A refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. Author Renata Fossen Brown provides 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons, guiding your family through fun opportunities to learn about botany, ecology, the seasons, food, patience, insects, eating, and cooking. The…
I don’t usually like reviewing apps as I don’t believe in using too much technology to learn elementary maths and grammar. However, I will make an exception because I have found a great new grammar app that helps primary school children to love and learn spellings and writing. A full-time teacher, Mr Christopher Thorne, crazily passionate about improving kids reading, writing…
Kids love spending time outdoor and we should encourage them to get muddy exploring nature, mini beasts and being creative with things found in the garden. A new book called Gardening Lab for Kids has the perfect project for young children called Rock Bugs which is easily explained and illustrated here.
Materials
Photos of bugs
Smooth rocks in different shapes and sizes
Pencil
Acrylic paint in…
With the biggest footballing tournament in the world on the horizon, Topps has launched its Official England World Cup Sticker Collection, featuring the England team in the very latest official kit. The collection showcases the entire England Squad as well as Brazil-bound superstars from all over the globe. Collectors can get fully clued up about the England team thanks to a host of stats and…
Every year on 23 April, England celebrates Saint George’s Day. But do we really know who Saint George was? Recent research shows almost quarter of primary school kids don’t know who England’s patron saint is. Let’s get some facts right about this venerable hero and martyr.
On St George’s Day, a study by Fun Kids Radio has found that almost a quarter of primary school age…
Great recipe for Roast leg of lamb donated by Heston you can make for Mother’s day or for Easter lunch. Definitely good for Spring meals!
Waitrose
“The combination of lamb with anchovies may sound odd but it really works – the savouriness of the anchovies brings out the best in the meat without tasting fishy at all.”
Serves: 8
Ingredients
1.8 –2.2kg whole leg of lamb
Sea…
Here is a Speedy summer lamb tagine recipe for your Easter family meal. It is fairly simple, tasty and will please kids too.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes 35 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 red onion, sliced
400g Welsh Diced Lamb Leg
Bart Moroccan-Style Salt (this might not be suitable for kids who are fussy about spieces so you…
Hold on to your gooberries, Moshi Monsters™ The Movie is out on DVD on the 14th April! To celebrate, we’ve got THREE copies to giveaway!
The action-packed, song-filled, monsterific adventure follows your favourite ROARsome heroes Katsuma, Poppet, Luvli, Furi, Diavlo and Zommer as they embark on a quest to rescue the legendary Great Moshling Egg from the clutches of the dastardly supervillain…
It is often hard to see the overview of progress of an era while you live in that time. I find all reads fascinating that give you an objective analysis of the changes of your environment. A new book Putting Wrong Things Right published by environmental organisation is marking 60 years of improvement during the Queen’s reign highlighting with great photographs and stats records of the London…
Here is my own simple recipe for homemade hummus, a savory dish that is great for dipping pitta bread or raw vegetables. Hummus is incredibly versatile and can be used as a spread as a side dish, or for an aperitivo as well as being a healthy snack for kids after school or even for breakfast.
Ingredients
3 cups chick peas – You can buy the canned ones from any supermarket but for a…