Sportbrella Sunshade

The Aussie Sport-Brella is a beach umbrella, sun tent and rain shelter all in one. Folding out in just three seconds and weighing less than 6.5 kilograms, the shelter is a handy addition to your outdoor festivities.

The Sport-Brella opens up like a traditional beach umbrella but includes side flaps that fold down and can be tethered on windy days for extra protection.

The Sport-brella gives you  2.4m of maximum sun protection which we found to be plenty for a family of 4 and their gear. 
We liked the 30 day guarantee and the fact that with SPF50 it blocks 99.5% of harmful UVA and UVB rays.

The Sport-Brella retails for $99.95, and is available through Rebel Sport, Amart All Sports Stores nationwide and online at http://www.sportbrella.com.au/ or by phone at 1800 110 160.
Dad Rating

Mark
Handy addition to the family outdoor gear.

Simon
Not as easy to set up as it could be but once up a great unit.

Regional Museums

If you're looking for something to entertain the kids these holidays, there are options that don't cost you big bucks. We recently took the kids to a couple of regional museums and for only a couple of dollars each we spent a great couple of ours learning a bit of Aussie history.

While this might bore the socks off more wordly teens, it's really amazing how much the under 12s enjoyed seeing old settler photos, WW1 nurses uniforms, Sea shell collections, turn of the century school rooms and all the rest.

We went to the Gympie Mining Museum and the Redlands and District Museum but there are heaps of other choices.


Dad Rating

Mike
Great fun for the under 10s


Stevo
History in easy slices