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Clouds on trend
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 16/02/2012 15:39:35
We look to the skies for a shower of stylish inspirations
Cumulonimbus has never been so colourful... With purples and greens and stars and stripes, this striking wallpaper design by Aimee Wilder would brighten up any bedroom wall.
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The Family Festival Guide 2013
By Sophie Westnedge on 16/05/2013 09:00:00
Junior's pick of the most fabulous family-friendly festivals around
&Bs in the town itself.Cost No charge for entrance to the main festival site, but you need to buy tickets for the events you want to see. Price range from £8–10 for talks to £20–25 for music.Find out more www.hayfestival.comWilderness FestivalWhen August 8–11Where
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The Family Festival Guide 2012
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/05/2012 10:16:32
Junior's pick of the most fabulous family-friendly festivals around
play areas and horse-and-cart rides amid a musical soundtrack of jump-up ska, gypsy, reggae, rockabilly, swing, disco, and folk.Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Park Estate, Oxfordshire August 10–12 A relative newby on the festival scene (last year
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Seven simple rules for happy festivals
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/03/2012 16:37:54
Magical fairgrounds, open fields to run and play, the chance to dress up and mess up – No wonder children love the new breed of family festivals
1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...
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Glorious Guyana
By Junior on 10/08/2011 14:57:26
For a cultural family experience like no other, visit Guyana, South America’s only English-speaking country
to Amerindian villages, where children can learn the Macushi alphabet at local schools.A week-long tour for a family of four with Wilderness Explorers costs from about £5,000 inclusive of accommodation, flights and activities.Tel: 020 8417 1585 or visit www.wilderness
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Wildlife Watching
By on 24/09/2009 17:35:26
From meeting a manatee to hanging out with orang-utans
-long tour for a family of four with Wilderness Explorers costs from about £5,000 inclusive of accommodation, flights and activities. Tel: 020 8417 1585 or visit www.wilderness-explorers.com
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UP
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 18/04/2010 17:07:22
epic journey… to the porch.Dreaming of escaping to the wilds of South America in search of adventure, Carl ties his home up with balloons and floats off. The only thing he hasn’t bargained for is eight-year-old stowaway – an ebullient Wilderness
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More Ways To Turn Your Garden Into A Wildlife Haven
By Fiona McKim on 27/10/2011 17:33:40
Ten quick tips to ensure your garden is buzzing with life
grass whilst insects and small mammals like to hide out in wilder patches.As well as putting out feeders and seeds for birds, leave a small amount of water in a shallow tray or pail to create a mini bath for your feathered friends.Plants that yield a
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Family theatre for February half term
By Fiona McKim on 15/02/2013 15:31:13
Exciting events to entertain your child this half term
-schoolers are guaranteed a hoot as the show prowls into The Roses in Tewkesbury on February 15. For more details and dates, visit www.michaelastrachan.co.ukSpeaking of which, characters don’t come wilder than New York City Zoo’s finest – Alex, Melman, Gloria and Marty
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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
child can marvel at the mass ascension of over 100 brightly festooned hot air balloons as well as a local food stands, live music and a sports zone in the rolling hills of Ashton Court. Wilderness FestivalAugust 10–12Wilderness Festival is a celebration
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