An afternoon with the kids at Brisbane's Southbank Cultural Centre

I had the afternoon with the kids because my wife was heading out to some parties. I asked them what they wanted to do, and "art gallery" came back. Just quietly, as a parent I'm pretty happy with that as an answer for a way to spend an afternoon.

The little dude had had enough at this stage, so he was just chilling, looking out the window at the Brisbane River. The galleries and state library do a great job of having interactive displays for children. One of the first times I took my daughter to the "old" gallery (not the Gallery of Modern Art, or GOMA), one of the guards there took us aside and told us the story of the two mice who live in the art gallery, Roy and Matilda. I wish I knew who he was, because that little gesture meant so much to my daughter, and set up a fascination and enjoyment of art galleries!

If you look carefully while you wander through the Queensland Art Gallery, you may see them as well.

I'm always interested to see that my kids flock to the multimedia exhibits. I take them to the gallery & museum to get away from computers & tv's, and we end up watching the art on computers and tv's. But once again, it's the way the world is moving, and hence another reason to be on Steemit. A great proportion of creative art is made on digital media now. So if you're looking to show the best current art, you can probably bet that a fair chunk of it will be digital.

Over at GOMA they had a funky little mixing table where you can take multiple tracks, and mix them, adding your own voice. We spent a good half an hour (it wasn't busy this afternoon) making some simple tunes. I gotta say the kids are in touch with their creativity. It comes so much easier for them than me, but I'm working hard on it. Perhaps that's the problem, less work, more play!

While at the state library I came across this book. It's interesting how these synchronous events can happen when you're open to possibility. I'm interested in learning more about Aboriginal culture in general, but in particular Aboriginal spiritual connection to the land, and healing. So I sat and read a few pages of the book while the kids were doing some craft. I didn't get much out of it in the few minutes I was there, but I noted the book to return to it at some stage.

Finally, my daughter is a great teacher for me. If I had any moments of uncertainty in the recent days that I was not on the path I am supposed to take, then her words were a sign for me that that's not the case. We were at the State Library's Lifestyle | a sunshine state of mind which is an interactive display on wellbeing. There were little blackboards asking for a message to the world. This is my daughter's message to the world

"Be who you want to be"