Alesha Brown

You know it’s summer because you are driving with oven mitts on. Also, you have moved your houseplants 1.5metres back from the window, and somewhere deep in the back of your mind Noel Coward is singing “only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun”. Yes, it is hot. Yes, it is getting

About now, we’d normally be gearing up for 4,000 cubby builders to descend on Yanchep National Park and transform a tranquil patch of grass into the shanty citadel that is Cubby Town. Our friends at Yanchep National Park would be making great piles of branches they’d collected over six-months, we’d be arranging for truckloads of

A well-worn box sits on a shelf in my home office. Inside are Father’s Day cards collected over 22 years. Little moments of my children’s hands, minds, and hearts at work. A time capsule from scribbles in jagged texta-green, to drawings with the sure and emotive lines of young women with artist’s hands inherited from

We live on a blue planet, yes, but also a planet of trees. And as we approach National Tree Day it’s a fitting moment to remember the extraordinary role the 60,000 species of trees that grace every continent and corner of the globe (except the polar regions, parking lots, and some misconceived playgrounds) play in our life,

What is the right amount of screen time in a pandemic? Does watching Bluey count? And do I get extra parent-credits for forcing my kid to play with a stick, in the rain, while I figure out how to resist the return of the old normal? These are just some of the questions as we

The hazard tape is coming off playgrounds all over WA this weekend, so we thought we’d share some of our favourite play spaces around Perth and beyond. So, what makes a great play space? The key to play spaces of all kinds is never to forget that the greatest piece of play equipment in the

You love the outdoors, and you’re ready to take your family nature experience to the next level. You’re looking for more than an outing, or a getaway; you want an adventure. So, what makes an adventure? The first thing to recognise is that adventures are relative. You don’t have to climb Everest in a wrestling

Western Australia is a picnicker’s dream. With our warm weather, huge blue skies, and so much outdoor space that we could fit Kenya, France, Thailand, Sweden, the UK, and Guatemala within it and still have change. Which makes finding a good spot to roll out the picnic blanket and let the kids muck around about

Your Autumn nature escape has been taking on shape, colour, and urgency in the back of your mind for months. And now that the COVID-19 wall is starting to come down you can start planning that next family adventure in earnest – and Nature Play WA is here to help. From May 18 Western Australians