Nina Chakrabarti, illustrator of children’s activity book Hello Nature, will be running two free workshops on Easter Saturday (26th March 2016) at the Victoria Plaza Bookshop, Kew Gardens. Perfect for children aged 6+, these workshops will involve exploring the patterns, colours and sounds you can find in nature.
This will be a great Springtime activity for the family, is completely free and…
I know I say this almost every month, but April really is one of my favourite months because of a little thing called Chocolate, and also because the whole family gets together and I get to do what I do best: entertain! This month’s questions were all about home improvements, DIY Easter decorations and healthy Easter alternatives.
I’m toying with the idea of not buying my children any…
Easter Sunday is about more than Easter eggs but if your children are like mine, they have very little interest in anything else! To introduce them to the idea that Easter Sunday is a day of ancient celebration and feasting, why not create something special to decorate the Easter Table? I like to have all my old favourites on display that day and napkin rings made of felt are a pretty addition 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…
Parents will be spending on average £306.22 to entertain their children over the Easter school holidays this year. But shockingly, eight out of ten British children don’t know the true meaning of Easter, in fact a quarter of children think Easter is to celebrate the Easter Bunny’s birthday.
A shocking 79% of British parents have reported that their children are clueless about the true…
New poll reveals the top UK attractions for a family day out this Easter. Nearly half of families think the Natural History Museum is the perfect day trip.
With Easter and the school holidays upon us, a new poll has revealed the top ten days out for families in the UK over the bank holiday weekend.
According to the survey of 1,010 parents conducted by Ffrees Family Finance that helps families…
Easter is just around the corner and whilst we welcome the long break to spend more quality time with our families, the unpredictable British weather can leave us stuck inside and feeling a little stir crazy.
Online care provider Care.com’s resident Nanny expert Rosemary Albone knows only too well how challenging it can sometimes be to keep the little ones entertained. Here, Rosemary offers…
Celebrate Easter with the kids with some great new books.
Duck Says Don’t
Really funny but also educational story for young leaders in the making, a good lesson to be learnt! Goose has gone away and left Duck with the job of looking after her beautiful pond. Duck promises to take good care of it but he soon gets annoyed by the splashing, swimming, racing, fishing, jumping and diving going on…
At For Keeps we have found the most ideal play basket, perfect for carrying home all the eggs and prizes from a fun day out.
The basket is available is a playful bubble-gum pink and kiwi-green, and comes with an integrated cover that will ensure the chocolate eggs and cuddly toys stay safe and dry, whatever the weather! At just £15, it is the perfect Easter treat. Bright, beautiful and…
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…