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Media opportunity: Need inspiration in the kitchen? Check this out...

Do you have a cooking dilemma? Do you need to throw a fantastic dinner party to wow your boss, or in-laws!? Are you hosting a special dinner party for the first time or need help catering for a surprise party? Are you confused by the sheer variety of ingredients available in today’s supermarkets? We can help! Boundless productions – the makers of The Apprentice and Grand Designs &#8211…
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Recipes

Recipe: Traditional Cream Tea Scones

With June just around the corner, it is definitely time to start planning a right royal spread for your Diamond Jubilee party. This delicate, light and deliciously sweet Traditional Cream Tea Scones recipe will make for an impeccable party and make you and your children celebrate in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in a truly traditional style. This recipe serves 8. Preparation time: 15…
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'Florentine and Pig - Have a very lovely picnic' - kids' & mums' new book review

Florentine and Pig have already won over an army of parents with their traditional values, even though the first book won’t be published until 7th June 2012. Eva Katzler has developed the brand and content through online channels. Florentine and Pig have an impressive 1477 followers on Twitter and a whopping 1762 fans on Facebook (early May 2012). Each book sees the two having a different…
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Win 1 of 5 copies of 'FRENCH KIDS EAT EVERYTHING' book by Karen Le Billon

‘How our family moved to France, cured picky eating, banned snacking, and discovered 10 simple rules for raising happy, healthy eaters’ Karen Le Billon. In this wry, self-deprecating memoir, Karen Le Billon shares her personal account of the (at first unwelcome) food education she receives after moving with her husband and two young daughters to a small village in northern France…
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Baby & ToddlersBlog

ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO RENEW YOUR PASSPORT THIS SUMMER

Holidaymakers planning to travel this summer should check their passports are valid and leave plenty of time to apply for a new one, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) warned today. As the peak period for passport applications has begun, IPS is reminding customers to check their passport expiry date. If you need a new one, the advice is to allow at least three weeks for it to arrive and…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogFitness & Health

Mother & Baby Yoga with Shiva Rea - Live Fit Live Happy with Gaiam!

Shiva Rea, yoga trainer and innovator is back with another Gaiam collaboration – Mother & Baby Yoga. London Mums are giving you the chance to preview what the DVD has in store with a free workout. Mother & Baby Yoga is the next chapter in the trilogy of Shiva and Gaiam DVD’s. A woman’s body goes through major changes in childbirth and although bonding time with a new baby is…
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British Olympic dolls' mask and top for Bratz & Monster High Draculaura

I finally finished the top for the British Olympics as well as the Italian flag top and Olympic dolls’ masks. The dolls look like me and you, Monica, te he.  As you can see from the photo below I resemble Draculaura when I was in my teens. The first living and breathing Monster High doll. I made the dress using an old Singer sewing machine. Here I look like Cindy Lauper v Lagoon Blue from…
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Pillow Pets: toy or cushion?

Whether you are child or an adult you can now have a soft cuddle whenever you want it by hugging these super soft pillow pets. It is a great investment as you can use it both as a toy and as a cushion. Brilliant idea! Forget cheap imitations, Mookie Toys have brought the original Pillow Pets to the UK this spring. Pillow Pets are the new premium quality plush toy made of ultra-soft and cuddly…
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Helpful tips to save your water

Water water rain rain everywhere but the drought is not over. As the hosepipe ban is introduced across parts of the UK, people need to make sure they’re keeping an eye on their water consumption. The shortage will affect millions of homeowners, not to mention having a potentially adverse effect on the UK’s wildlife. Cutting down water usage not only makes good environmental sense, it can…
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JUST ONE IN THREE MARRIED BRITONS CELEBRATE THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE

A year ago the Royal Wedding made us all hope that dreams may come true. But this year the UK is in ‘romantic recession’ as downturn impacts anniversary celebrations. £1.7 billion spent on wedding anniversaries annually. 13 per cent of women wish their man would ask them what they want before buying a gift. With the royal newlyweds celebrating their first wedding anniversary this…
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