Bunchland

What we’re reading on the blogs today:

More on the Tiger Mothers! Yesterday we featured some rebuttals to the initial Wall Street Journal article, but today we bring you Jezebel‘s Evolutions of moms. We agree, Jezebel, the Mater Alaskus must be a rogue mutation of the Soccer Mom’s cousin, the Hockey Mom.

If you’re near Amherst, Massachusetts, or will be any time before March 20 this year, consider a visit to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art to check out his “A Feast for the Eyes” exhibit. (Carle wrote the Very Hungry Caterpillar.) Via GeekDad

Do you remember that video of the daddy-daughter duet? Salon wonders if it’s wrong to take your kids viral.

Want to avoid the flu this winter? Avoiding these 10 things on the Huffington Post may help. Spoiler: Worrying, smoking, kissing and boozing.  Read more...

This family tour of Melbourne is brought to you by The Mudcakes aka Rick and Sherry, kids’ music-makers and experts on all things awesome and Aussie. They live with their two kids in Williamstown, a historic seaport and (some say) Melbourne’s best-kept secret, but they met in Nashville, Tennessee. They moved to Sherry’s homeland down under following the release of their debut CD, Songs for Little Monkeys.  Read on to discover how their bunch parties in Melbourne, a city with the recently-discovered cultural cred of Austin and Montreal.

If you wanted to delight a kid, where would you take them?

Ye Olde Suckers in Nelson Place for all kinds of old-fashioned sweetie treats. Scienceworks Museum in Spotswood and Luna Park in St. Kilda are both also great kiddie fun.

Describe a perfect day spent with your family in your hometown, from beginning to end.  Read more...