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The Weekend Wrap Curated weekend fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hi Reader Children's Week kicks off this Saturday, and it might be one of my favourite things on the calendar. It's a nine-day celebration of what kids can do, what they're good at and what they deserve, and this year's theme is every child's right to their own language, culture and religion. Events are free for families with kids up to 12, and the official Children's Week website has a map and a full list to help you...

Fast 5 Your top weekday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks 🗓️ Melbourne CBD ➝ More CBD picks Japanese Storytime (Monday 19 Oct) Free Japanese-language stories and crafts at City Library for ages 0-5, with no booking needed. 📍CBD Greek Storytime (Wednesday 21 Oct) Bilingual English and Greek stories and songs for ages 3-5, celebrating grandparents and special people. 📍CBD Inside Out: Jump, Jive, Jazz (Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 Oct) Free, no-booking live jazz play at ArtPlay...

The Weekend Wrap Curated weekend fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hi Reader Have you seen the forecast? After a cool, cloudy week, it's looking like things are warming up again for the weekend. That's a weekend made for being outside, and my brain has gone straight to donuts. The Melbourne Donut Festival is taking over Queen Vic Market on Saturday and Sunday (free, undercover, with gluten-free and vegan options too), which means I need your help settling something. The great donut...

Fast 5 Your top weekday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks 🗓️ Melbourne CBD ➝ More CBD picks Bilingual Korean and English Storytime (Monthly on the first Monday) Stories, songs, rhymes and a craft for ages 0 to 5 at City Library. Bookings essential. 📍CBD Toddler Tales (Mondays during term) Stories, rhymes and songs at 10.30am for ages 18 months to 3. No booking needed. 📍CBD Songbirds (Fridays during term) Songs, rhymes and stories for babies up to 18 months and their...

The Weekend Wrap Curated weekend fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hi Reader I've noticed a lot of new names on our list lately, so if that's you, welcome. I'm Joyce, and helping families have more fun together is pretty much my mission in life. I started Tot Hot or Not after years as an intellectual property, IT and media lawyer, and I've been a happy career-changer ever since. At home in inner-city Melbourne, it's me, my husband and our two kids, Lady AB (15) and Baby 2.0 (13)....

Fast 5 Your top weekday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks 🌟 Featured Event Ballet of Lights: Cinderella (Saturday 12 Dec) Glowing costumes and illuminated sets bring this beloved fairytale to the ballet stage. 📍CBD 🗓️ Melbourne CBD ➝ More CBD picks Storytime with Seeing Eye Dogs (Wednesday 7 Oct) Celebrate World Sight Day with tactile books, Braille stories and a visit from a future Seeing Eye Dog. 📍CBD Baby Bounce (Mondays + Wednesdays during term) Weekly rhymes, books...

The Weekend Wrap Curated weekend fun + latest posts, straight to your inbox Hey there Reader Joyce is off enjoying school holidays with her kids this week, so I'm popping in to say hello - I'm Amy, Content Manager here at Tot Hot or Not 👋 I also run Seniors in Melbourne, a site helping retirees find fun things to do in and around the city. If you're a grandparent who reads the Tot newsletters for family outing ideas, there's a good chance you'll enjoy what we're doing at SIM too. And the...

Fast 5 Your top weekday events guide + the best posts for under 5s Event Picks 🌟 Featured Event The Sleeping Beauty (Friday 9 - Sunday 18 Oct, excl. 16 Oct) Germany's Stuttgart Ballet brings this classic fairytale to Melbourne for a rare, limited season. 📍CBD 🗓️ Melbourne CBD ➝ More CBD picks Obang (Thursdays - Sundays until 25 Oct) A gentle, multi-sensory exhibition for ages 0-5, exploring Korean daily life through five traditional colours. 📍CBD Children's Play: Ragnar Kjartansson (Daily...

Tot Teens Monthly events and ideas for tweens + teens Hey Reader From anime concerts to arcade tournaments, October's packed with things for tweens and teens to get into. My arty teen's recommendation are the free workshops at SIGNAL, a creative studio for young people in the City of Melbourne (so handy right next to Flinders St station) while my gaming son is excited about what's launching at PAX Aus this year. Don't forget our free Spring 2026 Guide is still available too, with ideas that...