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Meet the RL Gang: Oliver and Katherine
By Catherine O'Dolan on 13/10/2010 15:59:37
Celebrate the launch of the brand-new Ralph Lauren interactive UK website by getting to know the coolest kids on the block
The brand-new website www.ralphlauren.co.uk is due to launch on October 14, and you can discover all the latest clothes by US designer Ralph Lauren for boys and girls – and buy them online! There's also an ingenious interactive storybook featuring the RL Gang for you and your chi...
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Pirates Of The Caribbean 4
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 15:15:45
The panda-eyed pirate fights on in the fourth adventure of Cap'n Jack Sparrow
WHAT JOLLY LARKS it always looks like Johnny Depp has when he dons the black eyeliner and dreadlocks that have become his trademark as Captain Jack Sparrow. On Stranger Tides, the fourth film of the pirate extravaganzas, opens all-guns-blazing, with Cap’n Jack swashbuckling his w...
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Winner of the Best Story App 2012: Cinderella by Nosy Crow
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:36:05
The traditional fairy tale comes to vivid life with this highly interative retelling where your child can also be a star of the show!
The highly interactive nature of this sweet retelling of the classic tale, from Nosy Crow, makes it a winner. Telling the well-loved classic tale of the rags-to-riches romance of a young girl, Cinderella, who is forced into a life of drudgery by her wicked stepmother and two ugly...
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Five Common Eyesight Problems
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/10/2012 14:49:16
Five problems to look out for with your child's eyesight…
1. Myopia (short-sight) Difficulty focusing in the distance. This can be corrected with glasses. 2. Hypermetropia (long sight) Difficulty focusing close up. This can be corrected with glasses.3. Astigmatism This occurs when the cornea (the front part of the eye) is not a regular ...
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Restaurant review: Zilli Fish
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/02/2011 16:51:49
The affable Italian chef proves chic seafood and family dining go together like fish and chips
Chef Aldo Zilli is a man on a mission, a mission that combines two of his great loves: family and good food. As a father of two young children, Rocco, five, and Twiggy, two, Zilli believes it is time that we Brits adopted some of the Italian
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: World Atlas by Barefoot Books
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:38:44
Explore the far corners of the globe (erm, if circles had corners…) and navigate the world's oceans in the sumptuous atlas
What a rich and colourful world we live in and our planet is explored in all its glory in this wonderful fully illustrated World Atlas. Discovering the oceans and continents of the world, with notes on wildlife and culture, plus fascinating "Did you know…?” sections to enlighten ...
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Meet Ralph Lauren's new BFs: introducing The RL Gang
By Catherine O'Dolan on 13/10/2010 14:38:33
To celebrate the launch of the brand-new UK website dedicated to the world of Ralph Lauren, meet the new cool kids on the block: The RL Gang
interactive storybook due to launch on the brand-new UK Ralph Lauren website that will feature the children's collection to buy online for the very first time in the UK. The website will introduce the RL Gang: eight cuter-than-cute young children – Willow
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Cooking with Raymond Blanc
By Catherine O'Dolan on 07/08/2010 12:11:55
A lifelong love of good food and a rich culinary heritage encouraged Michelin-star chef Raymond Blanc to open his own cookery class to inspire and educate mini chefs
Having set up your chilidren’s cookery school La Petite Ecole at Le Manoir Aux Quat’ Saisons, you are clearly an exponent of children in the kitchen. What is your earliest memory of cooking?We lived the most cliché of French life where the table
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Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons
By Catherine O'Dolan on 07/08/2010 13:18:27
Raymond Blanc is renowned for his world-class cuisine, but does the invitation to dine extend to the youngest diners too?
almost comedy French. In fact, when he leaves, Grace asks me which language he was speaking (it was English). As the children order apple juice, Raymond checks the credentials from the waiter: “Is it organic?” The waiter nods, “Bien sur.” “From where?” he
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Top chefs at home: Jérôme Ponchelle
By Catherine O'Dolan on 09/09/2010 11:38:49
Jérôme Ponchelle, Executive Chef at The Capital Restaurant, and father of Alexis, four, and Téo, three, on home-cooked food and the recipe for his favourite family pudding
purée made with 75 per cent carrot and 25 per cent potato.Any golden rules for raising a happy eater? Don’t give them snacks between meals.What’s the best way to tempt a fussy eater? I always use a sauce for my children to dip their food in. It is just a
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