Real Aussie Mum – May

Meet the inspirational Rebecca Mason – a wife, mother of 6 children (aged 6 wks to 10 yrs) and midwife living on the outskirts of Melbourne who has a passion for travelling and has a vision to inspire large families.  She is the founder of the Family Value website which lists Aussie family attractions encourages them to bring back ‘Family Entry at Family Prices’.  Here are her five faves:

1.  Favourite outing with kids – Our favourite family outing is a trip to Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Aquarium & Scienceworks.  All 3 attractions are excellent value, particularly the Museum with children gaining free entry.  Annual family memberships make for excellent family value.  All 3 attractions are also excellent for all ages and a full ‘relaxing’ day could easily be spent.  Apart from these attractions we love to take advantage of the free City of Melbourne seasonal events such as Moomba, the unveiling of the Christmas Advent Calendar &  Myer Christmas Windows, as well as holiday activities.  We love these!  We also recently had an awesome time at the Annual Easter Festival in Bendigo where most of the attractions were free and rides were only $2.

2.  Favourite at-home activity with kids – Making things!  At our house we  love to create!  We have many ‘making books’ in the bookshelf and often have instant access to the internet where we can surf the web for creative projects to satisfy the moment!  From painting, drawing, making machines (with Dad), face painting, creating for future birthday parties (such as piñatas), and baking cakes & muffins we attempt them all!  The odd performance concert is also a favourite with piano, clarinet, saxophone, recorders, dancing, music, acrobatics & comedy sketches all a feature.  The concerts are recommended for ‘passing time’ for the children, however, I would recommend the audience has been ‘prepped’ with a cup of coffee (or 2 or 3!!).

3.  Favourite family meal – Definitely ‘Flat Things’ or known to the rest of the world as Fajita Wraps.  We love ‘Flat Things’ because every member of the family can choose their own filling and it’s kind of healthy at the same time (depending on the fillings).  Not to mention it is the easiest meal to prepare!

4.  Favourite bedtime stories – This changes from day to day, however, we do read bedtime stories every evening.  At the moment, Happy Birth Day and Hi New Baby (Robie H. Harris) are favourites with the younger kids and the older children are enjoying having Superfudge (Judy Blume) read to them every evening.  My kids can relate to these books as they are currently adjusting to a new baby in the house.  Our little one is only 6 weeks old!

5.  Favourite way to wind down! – On the lounge with hubby in front of the TV with ‘secret takeaway’ from our local Greek Restaurant when the kids are in bed.  Of course funds don’t allow for the takeaway every evening so this is usually a fortnightly indulgence.  Surfing the web and lying down with a good book are also a treat!

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You can find out more about Rebecca’s gorgeous family by visiting her blog.  I’m sure she’d love you to stop by and leave a comment.  Do you know of another inspiring mum I could feature next month..?