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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 81-90
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/10/2011 08:55:00
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
to find as many juicy little children to eat as he can, but the wild animals he boasts to have other ideas, until elephant finally gets rid of him for good.Take a sketching class with Quentin BlakeBuy The Enormous Crocodile
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Picture books about pets
By Fiona McKim on 11/04/2012 12:26:39
Five brilliant books about fluffy family friends
I Want A Pet by Lauren Child (Frances Lincoln, £5.99)Lauren Child's tale of an animal loving little girl and her not-so-keen family has typically witty rhetoric and inventive, sketchy illustrations. Children who find their demands for a menagerie
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Postcard from Kenya
By on 17/08/2011 11:34:20
Take a trip to Eastern Africa
, camel rides and visits to colourful Samburu settlements.Parents will love... The markets, which sell gorgeous jewellery, tribal masks, and beautifully patterned kangas (skirts) and kikois (sarongs).Stay at… Sasaab Yoga Retreat (February 11–18 2012
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May/June Half-term events for Wales
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 18/05/2011 12:51:09
Our pick of fun family activities for the half-term holidays
Animal AnticsMay 31 Giant millipedes, tarantulas and snakes star in this workshop exploring rainforest life at Plantasia, Swansea.Clay AnimalsJune 1 Mould a marvellous clay creation with this family art workshop at Oriel Ynys Môn gallery in Anglesey
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Winner Best Interiors Collection 2012 - PaperBoy Wallpaper
By Junior Design Awards on 20/05/2012 22:29:31
With their distinctive and stylish designs, PaperBoy triumphed in our Best Interiors Collection category
designs in the portfolio. Each one is hand-drawn and produced in the UK on high quality paper. PaperBoy Wallpaper from £60 per 10m.Find more... wicked wallpapers for wonder wallsWho else was a winner in this category?
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Winner of the Best Educational App 2012: Count The Animals by Appracadabra
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:32:10
Learning to count with a kooky crew of interactive characters is our number one aim!
not learn to count in Japanese, Chinese, or Swedish? Count The Animals £2.49 by AppracadabraFind out... who all of the lucky winners are in our Toys & Games categories
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Spring games to play
By Clay Johnson on 23/02/2011 15:50:41
Welcome in a fabulously fun season with a host of outdoor activities
). When you say “go” each player belts out his animal’s sound and runs to find other players making the same noise. The first group to herd itself together and sit down together wins.Spring scavenger huntWrite a list of nature’s clues to spring’s arrival
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Family activities… for a day at the beach
By Suzanne Milne on 18/04/2010 11:47:47
Ten things to do in a day at the beach
1. Write your name or funny messages in the sand with shells2. Decorate sand-pies and sandcastles with different shaped shells3. Have a rock-pool ramble Learn about the food chain of this natural aquarium so your child understands how it works
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Easter Movie Reviews: The Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh
By Catherine O'Dolan on 14/04/2011 14:54:02
The honey-coloured "bear with little brain” is back with his crew in an endearing animated adventure
THERE’S A RETURN to the multifarious charms of 1977 animated classic The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh – only these days, Christopher Robin has a pair of Hunter wellies strategically product-placed outside his bedroom door. But the rest
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Easter movie reviews: RIO
By Catherine O'Dolan on 14/04/2011 13:32:38
Indulge in the vibrant spirit of the South American carnival with this fun-packed animation
A RIOT OF colour, a cacophony of samba rhythms and a vibrant carnival atmosphere: that’s the natural habitat of an exotic bird named Blu. So he finds it something of a culture shock when he is captured by smugglers and transported to a cold
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