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Art Attack is back!
By Fiona McKim on 17/07/2012 15:35:04
The classic children's television show returns to Disney Junior
Do you remember Art Attack?The original series, featuring a talking clay head and enormous artworks created from myriad miscellaneous items was one of ITV’s most enduring children’s shows, running from 1989 to 2007.Now, the classic programme has
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Bilingual children learn to switch languages to express emotion
By Nicola Pearson on 06/08/2012 10:23:23
Study shows children’s development affected by parents' language choices
published in Perspectives on Psychological Science carried out at the University of California is looking at how a multilingual parents’ choice of different languages to express certain emotions affect the way their children understand and regulate their own
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Five sweet reads for Father's Day
By Fiona McKim on 13/06/2012 15:25:42
Show the man of your house some love with these cute children's books
I Love My Daddy by Giles Andreae and Emma Dodd (Hachette Children's, £5.99)Andreae may be better known best for his anarchic alter-egos, Purple Ronnie and Edward Monkton but this rather sweet little picture book is an altogether more warm and fuzzy
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Get ready for an Olympic-sized summer of sport
By Catherine Hudson on 25/07/2012 16:44:12
With London preparing to get into the Olympic spirit, we have rounded up some of the best fashion buys for children to help show their support
An array of sporting goodies from Poco NidoIt's nearly time to start supporting Team GB and Paralympics GB and with all eyes very much on London, the Olympic spirit is gathering in momentum. Involving your children in the festivities can help them
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The best family shows touring in November
By Fiona McKim on 07/11/2012 14:35:00
From Rapunzel to Ratty - these theatre performances are perfect for children
Having been immortalised on the silver screen and welcomed into the salubrious sorority of official Disney Princesses, it would seem that Rapunzel is having a bit of a moment right now. Catch she of tumbling tresses as Tutti Frutti Theatre’s Rapunzel stops by Richmond’s Georgian ...
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See a Lemony Snicket story live on stage
By Fiona McKim on 09/11/2012 13:05:00
Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming hits London’s Roundhouse
Lemony Snicket has always cut an enigmatic figure in the literary world. Shadowy and illusive, his twisted mysteries have sold by the sackload to young fans, eager to take a macabre journey of the imagination.Now, children who can’t get enough
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Christmas 2012 cheer at Next
By Catherine Hudson on 19/07/2012 11:36:34
We round up highlights from the Next Christmas 2012 press preview show
Children's accessories at NextWith the warming smell of pine in the air and twinkling fairy lights in sight, it was an outdoorsy, nostalgic type of Christmas that greeted us at Next's press preview. The cut-out deer display cabinets adhered
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The best family shows touring in September
By Fiona McKim on 06/09/2012 12:16:45
Our top three hot tickets for families this month
■ For a show that is certain to be huge, watch 20 life-sized dinosaurs roam, ripple and roar while learning their story through cinematic video and sounds. Try not to get in the way when Walking With Dinosaurs stomps into Belfast’s Odyssey Arena
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Bubble Spring Summer 2013 Trends
By Catherine Hudson on 18/06/2012 20:20:07
Junior visits the stands at Bubble London and discover upcoming trends for spring summer 2013
Aravore SS13We chatted to lots of the designers at Bubble, to decifer what trends will be big for spring summer 2013. In this second roundup we find out even more, bringing you lots more highlights from this season's show.COLOURS Yellow, neon pink
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Pitti Bimbo to launch fashion television channel
By Catherine Hudson on 22/11/2012 11:09:12
Childrenswear tradeshow to launch digital fashion television channel at 2013 fair
Pitti Bimbo trade showPitti Bimbo has announced it will be launching a new television channel, www.babyfashion.it, to co-incide with the 76th edition of the popular fair.Pitti Bimbo is the childrenswear tradeshow held twice a year in Fortezza da
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