, interview new people and learn about things most adults don’t even know about. But, my absolute favourite days are the ones where I get to meet and film with awesome kids! I also met the head of NASA once... that was a good day!

How do you engage young audiences?

We try to make it look fun and easy, but don’t be fooled, there’s a lot of work that goes into making

You've spoken out about your curly hair and growing up as a person of colour in Australia. What inspired you to share your experience?

I’ve become so passionate about this over the past couple of years. I think it started when someone told me they knew a little girl who looked like me who absolutely hated her hair. This person wanted me to meet this girl so she could see a grown woman, in a position of influence, who looked like her. That really got to me.

When I was younger, I rarely saw any Australian women with dark skin and Afro hair in the media, and Western standards of beauty have long been the norm.

It made me so insecure about my hair and at times, my skin colour.

So I started speaking out about these issues, hoping that other

kids wouldn’t go through the same things I did.

What is the importance of positive role models for young people?

There is almost nothing more important than a positive role model, in my opinion. Whether it’s a parent, a teacher, a media personality or a friend; they can all have such a good impact on a young mind.

Kids take in so much from things happening around them and from those they admire, and that shouldn’t be underestimated.

What is your hope for the next generation?

I look at kids now and think, “Wow, you’re the ones who’ll lead and create and discover incredible things in the future. How cool is that?” Not to mention they’ll probably have to fix a lot of the problems the world is facing! I hope the grown-ups help to equip them with skills to build a kinder, smarter, better world. I also hope they get flying cars. abc.net.au @amelia_moseley

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KIDS

Kids LOLs Who doesn’t love a good laugh! We have collated some of the best LOL’s, some random facts and some games that will entertain all KIDDOS. Which circus performers can see in the dark?

The acro-bats!

Did you hear about the human cannonball?

He got fired!

Did you hear about the fire at the circus?

The heat was in-tents!

What happened when the magician got mad?

She pulled her hare out!

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WE WELCOME YOU TO TRY IT

At Volvo, we have an approach that sets us apart. It’s more compassionate.

More considered. In Sweden, it’s known as omtanke. It means we don’t just see cars differently - we see the world differently. We think deeply and divergently, fuelling those little (and not so little) innovations that make life more effortless. More caring. More sustainable. A world that’s safer for us all.

Omtanke. It’s our approach. We welcome you to try it.

VOLVO OMTANKE / 56

Volvo Cars Adelaide

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