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A few of Early Learning Centre's favourite things
By Fiona McKim on 24/05/2012 17:48:54
The Highly Commended Best Online Toy & Gift Retailer showcase the products they love
Dedicated to helping development through play, with all of its range designed to stimulate your child’s imagination and encourage creativity, ELC also makes learning great fun. Art Centre £30Scribbling, drawing or painting, whatever their artistic
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Say “boo!” to this ghostly dress-up outfit
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/10/2012 17:52:16
Playing games of peek-a-boo will never be the same!
You will needLarge white FabricScissorsTo makeSurely the most simple dress-up outfit to make ever: simply cut white holes in the centre of the fabric for the eyes, and get ready to say “Boo!”You can buy a brilliant range of art and craft materials
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Shortlisted Best Online Fashion Retailer 2012 - Isossy Children
By Junior Design Awards on 22/05/2012 06:40:51
Surf a world of gorgeous children's fashions from the comfort of your own home
Isossy Children's mission statement is 'global clothing for kids', reflecting the diversity and vibrancy of the modern world. Their website presents a gallery of collections, which are elegant, playful and a little bit off-centre. The Kids Zone tool
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Discover Children's Story Centre in London
By Ruth Davies on 28/05/2012 18:51:26
Children can enter the world of the imagination with a day out at this story centre in Stratford
of weeks and haven’t been bored yet. Knowing it has great things to do outdoors as well as inside is such a major draw in the summer. Discover has one of the best outdoor play areas in London, as far as I’m concerned, with slides, climbing frames and tree
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Bilingual children learn to switch languages to express emotion
By Nicola Pearson on 06/08/2012 10:23:23
Study shows children’s development affected by parents' language choices
emotions.According to ScienceDaily, language plays a key role in emotion because it allows the speaker to articulate, conceal or discuss feelings. Now it seems that bilingual parents choose a specific language to convey emotion because they feel
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Hallowe'en crafts: Witch's Hat
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/10/2012 17:05:10
Cast a spell with this stylish witch's hat – perfect for a spot of trick or treating
Add playful decoration to a plain hat to become the more satorially scary witch in town! You will needFoam witch’s hat, made from a piece of black craft foam or card, or buy a ready-made witches hat.Purple self-adhesive fab foamPurple Raffia
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Good old fashioned games
By Judith Eagle on 02/10/2012 14:09:00
If you’re nostalgic for simple childhood pleasures, nurture your child’s imagination with spontaneous back-to-basics activities rather than expensive toys or a structured schedule of events. Try some of these more traditional play ideas
to help, such as a length of fabric to be used as a magic carpet or cloak, or a box that can double up as a castle or cave to hide in. For inspiration, take a trip to the Seven Stories Centre for Children’s Books, a stone’s throw from Newcastle’s Quayside
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The best summer days out in The South
By Fiona McKim on 19/06/2012 13:59:00
Savour the sunny season at one of these fabulous family events
, dancing, Punch and Judy performances, barbequed food and a parade through the town centre. Pirate Play DaysJuly 21–September 2Young buccaneers can channel their inner Jack Sparrow at this afternoon of pirate-themed fun at Chatham Historic Dockyard where
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National Museum Of Scotland
By Julie-Ann Murphy on 28/05/2012 19:00:19
Delve into the worlds of history, culture, art, science and much more with a fun family day out at Scotland's national museum
dragon dance, play the bongos and other instruments, and create their own stories with word jigsaw puzzles.Access for families was great, with toilets and baby changing facilities on every level and glass lifts for easy buggy transits to the next level
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Cornwall – the cool place for cool kids
By Sykes Cottages on 17/10/2012 11:03:02
It’s cool, it’s chic, it’s paradise found... rent a cottage in Cornwall and you’ll soon see why
cheeks as you meet rescued seals and many other playful creatures (sea lions, penguins, otters, goats, sheep and ponies) at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary. Enjoy undersea encounters at the Blue Reef Aquarium. Or join a wildlife watching trip along the coast
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