Firework Advice and First Aid tips should something go wrong
Over a four week period around November 5th more than 1,000 people are likely to suffer injuries due to fireworks. Of these accidents, nearly 600 are likely to occur at home or private parties and nearly 400 accidents are likely to involve children under the age of 13*.
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The safest way to enjoy…
Toffee Apples are the perfect outdoor treat. You’ll need ten clean, sturdy sticks – or push the boat out and use cinnamon sticks. Easy recipe for Halloween or Bonfire Night.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes, plus 15 minutes setting
Total time: 55 minutes 55 minutes
Serves: 10
Ingredients
10 English apples, well scrubbed to remove any wax residues
450g light muscovado…
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Here is a yummy and good looking Halloween recipe: Spooky Spider CupCakes. Kids will love it as it is rich and it looks really spooky.
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 18 minutes
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
For the cupcakes
125g light sunflower spread
125g caster sugar
2 eggs
100g self-raising
25g cocoa powder
1 tablespoon semi-skimmed milk
For the topping
120g chocolate spread (we have…
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Here is a very simple and quick Halloween recipe using ready made pancakes: Halloween Choco Cobwebs. They are fun to make and yummy to eat.
Ingredients
2 bars of good quality chocolate
A packet of chocolate buttons
Method
1. Melt the chocolate in a pan with a little water
2. Either put in a piping bag or dribble free hand on to a cold Sweet Dutch Pancake (we used Abra-ca-Debora Sweet…
While many of us are looking forward to spending an extra hour tucked up in bed this Sunday morning, many parents will be dreading the effect the clocks going back will have on their children.
In a survey carried out this week by children’s television show Tickety Toc, which questioned 1000 parents of children aged between 0-5 years, nearly three-quarters (71%) of parents said that the…
Many people will relish the thought of an extra hour in bed when the clocks go back this autumn. But for many parents with young children this is a far-flung dream! 7pm will become 6pm but worse still 6am will become 5am! Not a pretty thought.
Routine is key for children so making the transition as unnoticeable as possible is paramount.
So, as part of national Clocks Go Back Week, Naturopath…
As many of us know, our pets are very sensitive to noise and get stressed by the sight and sound of fireworks going off, so here are some suggestions for measures you can take to try and reduce their anxiety and protect them from these events that are fun for us but not at all for them. I am very passionate about divulging this information as I feel for those poor pets who are dragged to noisy…
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London mum Aneliese, who’s already juggling three kids, a successful design career with Landmark Lofts and a passion for design…