Playschool Concert

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Dress: Taking Shape neoprene, tulle

Cardigan: Cotton On wool

Heels: Wittner leather & elastic

Bag: Urban Originals vinyl with silver hardware

Bracelet: Boutique in Maleny, Tibetan silver 

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So excited to finally share all the cute pictures of a morning spent taking a trip down "memory lane" at a Playschool Concert with my cousin & her two rambunctious munchkins. For those who haven't seen the show, Playschool is pretty much the darling of Aussie television; the longest running children's show in the country & second longest running in the world, eclipsed only by England's Blue Peter. The stalwart of free-to-air channel 2 (ABC) since 1966 & written by preschool education experts, it comprises of stories, games, songs & skits from a succession of presenters (two per episode) ably assisted by a team of beloved toys including Big Ted, Little Ted, Jemima & Humpty Dumpty to name but a few. As a child, I constantly asked to listen to the records, singing along with such tunes as "Wiggerly Woo" & "Ning Nang Nong," whilst my younger brother would always beg to make the craft projects he'd seen on the show (from toilet-roll binoculars to fridge-box racing cars) forcing my long-suffering mother to find all the "bits & pieces" to make it happen... The phenomenon really was - & is - something particularly special that tugs at my heartstrings even as a rather cynical adult.

There's a bear in there

And a chair as well

There are people with games

And stories to tell

Open wide, come inside

It's Playschool

For the occasion, I decided to wear a comfortable large-scale floral neoprene fit-to-flare dress in shades of navy, emerald green & chartreuse from Taking Shape's now sadly defunct "event wear" line, oversized yellow woolen cardigan with three-quarter-sleeves from Cotton On that I picked up for $10 in the recent mega sale, black matte leather & elastic pointy-toed heels from Wittner with matching black vinyl crossbody bag with silver hardware from Urban Originals to carry all the essentials hands-free & finally, a funky Tibetan silver bracelet from a little boutique on Maple Street in Maleny. The ideal mix of hard & soft textures for wintertime in Queensland.

Scroll down to see how the rest of the morning unfolded...

Mother & Sons

Jemima & Me

There's a bear in there...