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Hotel Transylvania: A Monster Hit for Hallowe'en
By Catherine O'Dolan on 18/10/2012 14:56:00
With a ghastly cast of ghouls, monsters, vampires and freaks, Hotel Transylvania is a real hoot for Hallowe'en
at home. “Dracula is just like any dad, really,” says Sandler. “He's overprotective, controlling, manipulative, and slightly insane – but it all comes from a good place: fear of his daughter getting hurt.”Ah, but we all know about the best-laid plans
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Top chefs at home: Henry Dimbleby
By Catherine O'Dolan on 09/09/2010 11:24:28
The co-founder of Leon, and father of George, two, and Johnnie, four months, reveals what his family eats at home and a traditional, tasty recipe
.What’s the best way to tempt a fussy eater? It’s brutal, but keep them hungry. Toddlers need less food than babies, so don’t fret.Where do you dine out with your children? At Leon mostly. George has worked out that dad’s job, as well as “pushing buttons on ‘puter
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Best Family Tour Operator: Tots Too
By Catherine O'Dolan on 29/05/2011 11:43:20
Family travel tips from Emma Barnett, managing director of Tots Too, highly commended in the Junior Design Awards
to Disneyland in America, aged six, and discovering the It’s A Small World ride. I remember my dad getting more and more exasperated as my sister and I refused to get off the ride. We ended up going round and round about ten times before finally agreeing to get
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The Nutcracker's new dancing starlet
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/12/2010 13:03:22
It's every little girl's dream to become a ballerina, and for one young starlet, Christmas is a time for dreams to come true
is a college lecturer and my dad is in the army.How would you spend your favourite day? Shopping with my older sister - if there was no limit on budget!What’s on your Christmas list? Clothes - lots of them!If you fancy a treat for the New Year, you can
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
By Catherine O'Dolan on 03/07/2012 12:55:48
Long-suffering Greg Heffley huffs his way through a big summer adventure – with mayhem and mishaps along the way
that doesnt' factor that his mother's idea of fun is a book club, and his dad believes that a kid should be out playing sports and other exercises.Such is the oft' thwarted intentions of Greg, the classic middle child who is sandwiched between his bullying
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Film Review: Epic
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/05/2013 12:30:53
A miniature world of creatures with a magical battle on their hands makes the perfect cinema entertaintainment for half-term
eccentric dad. There’s also an epic battle between good and evil forces playing out, with some darkly menacing moments that threaten the harmonious world, alongside the usual comic moments that shrunken characters always bring! The strong voice cast includes
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Top chefs at home: Tristan Welch
By Catherine O'Dolan on 09/09/2010 11:45:46
Tristan Welch, Head Chef of Launceston Place, and father of twins Felix and Tintin, 15 months, talks fine dining with his family and reveals a recipe for tasty Cheddar meatballs
What would be your perfect family dinner? Now we’re talking. When I have my mum and dad round, I like a fruit de mer. A seafood dish like this is a communal affair and gets everybody talking. Then an Eton mess for dessert. But when it is just my
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Best Family Restaurant Winner: PizzaExpress
By Catherine O'Dolan on 27/05/2011 16:51:13
Emma Woods, Marketing Director of PizzaExpress, winners of the Best Restaurant category of the Junior Design Awards, shares her tips on family-friendly dining
Emma Woods, mother of Megan, 12, Ella, nine, Conor, six, and Charlie, four, shares her foodie favouritesWhat’s your earliest food memory? My Dad making homemade pizza. It was pretty basic – just a homemade dough base and tinned tomatoes and grated
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Exclusive Interview: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/01/2013 12:50:34
Junior catches up with author Jeff Kinney on his trip to the UK to promote his latest book Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
Children’s Book of the Last Decade by UK children, beating Harry Potter? When I told my oldest son that I had won that award, he said “Well, dad. Your books are not as good as Harry Potter,” and I said “I know, but they’re funnier than Harry Potter, right
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