| |
 |
Brilliant city breaks
On 17/08/2011 in Cities
Gorge on the best gelato in Rome, go on a gargoyle hunt in Paris... these city break ideas will throughly entertain your children
-enact plots set in Gothic castles and oriental palaces (shows are at 11am and 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays and 4pm on Wednesdays), or visit the Theatre Anatole at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Head to the wonderful children’s amusement park located in the Bois
|
|
 |
It's Good To Talk
On 08/02/2009 in Education
The skill of conversation will help your child in so many ways as they head to school. Here are tips for encouraging a chatty child
Share the experience From ‘one sock, two socks’ when your child is getting dressed, to observing what is the same and what is different about your day together. Children respond to the regularity of what they know and will comment excitedly when
|
|
 |
8 ways to a stress-free morning
On 18/08/2011 in Parent skills
Getting out the door in the mornings really can be easy. Just follow our tips
Make a chart Help you and your children to remember what they need to do each morning by making a chart showing each day. List everything from getting dressed and teeth-brushing to the things they need for school. For younger children, you could
|
|
 |
Global Kids Fashion Week kicks off with a catwalk show
On 25/03/2013 in Child Modelling
A troop of bright young things toddled their way to the fashionable gathering at Mason's Hall to celebrate children's fashion
and games at the party to launch Global Kids Fashion Week. The catwalk show kicked off with a thumping sound track and a parade of young models wearing designers including Paul Smith, Gaultier Junior, Fendi and more. As the children boogied and somersaulted
|
|
 |
Top ten family rainy day activities
On 26/02/2013 in Leisure
Fed up of trying to dodge those puddles? Here is our roundup of ten activities to stave off boredom on a rainy day…
puppet show If you don’t have puppets to hand, then retrieve those fuzzy winter socks from the charity bag and turn them into colourful sock characters. You can do the same with paper bags and even those floppy yellow washing-up gloves. Cut out a large
|
|
 |
Bodie and Fou founders's French family retreat
On 01/09/2011 in Interiors
A gorgeous family home in France is an idyllic retreat for sisters Karine and Elodie Kong, the founders of Bodie and Fou
French sisters Karine and Elodie Kong, along with their partners and children, are a cosmopolitan bunch. Karine lives in west London with her New Zealand-born partner Steve and their four-year-old daughter Mila Sienna. Meanwhile, Elodie lives
|
|
|
Artwork for a nursery
On 11/01/2010 in Interiors
Where to buy brilliant original artwork for your child's room…
FIVE OF THE BEST PLACES TO BUY ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR THE NURSERY1 Images Of Delight A specialist dealer in original contemporary children's book illustration, Images Of Delight offers over 500 pieces of artwork from about 40 of the UK
|
|
 |
60% don't have time to cook
On 04/11/2010 in forum
Food news
I'm one of Aunt Bessie's Great Aunts -- a real mum that writes articles for their site about how to do our best to provide healthy meals for our kids. Aunt Bessie's has given me a peek at a new survey its done that shows six out of ten mums don
|
|
 |
Celebrate the new year in Lanzarote
On 10/12/2012 in Europe
Enjoy a festive fiesta at the Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort
Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort The festive season kicks off on December 7 at the Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort in Lanzarote, with a cocktail party and ceremony to switch on the Christmas lights, followed by an exciting array of shows, events
|
|
 |
Storybook Heroes No 1: The Wild Things
On 22/03/2013 in Books
Meet the brilliant fictional characters who have become timeless classics in the world of children's books
Name The Wild ThingsBorn 1963Defining moment "When Max came to the place where the wild things are they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws."Why we love The Wild
|
|
