Activities

The Enchanted House presents The Parent-Child Relationship Spa

There’s a new kind of Spa in town, the first ever Parent-Child relationship Spa from the Enchanted House team at The London Art House Islington. Like all spas, it’s a wonderful pampering environment but uniquely designed to enhance parent- child bonding and brain development. Babies and children up to nine years of age are welcome. No actual Jacuzzis or saunas, but sensory rooms for parent-…
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Inspired by the British Wildlife Photography Awards?

Have your children spent any time exploring the local wildlife recently? This month saw the 2014 British Wildlife Photography Awards being announced and the images will really inspire your family to get outdoors and capture some snaps of local wildlife. Using photography to explore nature is the perfect blend of encouraging creativity in your child whilst teaching them about wildlife – not to…
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Get creative: Art & Craft ideas inspired by Musicals - No Sew Stage Curtain

I love music and musicals! I try to instil my love for music to my son and I think I am achieving the goal of making him appreciate classical music as well as Pop stars such as the Beatles rather than current hip hop tunes. Most kids probably think their mum’s taste in music is light years apart from theirs, but they might actually be surprised. I don’t need an excuse to celebrate good…
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Practical Home Solutions to create extra family space

Life as a mum is certainly rewarding most of the times, but, as we all too well know, comes along with huge challenges. We need to give our children a great upbringing while maintaining our own lives and relationships, a conservatory can be a great way for mums to do just that. For both children and adults alike, a conservatory can be a transition area between the inside and out, it can serve as…
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Summer Crafting

Sometimes, even when the sun is shining, it’s nice to have a craft project on the go. Somehow sitting quietly and dabbing a bit of paint here and making a few twists with some thread there calms the soul and recharges the batteries of over-excited children – and parents – sufficiently for another round of tree climbing or bike riding. Go Create have come up with a wonderful…
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3 Reasons to Create a Summer Memory Box

I often find mums are so busy they can’t remember what they did one day to the next let alone last summer. This is where a memory box works really well. Memories are really important to us and especially our children as they affect their personalities, future, help discover passions and even careers! With our busy pace of life it is really important for us to help our children remember and…
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Loom Band Mania

If you have schools’ children, you have probably noticed a certain buzz in the school playground and lots of small and colourful elastic bands on the floor. Loom Bands have now taken over playtime and both boys and girls have become very creative and have even abandoned cards’ or figurines’ exchanging games to make new bracelets for themselves and their friends. Loom Band Mania…
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Photographing your family | Weekly photography challenge

This is the 52nd and final weekly photo challenge in this series so I decided to make it the biggest project yet; your family. The reason why most parents pick up a camera or commit to some form of learning is that they want to take better pictures of their family. If this is the very first photo challenge article you have read then go back through the archives and check out the other 51 weeks. We…
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Get creative: Make story starters with the kids

Films can be great story starters to introduce kids to storytelling and the Summer can be a great time as children need to be entertained. Outdoor activities are essential but during the downtime and relaxation time, a combination of movies, games and books is brilliant to get them busy for a long time. Check this art & craft idea created by blogger Kelly Ladd Sanchez who teamed up with…
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Found Numbers | Weekly Photography Challenge

A while ago I was given the brief from my wife to create a gift for someone. She wanted me to create a montage of numbers that I’ve photographed so that when they were put together they read the date of this particular person’s wedding. So I began my search for numbers, I found plenty on houses and street signs but it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. This project is all…
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