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Five Reasons why stamp collecting is super!
By Fiona McKim on 01/12/2011 15:06:29
Don’t let the dreary reputation fool you – this vintage pastime is crying out for a comeback
1. Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, with an estimated 20 million collectors in the United States alone, so your child will be in good company with plenty of other philatelists to enjoy her new hobby with
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Factfile: Hyper-parenting
By Fiona McKim on 07/12/2012 09:00:00
The transatlantic parenting trend that could be damaging your child
What is it? When a parent ensures their child has a busier schedule than David Cameron, fitting in hours of sports clubs, music lessons and any other hobbies you might care to think of, not to mention school, homework and the small matters of eating
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Oodles of doodles for a truly good cause
By Fiona McKim on 17/02/2012 12:14:28
Get scribbling and scrawling with National Doodle Day 2012
They are thought to reveal the secrets of your subconscious, and whether you absent-mindedly etch swirly patterns while chatting on the phone or create an entire comic strip on the back of an old receipt, doodling is a universal hobby practised
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Five Crafty Christmas Tree Trimmings
By Fiona McKim on 15/11/2011 13:12:10
Spruce up your Yule tree with these creative tips
as the new must-do creative hobby. Get a head-start on the trend by creating crocheted snowflake decorations in fine white cotton, remembering to starch your creations to ensure they keep their shape for many Christmases yet to come.For more creative ideas
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The rites of spring
By Kate Donoughue on 23/02/2011 15:48:53
Five spring traditions your family can treasure forever
place throughout May Day and thousands of people come to see the two Hobby Horses The Old Oss and the Blue Ribbon Oss.4 Go huntingOn Easter Day each year kit out your children in explorer outfits (safari hats and binoculars) or Sherlock Holmes
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It's a Child's Life, with Emma Davison and Alice Smith
By Catherine Hudson on 17/06/2013 09:00:00
Sisters Emma and Alice, founders of Olivier Baby, turn the clock back to a reimagined childhood...
amazing things and meet interesting people.What would you do for fun/hobbies?We’d still really like a guinea pig pleeeeeeeeeease.What pearls of wisdom would you pass on to your five-year-old friends?Be kind to each other– the friends you make now, you
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Junior meets Where Is Fred? Illustrator, Ali Pye
By Fiona McKim on 28/05/2012 10:10:32
After being Highly Commended in our Most Promising New Talent category, the illustrator talks children, caravans and crafty foxes
excited. The books were published in the Seventies and I think are now out of print. If you can get hold of a Danny Fox story do, you won’t regret it!What were your other hobbies as a child?I grew up in the countryside, in Herefordsire, and spent most
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Mr & Mrs Smith's Hip Hotels… for families
By Kate Donoughue on 05/10/2010 15:12:05
Take a trip in hip – four hotels recommended by Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique hotel experts
up camp on for the day.Emblissi Bay, 28084 Fiskardo, Kefalonia. Tel: 00 30 26740/41200.Rates £230–£956, including Continental breakfast and tax. Under-sixes stay free, with extra beds for older kids charged at 20 per cent of the room rate.LUCKNAM PARK
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