Recently I boarded the time travel machine to meet the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare, in Stratford Upon Avon where he was born in 1564 and where he now (in 1599) lives in his New House residence.
Mr Shakespeare gave me a tour of his father’s house to give me an idea of how it was like living in Elizabethan England.
He was one of eight children but only four survived the…
To celebrate Shakespeare Week as part of my Shakespeare Research Project for English in year 7 in secondary school I was recently asked to do an interview with William Shakespeare so I had to go back in time to do it. I headed to Stratford Upon Avon during half term and did just that. This is the result of my chat with one of the world’s best talents.
The time travel machine has brought me…
I can see you all at home, yummy mummies, desperately trying to get a costume prepared for the World Book Day parade at school and maybe win a prize for your little ones. And here I am sharing my latest creation with you, another award winning costume. For the past seven years when my son was in primary school I spent lots of hours creating costumes for World Book Day. For Diego’s final year we…
Every year people around the UK world come together to celebrate the power of reading on World Book Day. Here in the UK, children receive free books and schools hold all sorts of events – from making their own stories to having a visit from an author.
But around the world, millions of children can’t join in the celebrations because they don’t have books. At home, poverty prevents families…
Two of my favourite bloggers Maggy Woodley of Red Ted Art and Vicki Psarias-Broadbent are launching a Creative Women’s Network on 24th February in association with the gastro pub The Wellington – Fulham. A members’ event for creative women to come together for inspiration, support and Prosecco, this first event will be complimentary to celebrate the collaboration.
Please join us on…
This blog gives you ideas on how to master interior elegance without breaking the bank.
As we hurtle towards the beginning of a new year, you may be thinking about a new start for your home. A new beginning mentally can be aided by a fresh lick of paint to your interior, it’s simple psychology – memories are triggered by the physical context of your surroundings. Some memories are of course…
Fans of the outdoor? Here are 3 Pony Horse Breeds that are perfect for children.
As any parent of a keen young rider will know, there comes a point where your child begins to ask for a horse of their own. No longer content with riding school ponies they have to share, and they begin to nurture a dream of ownership.
Shetland pony
If you decide to look into capitulating to the dream…
The start of World Space Week (4 and 10 October) makes me think about all the inspiration that the children from our Kids Club and I got from visiting New Scientist Live last weekend.
New Scientist Live 2017 brought together, for the first time on the same stage, three legendary astronauts from different eras. Tim Peake is the first British European Space Agency astronaut. He spent…
New Scientist Live, the festival of ideas and discovery, returns to London between 28 September and 1 October with headline speakers including Tim Peake, Heston Blumenthal, Chris Packham and Margaret Atwood bringing the latest ideas and innovations from science down to Earth. The child reporters from the London Mums’ kids club are already very excited to attend. Frankly I am more excited…
The Loop is a brand-new recycling initiative at Sea Life Brighton!
The installation aims to educate visitors about the recycling process – creating an understanding of the entire recycling ‘loop’.
The Loop will encourage every person who purchases a bottled drink from Sea Life Brighton to responsibly recycle their waste. The device will recycle 20,000 plastic bottles each year, the…