Over the years my son and I have read so many books and we grew fonder and fonder of books starring dogs in particular. Here is the list of the Best Children’s Dog Books published in the United Kingdom.
HERO by Sarah Lean
A well written story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling World Book Day author, Sarah Lean, of a A Dog Called Homeless and sequel to this…
Spring is a great time to spend more time outdoor and get the kids a bit muddy exploring nature, mini beasts and creating something amazing too in the garden. I am personally not very good at gardening so rely very much on either my capable husband or on manuals when it comes to creating something new in the garden. A new book called Gardening Lab for Kids has the perfect project for my 7 year old…
Mudchute Park & Farm is London’s Best Kept Secret. And not many people know that it is the farm that inspired Aardman’s genius animation series Shaun the Sheep. We spent half day at Mudchute and had a private tour with a charming tour guide who told us all about the animals in their care. The kids loved touching and playing with the animals and finding all about one of the largest…
We have an official quad poster of the animated family film Free Birds to give to one lucky reader.
The outstanding family friendly comedy Free Birds comes to VOD and Download from 24th March 2014. From the producers of Shrek, this film will have the kids laughing from beginning to the end.
Free Birds tells the tale of Reggie (played by Owen Wilson) – the turkey with more brains than most. After…
If you’re looking for Easter activities for teenagers, the BAFTA Young Game Designers competition might be the right activity to engage restless creative teenagers. The competition recently launched and is open for entries until Monday 26 May 2014. It’s open to 11-16 year olds, and asks them to design their own video game, with the winners getting it made for real. With the current focus on…
You may have seen in the papers a couple of months ago, David Cameron announced a new language plan for UK schools which focuses on ditching French and Spanish in favour of Mandarin classes. On the China tour with Mr Cameron at the time was author, ShaoLan, who has devised a revolutionary new way to read Chinese in our new book Chineasy: The New Way to Read Chinese.
Recently I was talking about…
London Wasps are returning to Twickenham Stadium on 19 April 2014 where they will face Gloucester Rugby. Having attracted over 100,000 fans across two years in previous seasons, the Club are looking forward to bringing another bumper crowd to the home of English rugby on Easter Saturday. The Stinger promises to be much more than just a game of rugby with a packed day of entertainment planned. It…
We often give for granted lots of the things we do now as women. In order to understand where we are progressing to we need to understand where we came from. On International Women’s Day I attended a very interesting event at City Hall presented by the Deputy Mayor of London, Victoria Borwick, to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War I with authorative speakers hosting a panel…
A brand new Children’s Magazine called Brainbox has launched! We have 4 goodie bags to give away including the new magazine and the game. The Magazine is aimed at 8 – 11 year olds and is jam packed with puzzles, games, colouring pages, and weird and wonderful facts spanning an array of subjects that coincide with the National curriculum. The Magazine has been designed to encourage children to…
Dear London Mums
Spring is in the air and half term holidays at the door. What a great combination!
April is a challenging month for parents. Yes indeed it is in the middle of blooming Spring, a season which is glorious celebration of re-birth but also tiring as our bodies adjust to the weather change. Plus parents have to cope with finding lots of Easter half term activities and endure either…