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Preserving precious memories with your child
By Fiona McKim on 22/09/2011 17:52:34
Record those special moments with these simple and fun ideas
as you can include anything you and your child would like to remember. Where a photo album only shows you the images, a scrapbook can really tell the full story and bring back all of those elusive memories in later years.As well as photographs your book
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Schoolboy scoops award in food photography competition
By Fiona McKim on 25/04/2013 11:25:30
Joel Roane’s Pheasant in Grass impressed judges David Loftus and Jay Raynor
The Pink Lady International Food Photographer Of The Year competition came to a close this week with a glittering awards ceremony and exhibition in London’s prestigious Mall Galleries.Amongst the winners was schoolboy Joel Roane who took home
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Blooming great children’s gardening books
By Fiona McKim on 11/04/2012 12:06:28
Inspire a budding gardener with these green-fingered reads
, colourful photographs. As well as projects to get your hands dirty with, Gardening With Kids contains crafts and experiments to inspire a love of the great outdoors.
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Delightful Dickensian Days Out
By Fiona McKim on 10/01/2012 15:22:08
Mark Charles Dickens’ bicentenary year with these fun family events
this guided walking tour.Enter A Victorian PhotographMay 6The Museum Of London invites children to dress up in the finery of the Victorian era and use modern day digital trickery to enter a photograph from the pastMedway Dickens FestivalJune 8–10As his home
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Make A Bad Ting Good With Rastamouse
By Fiona McKim on 07/10/2011 11:16:08
Meet the Rastafarian rodent as he launches his debut DVD
the launch of his debut DVD, Rastamouse will be making a special appearance at Asda in Derby on October 8. The supermarket has ordered in an extra supply of cheese for the big day when the super-cool ska-jammin mouse will be meeting fans, taking photographs
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Four brilliant books for parents
By Fiona McKim on 13/03/2013 14:06:45
From supernanny to the empress of fashion and a food blog made good, dig in to our literary picks
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman Square Peg, £20You may not have heard of Deb Perelman, but among the foodie community of New York, she is held in reverential esteem. Cooking, photographing and blogging from her bijou Manhattan kitchen
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Roald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire
By Fiona McKim on 20/07/2011 16:14:22
Discover why the fantastic Mr Dahl captivates every generation of the family
to retain the mischievous spirit of the man himself whilst providing an educational family day out. Cheeky children will revel in tales of Dahl’s schoolboy pranks whilst adult aficionados can delve into the vast archive of manuscripts, photographs, letters
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Autumn Days Out In The North
By Fiona McKim on 14/09/2011 17:50:32
Our pick of the most awe-inspiring autumn activities
on a knights helmet or royal crown and bring home a photograph to remember the experience of being king for a day.Sizergh CastleNow OpenThe imposing Sizergh Castle, set in stunning gardens would make the perfect setting for a brisk autumnal stroll
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Be boxing clever
By Fiona McKim on 16/02/2012 12:03:36
Five creative ways with cardboard boxes for you and your child
and drawings then fill it with photographs, school reports, little toys and anything else that he would like to remind himself of in the future. As well as being a fun creative project, this is also a great way to open a dialogue with your child about what
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Fabulous Festive Days Out In London
By Fiona McKim on 10/11/2011 10:00:42
Our pick of the happiest yuletide happenings in the capital
exhibition in rare bookshop, Peter Harrington. Fans of the honey-loving bear will find first editions, original artwork, manuscripts, photographs and contemporary artefacts, with many of the items for sale. Festive Family QuestDecember 1–31Sign up online
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