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Restaurant review: Chipotle
On 01/02/2012 in Restaurants
A perfect pit stop for fresh Mexican food with an environmental conscience to boot
to make a nifty serving box – perfect for picking out your chips before scooping up a hearty dose of guacamole (though Jacob told us his new supply of avocados wasn’t quite as creamy as he’d hoped. Such are the trials of seasonable sourcing…). Our meal
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Good old fashioned games
On 02/10/2012 in Parent skills
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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Fashion Trends
On 19/10/2010 in Catwalk & designers
What's new for Spring/Summer '11 from the catwalks of Europe
and blazers, and then threw in geek-chic glasses and cravats for good measure, as seen at Sarabanda. Prom panache Evening and occasional wear saw high-waisted prom dresses layered with petticoats, frills and box pleats to deliver maximum volume to dance
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Kleine Fabriek AW11 trade fair report
On 17/01/2011 in Fashion biz
Junior reports on Holland's biggest kidswear tradeshow
herringbone dresses - think fashion icon Wendy Dagworthy meets a cool art teacher! Another brand of note was Dis Une Couleur; a Seventies-style jersey range which, as the title suggests, is extremely colourful. Dusty yellows, muted blues and post-box reds
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FIMI SS12: New Discoveries
On 03/07/2011 in Catwalk & designers
Junior seeks out a whole host of exciting new childrenswear labels for Spring Summer 2012
stand.We had spotted Spanish girlswear label, Nurietta, at Bubble a couple of weeks ago and were pleased to see it beautifully displayed at FIMI. Gorgeous colour combinations of peachy coral and brilliant aqua over drop waist dresses with box pleat
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Fruit picking
On 18/06/2009 in Days Out
Go fruit picking with the family to one of these 10 farms
-your-own garden. There is also a six-acre giant maze, sand box, trampoline, a football pitch, a straw-bale fortress as well as a picnic spot. Tel: 01334 655610; www.cairniefruitfarm.co.uk
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Dim T
On 18/04/2010 in Restaurants
A taste of the East
families taking a diversion from the traditional Sunday roast – in an easterly direction – to sample delicacies with a distinctly Asian flavour. The children’s menu at £4.50 has a choice of a Dim Sum Selection Basket or a Bento Box with either chicken
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The rites of spring
On 23/02/2011 in Leisure
Five spring traditions your family can treasure forever
planted. For best results, leave seed potatoes in an egg box (eyes pointing upwards) on a window sill for a few weeks or until leaves appear, make a few drainage holes in a plastic bag then fill one-third with compost. Plant two or three potatoes
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Jolly January Outings In London
On 04/01/2012 in Days Out
Banish the post-Christmas blues with these great days out
that is suitable for all the family.Cupcake and CrayonsJanuary 8Let your children experience the fun and magic of fancy baking with this morning of cupcake decorating, balloon modelling and colouring at The Tea Box, Richmond North. They may even get to meet a real
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Delightful Dickensian Days Out
On 10/01/2012 in Days Out
Mark Charles Dickens’ bicentenary year with these fun family events
-themed activities in honour of his bicentenary month. Create a cardboard theatre to stage your very own plays, make a Victorian keepsake box, and possibly even cook up some traditional gruel.Strolling With DickensFebruary 16Join a storyteller at the Museum Of London
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