We recently visited Dunedin with our extended family. Mima's Dad grew up there but Mima and I had never been. While we were slightly restricted by naps we really enjoyed our short visit. One highlight was a park Mima's Dad used to go to as a child, Marlow Park Playground in St Clair Dunedin.
It is a true retro gem! While they have adding new generic playgrounds the old playground still stands. Including snake swing, boot and dinosaur slides and a whale which in summer used to spurt water (not sure if it still does), all brilliant.
The Munch Bunch was a big part of my childhood. They sold the books at the supermarket ($1.25) and each week I would get a new book as a treat. I had the whole set and I loved them. One school holidays I even drew the village. I mapped out the location of the houses from the books, each one starts by saying who the character lives next door to, for example 'Pippa Pear lives in a lantern next door to her best friend, Adam Avocado'. I drew all the characters and all their houses. I still have my complete set of Munch Bunch books and look forward to sharing them with Mima. I was never a big TV watcher and only occasionally saw the TV version of the Munch Munch but this opening theme is very cool.
