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Happy Family Travel: How to avoid a mid-air meltdown
By Junior on 12/08/2011 11:55:24
A sense of unease accompanies any plane journey with children. Here’s how to avoid such a crisis
can try to give yourself the best chance of a pleasurable flight. Find out what facilities are available, such as priority boarding or children’s food, and ask whether you can take your buggy up to the plane and if it has to be stored in the cargo. You
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Advertorial: Family Fun and Miles of smiles in Amazing Thailand!
By Gavin Day on 18/11/2011 14:52:37
Thailand is the perfect destination for your next family holiday and nowhere can match its fantastic choice of affordable, value for money hotels and attractions
are offered in the Hotel cars / airport transfers free of charge· Mini bar in rooms can accommodate milk bottles and children food· Great outdoor activities can be arranged by the Hotel for families such as sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, tennis, beach
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Fuss-free flying with children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/08/2012 07:50:43
The lowdown on the family-friendliness of airlines
to be strapped into his seat, but a little philosophical pragmatism can go a long way when flying with young children. Think yourself into a positive can-do frame of mind, get organized as much as possible – forewarned is forearmed and all that – and your holiday
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Spring Risotto With Herbs
By Junior on 21/09/2011 15:37:50
This risotto with grated Parmesan and lots of fresh herbs and vegetables is a deeply satisfying dish
Risotto by Maxine Clark (Ryland Peters & Small, £14.99) contains more than 50 authentic Italian risottos, such as wild mushroom, and some new ideas including mozzarella and sun-blushed tomato with basil. This Spring Risotto is one of my favourites
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Brilliant Bircher Muesli
By Junior on 03/09/2010 00:00:00
This nourishing Bircher Muesli contains lots of fresh fruits, sweet sticky honey and zingy lemon juice
of the ingredients to your liking, or even some of your own favourite ingredients, such as desiccated coconut or flaked toasted almonds.Ingredients175g (6oz) oats1 tbsp water2 tbsp milk 150ml (5fl oz) natural yoghurtHalf a lemon, juiced2 tbsp ground hazelnuts
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Restaurant of the month: Wagamama
By Catherine O'Dolan on 22/09/2012 15:48:00
Sample a taste of the Orient with the popular pan-Asian chain's new children's menu
, is something of a pleasant distraction. Do we fancy noodles thick or thin, cooked on a flat griddle, or swimming in a big bowl of soup? We could opt for a healthy salad, or a spicy curry. One thing’s for sure: we will need a couple of orders of our favourite
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Fun for foodies around the globe
By Junior on 15/08/2011 11:32:28
A cookery class with Raymond Blanc, an opportunity to select from menus by some of the world's finest chefs... globetrotting gastronomes will be drooling over these delicious holiday ideas
Playa, offers children Mange-Tout food classes (www.mangetoutkids. com). Each day is colour-themed and focuses on different fruits and vegetables and includes cookery, along with arts and crafts, games and songs to inspire children to eat healthily
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Fifteen fantastic party planning tips and activities
By Rose Hammick and Charlotte Packer on 04/04/2012 11:14:45
From preparations to traditional games - party proof yourself with these handy hints
1. Pace the prizes If you want the children to eat the food you have prepared, avoid giving sweets as prizes before the meal. Instead, give a sheet of colourful stickers to the winner and single stickers to the other players to keep everyone happy
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Family activities… for when you're stuck at home
By Suzanne Milne on 01/01/2013 20:18:00
10 fun activities for children when you're staying in
– does she want to sell clothes, food, musical instruments (see 15 for ideas to make these), or even her own art? For younger children, use monopoly money to barter and trade with them. Older children could invite their friends around to be customers
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Advertorial: Keeping the kids happy abroad
By Sainsbury’s Finance on 18/08/2011 11:24:43
A theme park holiday can be great fun for the whole family and leave you with some wonderfully happy memories
parks have rides aimed at different age groups, so if your children are different ages, you might decide to split up for some of the day, and meet up for the rides that everyone wants to do.Study the maps before you go and work out a route which takes
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