Try out this easy craft idea that you can do with your family before or after you read the book and watch the film (as suggested in the post here). Personalise your child’s room with book pages from his or her favorite story.
Materials you’ll need
Favorite book (we have used Thomas the Tank for this craft)
Craft block letters (available at any craft shop or online on ebay)
PVA Glue
White…
Tickets for In the Night Garden Live 2014 are on sale now – book early for the best prices.
Join Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy at In the Night Garden Live.
Step into the magical world of In the Night Garden and see Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka brought to life before your eyes with beautiful costumes, magical puppets, enchanting music and breathtaking projections.
In the Night…
Who hasn’t read the The Very Hungry Caterpillar at least a dozen times? With his distinctive shape and colouring, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an instantly recognisable character born from the much-loved children’s book. This year, Puffin celebrates 45 years since the greedy yet loveable character first ate his way from baby caterpillar to beautiful butterfly, with the…
TV and Radio Presenter, Blogger and mum of 2 Katy Hill talks exclusively to London Mums on World Book Day about her favourite books, her TV career, family and her love for Italy.
What’s your favourite book of all time?
My favourite children’s book is The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I LOVED it as a child and I still have my childhood copy. I love that, when I read it to the kids…
To celebrate World Book Day, we have teamed up with Sainsbury’s to give one lucky reader the opportunity to win a £50 gift card to spend on their children’s favourite books and character costumes in their local Sainsbury’s store.
Despite living in a hi-tech age of digital distractions, new research from Sainsbury’s reveals that 84% of parents still love reading to their children, with…
As it’s World Book Day today you probably need some extra ideas and support the school’s storytime activities to get your kids excited about reading by bringing their favourite story books to life.
Books play an important role in childhood development, and inspiring them with a good novel and characters they can relate to is a gift they can treasure forever. But we cannot take away the…
Join in the fun and raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity’s family-friendly 5k fun run, the RBC Race for the Kids, returns to London’s beautiful Battersea Park on Sunday 8 June 2014.
Ideal for beginners and fitness fanatics alike, the event sees thousands of people of all ages run, walk and scoot to the…
Here is a great recipe for Pancake Day by TV chef Marcus Bean – Light and Fluffy Blueberry Pancake seems simply delicious.
Good looking and self-taught chef, Marcus Bean, won Iron chef UK in 2010 on Channel 4.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
135g Self Raising flour
2 tbsp Caster sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
130ml Milk
1 medium egg
Small punnet of blueberries…
Win the ultimate feast of literary fun in celebration with the return of World Book Day!
World Book Day is back with a bang on 6th March 2014, offering a brand new line up of ten brilliant titles from some of the nation’s top children’s and Young Adult authors and illustrators.
The biggest and best annual celebration of reading and books for young people returns for its 17th year with…
Dear London Mums
This newsletter includes lots of tips for Mother’s Day & Spring activities.
Our Spring magazine issue is here! It’s filled with exclusive celebrity interviews including British TV star Holly Matthews, new children’s author Sally Green and iconic baby photographer Anne Geddes. Enjoy!
March is so exciting because it’s not just an important change of…