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Hokey Pokey | Ice Cream & Lolly Shop | Stirling | Review

      
Hokey Pokey Ice Cream, Sweets and Chocolates in Stirling
We’ve been looking longingly at the beautiful looking Hokey Pokey store in Stirling for 2 years and finally decided to wander in and we’re so glad we did. Hokey Pokey (originally Oak Tree Truffles) has a range of beautiful house-made truffles, fudges, chocolates, a mind-boggling […]

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Healthy Snack Ideas for Fussy Eaters

Healthy Snack Ideas for Fussy Eaters
Does your toddler like to throw more food on the floor than in their mouths? These healthy and creative snack ideas are so clever they’ll win over even the most difficult of fussy eaters!
This article is written in collaboration with Babysits – Australia’s babysitting community. If you’re looking for babysitters […]

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Krispy Kreme Chocolate Block Offer | World Chocolate Day | 7 Jul 2020

[ July 7, 2020; ]
Krispy Kreme Chocolate Block Offer to Celebrate World Chocolate Day
World Chocolate Day is on Tuesday 7 July 2020 and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have teamed up with Cadbury to celebrate.

You can grab a FREE Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate block with any dozen doughnut purchase on World Chocolate Day.

(Offer available 7 July 2020 only, while stocks last. […]

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New Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich Range | Shibui Dessert Bar | Adelaide

Shibui Dessert Bar Open – May 2020
Shibui Dessert Bar, located in Grote Street, Adelaide, has reopened following a temporary closure due to coronavirus. Shibui has also released a new Ice Cream Sandwich Range which is available for takeaway.
The new Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich range comes in a range of flavours: Nutella, Peanut butter & jelly, […]

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Deep Fried Ice Cream Recipe

Deep Fried Ice Cream Recipe | Dessert Treat

How to make Deep Fried Ice Cream Dessert
Deep Fried Ice Cream is an old Chinese restaurant favourite. However this is not a dish that you will find in China – it’s more a western Asian cuisine dessert. Basically, Deep Fried Ice Cream is a scoop of ice cream, crumbed and deep fried so it’s deliciously […]

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Krispy Kreme Krispymas | Next Day Delivery for Christmas | Dec 2019

[ November 29, 2019 to December 18, 2019. ]
Krispy Kreme Krispymas
Krispy Kreme South Australia are excited to announce that your Krispymas party catering and Krispymas gifts are sorted, with their new next day delivery service for Christmas.
Krispy Kreme South Australia will deliver fresh doughnuts to your home, office, best friend’s house or even your grandma’s nursing home. Simply order online by 5:30pm to […]

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Bubble Waffles in Adelaide | CocoCane at Adelaide Central Market

Where Can You Find Bubble Waffles in Adelaide?
Some people may know CocoCane at the Adelaide Central Market for their fruit juices and smoothies, including fresh sugar cane juice. We recently discovered that they also make these delicious Bubble Waffles. The traditional egg puffs waffle originated in Hong Kong as a popular dessert street snack from […]

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Easter Sunday High Tea | Utopia @ Waterfall Gully | 21 Apr 2019

[ April 21, 2019; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Easter Sunday High Tea
Have an afternoon of sweet indulgence on Easter Sunday.
Take your seat in the Utopia @ Waterfall Gully heritage tearoom for a decadent, Easter-inspired high tea bursting with handmade, savoury and sweet treats – including mini hot cross buns and their famous fluffy scones. As an extra treat, the Easter Bunny himself will be […]

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Redskin Candy Soft Serve & Fairy Floss Dessert – A Must For Dessert Lovers at Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe Review 2019

Redskin Candy Soft Serve, Fairy Floss & Toasted Marshmallow – Dessert Heaven at Gluttony, Adelaide Fringe
If you love a sweet treat, then this will be right up your alley, especially if you’re a fan of soft serve ice cream. Shibui Dessert have a pop up stall at Gluttony this year with these yummy sweets.
The Redskin […]

