Cafe Mumma - Karyn from Little Opinions

Welcome to our next instalment of Cafe Parents!

For our next Cafe Parent interview we are having a chat with Karyn from a great blog I've been following for a while now called Little Opinions. Karyn and her absolutely gorgeous daughters review all things kids, offering both the girl's perspective as well as Mums! 

1. Tell us a little about yourself Karyn... 

I have 2 daughters Ellie 10 & Alyssa 7 and we love adventures. We enjoy checking out new places, seeing live shows & movies and are always looking for something fun to do on the weekend. Together the three of us started up a blog called Little Opinions to share our thoughts and reviews on all things kids! When we are not on an adventure I work full time at a special needs school as a teacher aide it's very hard work and very rewarding.

2. Do you have a favourite neighbourhood gem that is kid friendly?

We recently found a great new cafe at Bella Vista called Salty Lip Cafe & Grill, I would highly recommend the burgers, my girls are very fussy eaters and they absolutely love them. They also make a great hot chocolate! The team there are very kid friendly especially when my 7 year old decides to break out into dance.

3. The witching hour & dinner time - do you have any tricks for surviving this period, especially when dining out?

I always pack pencils and paper, the girls love to draw. I also pack water for the girls & if we are eating later than usual I always take cucumber, tomatoes and carrot with me to hopefully help the 'I'm hungry' phase. If we are staying out I do let the girls take their iPads.

4. What would your ultimate kid friendly café provide to make dining out easier for parents?

I would like to see more room in cafes to enable the kids to walk around & be pram friendly without bumping into other customers. I would also love to see an old fashioned arcade corner for the kids to keep themselves entertained.

5. What has been your biggest parental fail when dining out with your kids?

Letting the kids indulge for far too long and on their iPads. One night my seven year old purchased $1000 worth of in app purchases for Star Wars Angry Birds! Luckily Apple also agreed that was ridiculous & refunded our money...  

Thank you so much for chatting with us Karyn, you are one busy lady! We definitely need to check out Salty Lip Cafe & Grill and we also definitely need to go on a family holiday to Ayres Rock after seeing the above photo of your beautiful fambam!

So Little Munchers I thoroughly recommend that you follow Little Opinions so that you can follow their adventures and keep up to date on all of teh best things to do with kids in Sydney:

​Website: www.littleopinions.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/littleopinions
Instagram: www.instagram.com/littleopinions

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