We had a lovely family day at the ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne’s Federation Square) this past weekend. We saw the ‘Dreams Come True‘ exhibition – the art of Disney Classic Fairy Tales. Not only were there some of our favourite Disney movies showing (and we had a look how they were drawn) we also caught a train and a tram!
The kids loved wandering through the exhibition and were excited to see which Fairy Tale we would come to next! Starting with Snow White and finishing with Tangled it was (almost) too exciting…
We caught a tram there, a big treat if you’re 2, 3 & 4! Slight problem was, it had been that long since Mum and Dad had been on a tram we had some ticket issues. The ticket machine was only coin operated – and we didn’t have that many coins, ooops. Do people really know to carry change for trams? Anyway, plan ahead and buy in advance! Its worth checking the Met website too, you can buy Met tickets online and they deliver. There are Sunday savers too. I think we’ll stock up for next time!
As we had a warm weekend in Melbourne we had to break out the sunglasses, hats and sunscreen for the trip. The Banz sunglasses and hats are big hits at our house. The hats have an adjustable band and the three pairs of sunglasses all fit in one of the sunglasses cases for easy storage.
We arrived at Federation Square to find the Melbourne food and wine festival in full swing. There were many activities for kids (food related). We enjoyed planting our own strawberries and digging for potatoes. They also had ‘Willy Wonker and the Chocolate Factory’ on the big screen with deckchairs and free popcorn – very popular!
The temperature climbed to 27 degrees celsius, so the Cheeki drink bottles came in handy. The kids handle them really well. They have a twist spout (which I prefer as our kids tend to pull the pop tops with their teeth). I just keep an eye on the 2yo, as he doesn’t use his as much and sometimes closes the lid without closing the spout…
The only down side to the trip were the toilet facilities at Flinders Street Station, best avoided or at least make sure you have your Cleanspray. Enough said.
All in all a fun day out, we all had a ball. The kids managed to tire themselves out and went to bed early…mums and dads – dreams really do come true!
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