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Skylanders Giants, Harry Potter, Disney Princesses & more: The Best Family Video Games for 2012
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2012 13:18:00
Our round-up of the funnest and funkiest games for consoles, XBox and Wiis...
Skylanders: Giants Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii £54.99, 7+Remember the game Dungeons and Dragons? Well, meet the 21st century version that's all the rage for boys of a certain age. This hugely popular immersive game allows young adventurers to collect action figures – lots of them ...
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Disney On Ice Festive Spectacular
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/12/2012 12:50:19
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, plus a host of Disney favourites, take to the ice for this fun seasonal family show
If you fancy an alternative to the traditional pantomine fare this Christmas, why not join Mickey and Minnie Mouse as your hosts as they whisk you on a Passport To Adventure! Your whirlwind trip will take you and your family around the globe
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Trisha Krauss on illustrating Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton
By Catherine O'Dolan on 16/01/2013 16:26:40
Meet the Shrimptons, the flamboyant family at the centre of the vibrant children's book collaboration with Lauren Child
), and takes care of the family. Overall, there’s a Royal Tennanbaums feels about the family. Mrs Shrimpton is part Anne Bancroft, part Angelica Huston in Chanel suits.And what about the children? The inspiration for the big sister Penelope is Jean Shrimpton
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Walking With Dinosaurs Arena Spectacular
By Catherine O'Dolan on 10/01/2013 14:09:00
Mighty megasaurs and terrifying T-Rex – stomping to a stadium near you very soon
ft long. Tapping into our perennial fascination for all things dinosaur, this 80-minute show is based on the BBC’s award-winning Walking With Dinosaurs to create a show for all the family. Led by a running commentary from our expert palaeontologist
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Your Christmas Must-See Movie: The Snowman And The Snowdog
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2012 13:57:03
The heart-meltingly sweet tale of The Snowman and a brand new friend…
CHRISTMAS JUST WOULDN'T be Christmas without the heavenly voice of Aled Jones singing "We are walking in the air…” No matter that even author/illustrator Raymond Briggs himself refers to his own creation as "that bloody Snowman" such is its ubiquitousness. This Christmas, to cele...
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Storybook Heroes No 9: Mog
By Catherine O'Dolan on 24/11/2012 10:48:00
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
Name MogBorn 1970Defining moment "Once there was a cat called Mog and she lived with a family called Thomas. Mog was nice but not very clever. She didn't understand a lot of things. A lot of other things she forgot. She was a very forgetful cat
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Ken Hom reveals some traditions – and superstitions – for Chinese New Year
By Catherine O'Dolan on 08/02/2013 14:29:00
Start with a firecracker and let the children behave badly. It's Chinese New Year! Here's how to have an authentic celebration
Chinese New Year kicks off on February 10 – this year is the Year of the Snake (Ancient Chinese wisdom say a Snake in the house a good omen because it means your family will not starve. The Snake is keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise
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Five Cool Kids Interiors by Oeuf NYC
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/12/2012 16:35:00
Sophie Demenge, the co-creator of cool interiors brand Oeuf NYC, cherry picks her five most favourite quirky kids products
.As with all of our products, we test them out at home, and when we love them, we hope other families will love them too!
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Lauren Child's new book Maude The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton
By Catherine O'Dolan on 16/01/2013 14:39:53
Acclaimed children's author pens a quirky cautionary tale – but employs an illustrator for the pictures
– and became firm friends, mutual admirers, and are now collaborating on a quirky book, Maude The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton (Puffin, £15).The central protagonist is a young girl, Maude, a shy, retiring misfit in a family of attention-seeking show-offs who
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The faces of modern motherhood
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2012 14:58:00
Meet the hip new breed of funky, feisty women joining forces to embrace motherhood in the most modern manner
family and friends so much more. Who inspires you? Mothers who keep their identity. It’s easy to forget yourself while dedicating your life to someone else – so mothers who manage to squeeze in a little me-time, even if it’s just buying music and wearing
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