Ballarat Begonia Festival.

Hi,
Over the Labour Day long weekend, I attended the Ballarat Begonia Festival that was held in the Ballarat Botanical gardens from the 12-14th of March. I went alongside majority of my family on the Monday. Luckily enough, this was the day they held the parade where different groups, organisations and schools dressed up to flaunt their thing. We arrived just in time to view this and it was quite a sight. Quite an impressive display!

Image from the official Ballarat Begonia Festival Website http://www.ballaratbegoniafestival.com/

After the Parade the festivities began in the Botanical Gardens where market stalls, Food, a Lego trail and much more took place. One attraction that I couldn't pass up was the Be Smart Choose Tap - Water stall was held. It was quite a warm afternoon- I did in fact get quite burnt, but I saw all these people walking around with these nifty infused water bottles. So, I had to have one. The price was right.. only $5 and they placed a couple of pieces of fruit and there were free refills all day. Beauty. Mine is pictured below, I have since changed out the fruit and even added some ice. 

I spent majority of the day with my little cousin,where we completed the Lego Treasure Trail. There we had to use a set of questions and a map to find different animals made out of Lego. Such as the curious Kitten, goofy Galah, blue tongue Lizard, creepy Croc, terrible Toad, friendly Fruit Bat, Silly Seagull and beautiful Butterfly.

Following this we squeezed into a kiddy activity where we made hanging bags and put succulent plants in to grow.

Who can walk out of  a market without having spent money? Certainly not me and the stalls at the festival did not disappoint. While I didn't bring home as much as I normally would from a market the quality of the items I bought home made all the difference.

Coconut Revolution Coconut Lip Gloss (Blueberry)

Your Inspiration at Home Dip Mix (Beetroot)

I look forward to finding new fruit combinations for my fruit infuser bottle, using the lip gloss and making the dip.. stay tuned as I will review and report back with my findings and recipes.

Thanks,
Danny xx