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A recipe for sensory play

This recipe is not to eat, it's to play with! Sensory play can be calming and often has the benefit of helping fine motor, and hand-eye coordination skills dep…

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Australian Beach Accessibility

All Australians, including the 4 million people with a disability, deserve to be able to access the beach. Check out these accessible beach options across Aust…

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Basic Biscuit Recipe

The great trick with this recipe is that you can choose a flavour to fill it with. Split it into 4 and make 4 different variations, or leave it as a plain swee…

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Basic Bliss Balls

A recipe is always fun when you can use it as sensory play. In this recipe, we promise you mess, fun, and healthy bites to snack on. There are endless variati…

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Disability Inclusive Easter

Easter! In some schools, preschools, or classrooms, Easter Hat Parades and Egg Hunts are happening. Especially with younger classes. In case, here are some tip…

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Do you love horses?

Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) is a volunteer organisation that provides assisted horseriding activities for people with disabilities to develop and…

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Easy as Pie

Actually known as “Impossible Pie”, this recipe is easy to make. The name came about because a runny mixture goes into the cake pan, and a 3 layered “pie” come…

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Hot Cross Bun and Butter Pudding

A comfort food staple, the classic Bread and Butter Pudding gets an Easter makeover! Using Hot Cross Buns rather than slices of humble white bread gives this r…

A range of healthy snacks. Banana, apple, youghurt, blueberries, honey, nuts, crackers, veggie sticks, hummus, rice cakes

Hunger Games: After-school snack ideas

Back to school means back to those after-school hunger pangs! Lunchable and bento-box ideas aside, you might need a little extra inspiration in the after-schoo…

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Ice-cream Christmas Pudding

Rather than spending hot summer days with the oven on for 4 hours while the Christmas Cake cooks, my family tradition is an easy Ice-cream Pudding.

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Inclusive School Holiday Activities Winter

We know it seems like we only just sent our kids back to school, and the holidays are here AGAIN. Our IDEAS team have contributed to help get you through, from…

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Movies with People and Characters with Disability

We all like to see someone like us or better, someone we’d like to be, on screen. We do like a hero or 3 and watching people do stuff that is beyond our neighb…

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No-Fail Pavlova Dessert

A no-fail recipe for Pavlova. A staple at Aussie and Kiwi Christmas lunches since it was created nearly 100 years ago. It was named after the Russian ballerina…

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Our IDEAS top movie picks

A list of the movies on highest rotation for our staff as children and teens. You know the one where if it was VHS, it got worn out, or if a DVD had scratches…

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School Holiday Activities for Kids with Disability - Autumn

We know you love our regular school holiday features on what is on for kids with disability. This edition has: Returning favourites Some new enjoyable find…

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School Holidays for Kids with Disability, Winter 2021

School holidays are nearly here again. As winter 2021 is upon us, we search for activities for kids with disability to keep them busy, learning and having fun…

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Sending some hope

Showing you care for someone can be a little harder right now. Near or far, here are some thoughtful suggestions on what you can do contact-free, or by mail. T…

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Summer Fun

Here are some free, and almost free, activities for your summer. We suggest how to find free groups or activities in your local area.

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Sydney Royal Easter Show – Access and Inclusion Guide

Roll up, roll up! Here is the latest access and inclusion guide for the Sydney Royal Easter Show! Info on parking, transport, accessible toilets, ticketing and…

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Tips to get you through a Stay-cation or Isolation

For the vulnerable, immuno-compromised, voluntarily self-isolating, or those in quarantine, lockdown or mandatory isolation after overseas travel or close cont…