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Shell-seeking with your child
By Ingrid Thomas on 14/05/2012 15:42:38
This seaside pastime can lead to a lifelong love of nature
on the beach afterwards. Children can spend endless hours happily decorating sandcastles with shells, and making interesting patterns using shells on the beach. Children can do some sketches of their favourite shells or take a digital photo so they have a
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Exclusive Q&A with founder of Sunuva, Emily Cohen
By Catherine Hudson on 02/04/2012 12:16:52
Junior chats with one of the founders of children's swimwear label, Sunuva, about her style roots
on the beach with my family At what age and how did you start to notice fashion? Really young, about eight years old. I used to do fashion drawings and read Vogue What was your favourite thing to wear as a child and why? I had a striped towelling
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A Little Luxury
By Jane Anderson on 26/01/2009 13:19:55
Enjoy the good life and splash out on a luxury holiday you’ll never forget
’Ja, the Japanese fusion restaurant on the beach or the romantic Chateau del Bel Ombre.What do you get for your money? Virgin Holidays offers seven nights from £1,699 per adult and £559 per child half board, including flights and private transfers. Tel: 0844 5573
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Luxury holidays around the world
By Junior on 18/08/2011 12:08:17
Enjoy the good life and splash out on a luxury holiday you’ll never forget
’Ja, the Japanese fusion restaurant on the beach or the romantic Chateau del Bel Ombre.What do you get for your money? Virgin Holidays offers seven nights from £1,699 per adult and £559 per private transfers. Tel: 0844 5573 861; www
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Create wonder walls with Mini Moderns
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 22:43:47
Day trips to Whitby, The Festival Of Britain and the roots of an oak tree are creative fuel for Mini Moderns creators Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire
’s the point, you’re both supposed to like it.We don’t follow trends. It’s true, nautical is big at the moment. But we put our own slant on it. For example, our print Whitby from our new Daytripper collection is more working harbour and fishing boats than beach
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Festival fun
By Kate Donoughue on 08/04/2011 12:27:30
Take in a child-friendly festival this summer
on the Jurassic Coast, The Knoll House hotel has lots to do nearby. From £3,207 full-board for a week for a family of four.JUST SO FESTIVAL August 19–21 Near Leek, Staffs (www.justsofestival.org) Capacity 6,000 What’s the vibe A boutique, weekend-long festival
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Holiday bargains
By Junior on 10/08/2011 15:24:26
Here's how to snap up the best family holiday deals...
, there will simply be fewer holidays around. But, for now, it is a buyers’ market. So whether you like to get back to nature, take a package holiday, go to an adventure centre, sail off on a cruise, travel off-season or go long-haul, here is what you’ll need to know
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THE A-Z OF CRUISE HOLIDAYS
By Sue Bryant on 26/01/2006 12:24:28
Think cruises are just for the old folk? Think again – they are now the perfect vessel for a fun-filled family holiday
to instil a bit of culture into slightly older children. You can take in the fantastic sandy beach in Germany’s Warnemünde, the zoo and a boat ride in Helsinki to see the bears and snow leopards, and the Vasa Museum in beautiful Stockholm on a Norwegian
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The A-Z of cruise holidays
By Junior on 18/08/2011 12:44:24
Think cruises are just for the old folk? Think again – they are now the perfect vessel for a fun-filled family holiday
for families who want to instil a bit of culture into slightly older children. You can take in the fantastic sandy beach in Germany’s Warnemünde, the zoo and a boat ride in Helsinki to see the bears and snow leopards, and the Vasa Museum in beautiful Stockholm
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Good old fashioned games
By Judith Eagle on 02/10/2012 14:09:00
If you’re nostalgic for simple childhood pleasures, nurture your child’s imagination with spontaneous back-to-basics activities rather than expensive toys or a structured schedule of events. Try some of these more traditional play ideas
. It’s the only space in the UK to celebrate British children’s literature and it’s sole aim is to spark the imagination of both parent and child. For further details, visit www.sevenstories.org.ukProvide classic toysYour child’s imagination can only
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