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Joe Blogs chills at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
By Joe on 13/12/2012 11:02:00
Smart Boy About Town sports his best Darcy Christmas jumper for fun and frolics at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland
Hi, it's me, Joe.Don't know about you but I am getting into the festive spirit bigtime! So much so that I am even willing to put sartorial elegance aside for the sake of appearing suitably Christmassy and as such am donning my very own Christmas jumper! Yes, the sweaters that wer...
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Family Ski Season Highlights 2010-2011
By Lizzie Wells on 05/10/2010 12:31:01
Junior round-up of some of our favourite family ski resorts and destinations
can be immense, and with more and more resorts and specialist tour operators gearing up to families with excellent childcare, now is the perfect time to start planning your trip. December and January offer almost guaranteed snow but both months can
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Quentin Blake's All-Time Favourite Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 15:55:24
The famous illustrator of the Roald Dahl books chooses his favourite picture books
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Scholastic, £7.99)"Wonderful dramatic pictures of Paris and though we never know very much about Madeline and her friends in detail, we seem to know a lot about their life".Buy Madeline
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Lauren Child's top five children's books
By Fiona McKim on 22/11/2012 17:31:54
The Clarice Bean, That’s Me and the Charlie And Lola author picks her favourite reads
Eloise by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight (Simon & Schuster, £6.99)This book is just beautiful. Written in 1955, yet it feels thoroughly modern. I first found Eloise after I couldn’t get my first Clarice Bean book published. I was told that you couldn’t write picture books in the ...
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Michael Morpurgo's Favourite Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 17:07:45
The award-winning author of War Horse and The Butterfly Lion selects his top five children's reads
The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr (HarperCollins, £5.99)"Judith Kerr's classic story about a tiger who comes calling, sits down to tea and eats absolutely everything in the house and drinks all the water too, is both charming and thought-provoking".Buy The Tiger Who Came T...
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Hot topic: Winter sunburn
By Emma Daly on 14/01/2013 11:26:45
Your guide to enjoying the snowballs – and avoiding sunburn
The arrival of snow conjures up postcard-worthy scenes of children running up hills with their wooden sleighs, bundled up in scarves and bobble hats. But amid all the fun and frolics, there's a serious health message. More than 90 per cent of skin
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The very best Christmas books for children
By Junior on 20/11/2012 13:42:00
Festive mice, a gruesome grinch and a very naughty santa make for fun festive reading
Rabbits In The Snow by Natalie Russell (Macmillan, £10.99) from 12 monthsWhen six fluffy rabbits play in the snow, they discover a world of opposites. Rose Rabbit skates fast, while Grey Rabbit is slow, Honey Rabbit has a full basket, while Rust
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The five best family films in the cinema this Easter
By Junior on 04/04/2012 13:50:49
Juniors top five child-friendly films out now
Mirror Mirror (PG)Snow white movies are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then two come along at once, but while Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Twilight starlet Kristen Stewart as the eponymous heroine, promises to be a darkly
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Camper Autumn/Winter 2012-13 press preview
By Catherine Hudson on 14/05/2012 16:28:32
Junior previews the Autumn Winter children's collection
It may be raining outside, but at the autumn winter Camper press show it looked more like snow. Setting a wintery scene provided a perfect backdrop to the new children's styles. Mainly winter boots, our favourites included a pair of bright yellow
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Caramel Baby & Child SS11 Collection
By Catherine Hudson on 21/12/2010 11:26:40
Preview the spring summer 2011 collection
and cotton knits. It may still be snowing outside but these red clogs are making us feel summery already!
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