Children as young as 10 say their parents are who they would turn to first for advice about alcohol, and the most common source of alcohol itself, according to new research published today by alcohol education charity Drinkaware.
Unique research, which polled parents (who were social grades ABC1) of 10-17 year olds and their children, highlights that 72% of the 10-17 year olds questioned say…
Yesterday my little girl went over to her friend’s house so I thought I would surprise her by transforming the old cardboard box she was playing with into a proper Monster High Dolls house.
Little Snowflake had already designed the windows a few days before and I had made two sofas. She also had the idea of the fish tank table.
Last night she came home and said “Mummy, I love it, did…
Why do babies cry? If you’re having problems with baby sleep and need advice with you baby not sleeping, read on for help from Ali Knights.
Crying is nature’s way of saying, ‘I need you, I cannot manage how I feel on my own as I have not yet got the brain development to mange my distress, I need your help to make me feel calm again’. It is the most basic communication between baby and…
For dolls’ lovers, here is another exclusive interview with a very fine dollmaker, Jamie Carrington, who will be one of the judges at a doll-making competition at the Kensington Dollhouse Festival in May 2012. There is a prize for under 18s (£100 to spend at the KDF Christmas festival in December 2012), and for over 18s – 1 night at a top hotel in Kensington for the KDF Christmas show…
On 8th March 2012 London Mums and Work Your Way organised a successful Social Media Magic conference for female entrepreneurs supported by the Mayor of London and asked No Cakes R Better to prepare a cake to celebrate London 2012 in style. Here is what the Mayor thought of it….
The cake was not just pretty to look at but more importantly it was absolutely delicious. I am personally not a…
Far from running from the idea of relationships during my divorce, I found myself fascinated by the dynamics of successful relationships. I wanted to learn everything I could about relationships and what makes them successful. This model from world-renowned life coach and self-help author Antony Robbins made an enormous difference to my life.
Essentially, he moves through the cycles of how we…
I work with children as a speech and language therapist. It is a job I love! It totally fulfills me; what a privilege that I get to talk to kids all day and listen to them express themselves in all their fantastic ways. As a speech and language therapist, it is my job to create a communication environment for a child that is warm, welcoming and therefore easy for a child to communicate in, both…
What do you think of the Pink Easter Bunny Dolls Mask I made? I originally made them for the Monster High Dolls, but as you can see they fit the Bratz dolls lovely.
Do you think girls would like to make these masks? I will have to have a think about trying to make them easier to make for children to create and do a little Easter Egg hunt with the dolls. What fun!
Check out my Monster High Dolls…
Monica from London Mums Magazine told me she loved our Union Jack and the colours. So here it is my own little Union Jack Mask for Frankie Stein one of the dolls from Monster High.
I also made a t-shirt with the British Flag and a Butterfly Shaped bag with the Union Jack image.
It is a shame these things take such a long time to make. Thanks to my daughter’s friend for lending me her…