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High Tea Celebrations | Utopia @ Waterfall Gully & Glanville Hall | 2019

Enjoy High Tea Celebrations at Utopia @ Waterfall Gully and Glanville Hall
Nothing says ‘spoil me’ more than an elegant, indulgent high tea. Family-owned, heritage venues Utopia @ Waterfall Gully and Glanville Hall offer high tea celebrations combining vintage elegance with handmade treats and seamless service – in two of the most beautiful old tearooms Adelaide […]

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High Tea with the Easter Bunny | Glanville Hall | Semaphore South | 17 April 2019

[ February 17, 2019; 1:00 pm; ]
High Tea with the Easter Bunny
Families can experience High Tea in Glanville Hall, a fairytale castle, for an afternoon of food, fun and some extra special furry friends.
Explore Glanville Hall’s gorgeous gardens and snuggle some real bunnies before taking your seat in their enchanted castle for a decadent two-hour high tea event bursting with handmade, […]

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Free Krispy Kremes for Talk Like a Pirate Day | 19 Sep 2018

[ September 19, 2018; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Wednesday 19 September 2018 is Talk Like a Pirate Day!
On Wednesday 19 September, visit a Krispy Kreme store* and either talk or dress like a pirate to collect ye bounty of FREE delicious doughnuts, arrrrgh!

Talk like a pirate and receive one Original Glazed doughnut. First 1,000 pirates wearing three items of pirate clothing will each […]

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Best Hot Chocolates Around Adelaide | 2018

Your Guide to Adelaide’s Best Hot Chocolates
There’s nothing like a rich, smooth, chocolatey hot chocolate, particularly in the middle of Winter. We’ve put together a list of some of our favourite places where you can go and enjoy a nice hot chocolate and maybe indulge in a little treat on the side.
Where to go for […]

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Selfie Coffee or Put Your Face on Your Hot Chocolate

Fancy seeing your kids, or your own face, on your coffee or hot chocolate? You can now get a selfie coffee here in Adelaide.
Coffee art has just gone to the next level. When a friend told us about this we had to go check it out for ourselves. Sure enough, you CAN get your photo […]

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Kids Birthday Party Grazing Platter | Party Idea

Party Food | Kids Birthday Party Grazing Platter
If you’re on Instagram you may have seen all the gorgeous photos of grazing tables or platters. They’re basically platters or whole tables piled with all sorts of yummy food that you can graze on.
Unlike a structured party food table where you have lots of different bowls or […]

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Flower Brownie Birthday Cake

For Miss 13’s Birthday cake, I needed something simple and fast to make, consisting of things she likes to eat, with lots of pretty. The Flower Brownie Cake perfectly complemented her flower crown party. 
Earlier in the year I came across this gorgeous ‘giant cookie’ birthday cake (pictured below) on Instagram, by Adi Klinghofer.  They are […]

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Zainberi | Wholesome Delicious Treats | Review

 
Zainberi Wholesome, Delicious Treats
Many of us are looking for treats which are first of all delicious, but also nutritious. Zainberi treats are created with this in mind.
The creators of Zainberi desserts developed these treats in response to their own sugar-loving child, to create food that replaces “traditional dessert ingredients such as flour, butter and sugar […]

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Melba’s Chocolate Factory Easter Weekend | Woodside | 30 Mar – 2 Apr 2018

[ March 30, 2018 to April 2, 2018. ]
Melba’s Easter Weekend of family fun in Woodside
Melba’s have planned a jam-packed, fun-filled four days for families, with activities for all ages. Their factory will be bursting with yummy treats and their cafe offering warm and cold drinks and sweet snacks, making Melba’s a one-stop shop for Easter fun.
Melba’s Chocolates & Confectionery is open all […]

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Talk Like a Pirate Day at Krispy Kreme | FREE doughnuts | 19 Sep 2017

[ September 19, 2017; 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. ]
Talk Like a Pirate Day at Krispy Kreme!
Tuesday 19 of September 2017 is Talk Like a Pirate Day and Krispy Kreme is offering free doughnuts!
Go into Krispy Kreme on this date and either talk or dress like a pirate to collect ye bounty of FREE delicious doughnuts, arrrrgh!

