Recipes

Recipe: Pumpkin Soup - ADD A HINT OF HALLOWEEN TO YOUR SOUP!

Get into the Halloween spirit this year with a frightfully delicious pumpkin soup recipe. It’s a perfect autumn warmer too! Ingredients: 25g (1oz) butter 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 tsp cumin seeds or ground cumin 1 small pumpkin (about 500g / 1lb 2oz when peeled and deseeded), chopped into chunks 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped 2 vegetable stock cubes, dissolved in 750ml (1 1/4 pints) hot…
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Fitness & Health

SHOCKING new TV campaign by St John Ambulance urges parents to learn life saving skills to 'save the boy'

Leading first aid charity, St John Ambulance, has revealed shocking new research showing over half of parents (55%) lack the skills necessary to save their child in the event of a life-threatening accident. To raise awareness and encourage more people to learn basic first aid skills, St John Ambulance has launched a powerful new film, from the award-winning director behind the John Lewis…
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Recipes

Snack recipe: Caramelised Onion Spread

Quick snack recipe idea for a yummy Caramelised Onion Spread. Rich, sweet and creamy – this is fabulous served with oat cakes and makes a lovely alternative dip to hummus. This will keep in the fridge for up to 4-5 days. Suitable for vegetarians, Nut Free, Seed Free, Soy Free, Egg Free. Serves 4-6 Makes enough for at least 16 oat cakes. Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 4 onions, peeled and…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of 'ANIMAL OPPOSITES' book by Petr Horá?ek

Make learning fun with this pop-up introduction to animal opposites from award-winning artist, Petr Horá?ek. Turn the pages, lift the flaps and see animals of all shapes and sizes bring to life the world of opposites. From slow snail to fast cheetah, heavy hippo to light butterfly, smooth frog to prickly porcupine, Petr Horá?ek’s pop-up animals encourage early literacy, language and…
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Parenting Skills

Make time to listen to your children, parents urged

New leaflet for parents asks them to make quality family time for speaking and listening. It includes advice on what mums and dads can do to help develop their children’s communication skills. A new leaflet published today by charity Family Action and school leaders’ union NAHT is urging parents to set aside time to listen to their child without distractions. The leaflet suggests parents…
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Fitness & Health

Lack of support puts young mothers at risk of mental health problems

Recent estimates found 50,000 mothers in the UK were under the age of 20.1. The study indicated that 53% of young mothers experienced post-partum depression. Lack of support with mental health difficulties can have a negative effect on parenting and on the child’s psychological development. The ‘Young Mums Together’ project was created by the Mental Health Foundation, and funded by Comic…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 15 copies of 'Woolly and Tig: One Step at a Time' DVD

Join Woolly and Tig in these 15 episodes from the hit Cbeebies pre-school series. Features 15 episodes: • One Step at a Time • Timmy’s Monsters • Splash • The Painting Day • Museum of Imagination • The Dog • Bus Ride • Supermarket • The Hospital • Sleep Over • Busy • Big Stomps • The Dance Class • The Clown • The Party Abbey Home Media DVD Release of ‘Woolly…
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Fashion & Beauty

Brick-tacular London Fashion Week

This is what we have been fearing for so long (or at least I have): a new dress made of LEGO. My son is LEGO-mad-obsessed… Not sure what you think, but I must be honest this LEGO dresses created to celebrate London Fashion Week are pretty brick-tacular!!! It’s London Fashion Week and there’s never been a better time to make a monumental fashion statement! LEGO® has just revealed a…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Traditional Gender Roles Persist Despite Progress in Flexible Working

Survey Highlights Traditional Divisions Between Mums and Dads Over Childcare and Working Hours. Less than a quarter of dads work flexibly and only four percent work part time despite flexible work legislation applying equally to mums and dads, according to a recent survey by Workingmums.co.uk. This  survey of more than 2,500 shows that only 27% of working mums said they split childcare and…
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Attractions

A 'gift' to all fans of One Direction....

A bit of a cheesy one here…. 🙂 but I know there are a lot of fans of One Direction out there who would be interested in this information. The wax figures of pop sensation, One Direction, proved such a big hit on the London leg of their Madame Tussauds world tour, that five NEW figures created by the talented sculptors have taken up permanent residence at the world famous attraction. The…
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