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Outdoor adventures for spring days
By Emma Daly on 30/04/2013 15:20:47
From climbing a tree to hunting for bugs, there's a host of fun ways to spark your child's love of nature
nifty National Trust guide to classic activities that embrace the great outdoors. Don't be alarmed - this isn't your usual 'climb Everest' or 'trek the Sahara' type bucket list. But by golly how your child will love creating a whopping mud pie, rolling
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Exclusive: Coleen Rooney launches children's collection
By Catherine Hudson on 29/04/2013 06:00:00
We caught up with fashion designer, Coleen, at the launch of her high street children's collection
's collection," Coleen says, "I think designing childrenswear is fun as you can inject a lot of fun into the designs and more colour. I love the the guitar and rabbit prints.""Having had Kai was a help because I designed things that I would like to see him in
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Land of Kids festival brightens up May bank holiday
By Sophie Westnedge on 24/04/2013 16:40:22
One-day family festival brings an array of curiosities for all the family to the streets of Dalston, London
Land of Kids Festival arrives in Dalston bringing together the best that Hackney has to offer younger culture fans for this new eclectic one-day festival.Children will love the great range of imaginative activities, immersive theatre and workshops
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Brasserie Blanc Covent Garden
By Catherine O'Dolan on 24/04/2013 13:14:00
Dine en famille with fine French dishes for all the family, courtesy of celebrity chef Raymond Blanc
alight. The children watched the spectacle with wide-eyed awe, which turned to giggles as the waiter attempted to fan out the flames and his napkin caught fire, eliciting a rather shocked “oh la la”. A perfect finale: we love a bit of drama Brasserie
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The myth of the wicked stepmother
By Alex Lloyd on 07/05/2013 12:37:02
She’s a villain as old as time – but modern families would benefit from banishing this stereotype to the realm of fairytales
. “Women are expected to win over their partner’s children, to love them like their own, and to keep on trying if this doesn’t happen,” she says.Fiction also has a lot to answer for when it comes to assumptions about modern stepmothers. The stereotype
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How to make the most of museum visits
By Sophie Westnedge on 24/04/2013 09:00:00
From making discoveries to family time, why museums are so important for your child
ration book. She’d gone up into to her attic to find it. That wouldn’t have happened without a museum visit."The Kids in Museums charity also run The Family Friendly Museum Award, which is judged by families. If you've got a musuem that you'd love
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The inside scoop: Rigby & Peller
By Catherine Hudson on 29/04/2013 11:57:00
We chat exclusively to a top stylist at Rigby & Peller: the lingerie label and stylists by appointment to her Majesty the Queen
?The Empreinte Irina is a great shape for summer necklines and comes in a pretty turquoise that I’ve got my eye on. The Rigby & Peller Alondra bra in coral is really pretty, the scalloped edges give it a very feminine feel and I love wearing bright colours
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