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Your child's gardening kit
By Junior on 18/04/2012 14:51:14
Flex your green fingers with these gardening goodies
Matchstick Garden £1.75 for a book of ten from the Design Museum Shop Each stick has a seed in the tip to grow herbs or wild flowers.
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The best garden games for sunny days
By Junior on 11/04/2012 11:23:05
While away an afternoon with these lively outdoor pastimes
. The downsideHaving to wait your turn – and when rain stops play.Our favouriteThe Berg Tattoo features a unique jump mat game for 2–10 players, and has superb bounceability. Credit crunch optionPut an extra duvet on the bed, pile up the pillows and cushions
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How to grow a wild flower garden
By Junior on 11/04/2012 10:45:20
Nurture your child’s wild side and discover the untamed blooms in your area
the cornflower (right) in gardens during summer. It grows to 80cm.2. Cowslip This yellow, sweet-smelling flower is rare, but you may find it in woods and meadows from April to May. It grows to 15cm.3. Scarlet Pimpernel Found across theUK, but rare inScotland, its
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Highly Commended Best Family Hotel 2012 - Es Saadi Gardens, Marrakech
By Junior Design Awards on 20/05/2012 21:09:16
Fabulous locations, amazing amenities, delicious food and lots of brilliant stuff for families: these fine overseas hotels have it all
and special children’s menus. As one of our writer's found, Marrakech is a great place to visit with kids and parents can enjoy some retail therapy, too.Find out who won the Best Family Hotel category of the Junior Design Awards 2012 and the other Highly
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History in southern Italy
By Junior on 11/08/2011 15:09:38
With olive groves and extensive gardens, the region of Puglia in southern Italy is steeped in history
The luxurious new resort, Borgo Egnazia is nestled in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains and has the original ancient road to Rome passing beside the front gates. Spread across 20 hectares, the resort includes a luxury hotel, 28 three
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Junior's shopping list this month
By Junior on 01/07/2009 00:00:00
Junior believes that the Martha Butterfly Bed, Airplane Spoon and Kid's Garden Hooks are the must-have products for the home this month
* This beautiful Martha Butterfly Bed could become a family heirloom. Carved by hand in beautiful mahogany, it can be upholstered or plain white and costs £695 from Little Lucy Willow.* Villeroy & Boch’s stainless steel Airplane Spoon £10.95 is just
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Junior's shopping list this month
By Junior on 01/07/2008 00:00:00
Junior is admiring these products... Union Jack flag, new Kensington Garden bedlinen, DIY cubic clock
* A frayed edge Union Jack flag, £46 from Cox & Cox, makes a great throw or wall hanging and comes in a painted wooden box that’s good for storage too.* The new Kensington Garden bedlinen from Designers Guild that features galloping ponies in a
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Snorkelling in the Maldives
By Junior on 09/08/2011 11:26:26
The Addu Atoll in the Maldives has excellent snorkelling at the resort’s house reef, with gardens close to the shoreline for younger swimmers
A tropical paradise with 2km of exquisite beaches and three natural lagoons. The Shangri-La Villingili has the company’s unique Chi Spa with innovative therapies and a yoga pavilion overlooking the Indian Ocean.Tel: 0800 028 3337 or visit www
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Culture club in Thailand
By Junior on 24/08/2011 11:21:13
Set alongside turquoise waters in coconut groves and tropical gardens, Rayavadee is a renowned five-star resort in Krabi dotted with luxury pavilions and villas
and lizards and even stalactites and stalagmites on the Diamond Cave Walk. A six-night break costs from £2,139 per adult and £2,015 per child, including B&B and return flights and transfers.Visit www.wandotravel.comCheck out A tantalising Thai tour and Best
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A very English affair
By Junior on 10/08/2011 16:07:02
Mariners is a single storey wing of Coleridge House, an elegant country house just two miles from the golden sweep of Slapton Sands in Devon
. Tel: 01548 853089; www.toadhallcottages.co.ukLook at England's Famous Five locations article in our UK section.
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