Chicago: A perfect family destination
If, like me you have several children (ours are toddler to teens) and for years have tried to keep them all occupied and amused whilst on vacation, you will know how vital it is to choose a destination that provides suitable entertainment for them. Being on the beach for long periods is great when the [...]
Eco-Friendly Baby Essentials for a Day Out
We asked some eco-friendly enthusiasts which products they would recommend for a day out with the little ones. Here’s what they had to say… A day out with baby means thinking ahead to be sure to pack all of the necessities to keep everyone happy, safe, and healthy. With a variety of environmentally-friendly products on [...]
Easter craft: How to make a Palm Cross from a pipe cleaner
Palm Crosses always fascinated me: I could never work out how they were made. Every year the conundrum escaped me. And I confess I haven’t given them a thought until I was making pipe-cleaner dolls recently and it struck me that you could make a Palm Cross from a pipe-cleaner- Palm fronds being harder to [...]
How to make Hungry Caterpillar juice – Yum!
In preparation for spring, we’ve re-established the hummingbird feeder and are watching the bulbs we planted start to bloom. The girls are enjoying being outside and watching the garden change. One of our favourite books about growing is Eric Carle’s ‘TheTiny Seed’ and the children are always looking for the seeds in flowers and fruit. [...]
5 Easter Craft Ideas
With the Easter Holidays upon us and at least 2 weeks off school.. many of us, may actually consider “getting crafty” – well, I do, but then I blog over at Red Ted Art, which is all about CRAFTS! And for me the key family celebrations of the year – Easter and Christmas are wonderful [...]
Red Nose Day idea: Bake some Lookie Cookies!
Looking for ideas for Red Nose Day? Try these yummy and oh-so-silly Lookie Cookies, designed by 5 year old Madeleine for Sainsbury’s Comic Relief Cookie Challenge. Mummy helped with the baking, stencil design and some of the icing. Elliot helped by tasting all of the ingredients before they went in. The golden syrup was tasted [...]
Exciting news! Me Books partners with Scholastic UK
Me Books and the team at Made in Me have earned a warm, cosy reading den in our hearts. Their passion for storytelling and creative use of technology to spark the minds of little children is second to none, and we cannot recommend their apps and stories highly enough. I could go on and on, [...]
Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful in UK cinemas March 8th
We’re off to see the wizard! Last year I somehow finagled my way into the secret Oz room at London’s Disney HQ and had a sneak peek at the storyboards, set design, trailer and costumes (oh, the costumes!!) for Disney’s new family movie, Oz the Great and Powerful. I was blown away… and not just [...]
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