If you talk like a pirate you’ll […]

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Easy To Make Shape Biscuits | Party Recipe

Easy to make shape biscuits recipe
If you are looking for a biscuit recipe that you can cut into all kinds of weird and wonderful shapes with a biscuit cutter, then this is the recipe that will help you achieve that. This has to be one of the simplest, easiest recipes that turns out brilliantly every […]

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Chocolate House Birthday Cake – Like a Gingerbread House, only chocolatey | Party Recipe

This Chocolate House is a great alternative to a traditional cake – there’s no baking involved, it’s fairly quick to make (about 1.5 hours), and you can be pretty sure all the kids will love it. Just make sure you have plenty of people to share this one – there’s a LOT of chocolate involved. […]

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Cinnamon Donut Recipe

Cinnamon Donut Recipe
As a child, Cinnamon Donuts were always a special treat. We would watch them being made at the local shopping centre, mesmerised as the dough plopped into the boiling oil, waiting in anticipation as the donuts got carried along the conveyor belt where they would fall into a bowl of cinnamon sugar.
This simple […]

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How to Cut Grapes in Half the Quick Way

Have you been cutting grapes in half all wrong? Here’s how to do it the quick way. How did we not know this before?
For parents with young kids who love grapes but still need them cut in half so as not to be a choking hazard, this will be a great time saver for you. […]

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Chocolate Apricot Fudge | The Easy Recipe

Chocolate Apricot Fudge – Easy Recipe
I’ve been making this chocolate treat for at least 15 years. A friend of a friend made and brought it along to a bbq and she kindly told me the recipe. I couldn’t believe how easy it was. It’s just four ingredients and a few minutes to make.
What You Need

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Chocolate Coconut Slice | Recipe

This is a super simple recipe the kids can help with that takes about 10 minutes to prepare and just a little longer to cook.  It’s a sweet treat for play dates, after school or to enjoy with a hot cuppa.
You Will Need:

3 Weetbix biscuits
1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
1/2 cup (120g) raw caster sugar
1 cup (150g) […]

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Pavlova Recipe | It’s easier than you think

I have always loved Pavlova but thought it was too hard to make. About 17 years ago (Ok, that makes me sound ancient) I went to a bbq and the lovely host served up a beautiful Pavlova and convinced me that it really wasn’t very hard to make. So I took her recipe and gathered […]

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Stiletto Cupcakes

 
Stiletto Cupcakes – Little High Heel Cakes with Sparkles & Sprinkles

How super cute are these ‘Stiletto’ cupcakes? This Birthday Cake idea was sent in by one of our Play & Go readers Jan for her daughter’s 7th Birthday.
These were based on a recipe found on US Today Show here (scroll down) or you can watch […]

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Chewy Chocolate Cookies | Easy Recipe for Kids

I’ve had this recipe for Chewy Chocolate Cookies for years – I think I cut it out from a box of cocoa originally. My kids love these cookies and are always asking to make them. They are great as a treat for afternoon tea; to take to a friend’s or packaged up to give as […]

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Little Blue Bird Birthday | How to Make a Chocolate Smash Cake

My daughter’s 7th Birthday was a blue bird theme. Her birthday is just before Easter so we were lucky to find some gorgeous little birds from the Bed Bath n Table Easter decoration range to hang on some twigs from the garden. A birdy tea towel was used to decorate the front of the table.
Blue […]

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Kids Rocky Road | As Easy as 1 2 3!

Rocky Road is a favourite treat in our house, but the kiddy version – not the ‘real’ variety!  It’s a sweet treat that makes a great little thank you gift, perfect for parties, picnics and as an after dinner sweet. Using only 3 ingredients, this is a quick, easy recipe that the kids can help with […]

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