Great Outdoors

Outdoor cinema in London this summer

I have missed going to the movies so much throughout the pandemic so I was delighted to attend one of Pop Up Screens’ events a few days ago. For the 10th year running Pop Up Screens have been touring around London with an enormous season of outdoor cinema packed with feel good movies, guilty pleasures, and cult classics that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Don’t…
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Fitness & Health

3 Tips to ensure our teeth are strong and healthy throughout life

Dental health is so important at all stages of your life, whether you are a toddler with milk teeth, a young adult, or are becoming more elderly. Once you get your ‘adult’ teeth at around the age of 8, you are stuck with these for life and don’t get any natural replacements. Unlike sharks, which can grow new sets of teeth if their old ones fall out, humans just get one shot, so you must look…
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Parenting Skills

London named top city for InstaDads, new study reveals

A new social media study from gifts and gadgets retailer Menkind reveals the nation’s top hotspots for InstaDads. Ahead of celebrating dads on Father’s Day, the analysis delved into Instagram hashtag data and uncovered the top UK locations where dad life content gets shared and liked the most. London named top InstaDad city The new study analysed publicly available Instagram posts from the…
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Attractions

West End show review: Hit musical The Prince of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre is bigger and better

Grammy® Award nominated musical The Prince of Egypt,based on the classic DreamWorks Animation film, has now re-opened to the public. I was meant to watch it in 2020 before the pandemic started so I was delighted to attend one of the first shows back on stage last night. The complete cast, orchestra and company of 154 areback into London’s Dominion Theatre adhering all measures and…
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Fitness & Health

Child's Health: The benefits of early orthodontic treatment

You might have heard about early orthodontics as an effective tooth straightening option for children. This enables them to have the best smile possible from a young age, but there are so many more advantages to early orthodontics than meets the eye. In this article, we’ll be discussing the benefits of early orthodontic treatment to ensure your child has optimal dental health now and into the…
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Childcare

Bright Horizons pioneers new Early Years curriculum with wellbeing at its core

Nursery and back-up care provider Bright Horizons has designed an innovative new Early Years curriculum which will be in all its nursery settings in England by September following a successful pilot programme. The pioneering curriculum, Bright Beginnings, focuses on children’s emotional wellbeing as the key to learning. The curriculum is designed to acknowledge the individual voice and needs…
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Fashion & Beauty

The history of the T-shirt: From underwear to symbol of rebelliousness

These days T-shirts are so common and so widely used that we might not even notice them unless they carry messages that the individuals want to express. I have gone back in time to see where the T-shirt has come from. In Victorian times sailors in the British Empire and in the USA used t-shirts to protect themselves from adverse weather. Later on, workers started using t-shirts not just inside…
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Attractions

Attraction review: Buckingham Palace Garden open to the public for the first time in history

This summer families candiscoverthe sights of private areas of Buckingham Palace Garden enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to picnic with views of the Palace. I have done that and loved feeling the soft grass under my bare feet and laying on historical grounds. Kids and parents alike can wander around the garden’s winding paths and experience the beauty and calm of this…
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Childcare

Are you a panicking parent or a calm carer?

If you’re a working parent wondering how you’ll survive the summer school holidays, new research shows you’re not alone! The approach of the long summer school holidays can bring out different feelings for different families. While some parents and guardians look forward to spending more time with the children, others can be slightly nervous about how they are going to keep the kids…
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Travel with kids

Helpful tips before travelling abroad

Moving in and out of your country is a great experience. You might decide to travel with your friends or family or alone, but the experience is one to live for either way. Before going abroad, there are a few things you need to check. If you are travelling abroad for work, it would be wise to confirm with your company the trip details. Also, inform your family before leaving the country and make…
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