You never know who might live next door! No one knows who lives in that house on the corner, but when all those seagulls fly onto the roof, Sam Turner says it must be pirates! In fact, Sam Turner tells his friends all sorts of things: that they mustn’t look at the pirate washing or they will turn into jellyfish, that at night the whole house glows like an aquarium, and that if the door ever…
Tractor Ted, young children’s favourite cartoon tractor, DVDs and books are my 6 year old son’s favourites. He loves the fact that they show life on a farm and all tools and equipment a farmer needs to run a farm in great detail.
Being a mum, I must admit I could not understand at first why he loved it too much, but I slowly starting appreciating its highly educational value. I also learnt a…
If you are thinking of holding your very own Maternity Swishing Party, check these tips. It is so simple to do and a great excuse to get together with your friends and family before your little one arrives, or simply when your wardrobes are bursting to the seams with unused baby clothes & maternity wear!
Here is a message from Jenni Falconer, who recently invited us to her first Swishing party…
This book is certainly one of my favourite art & craft books I have ever come across.
The best thing about this art & craft manual is that it’s easy to follow instructions on how to make the most complicated things such as patchwork bibs, backpacks, pouches, button necklace, owl cushions and rug dolls. It is also very good to inspire and do your own art & craft. In fact we went on and made junk…
Make Your Own Fun: Over 140 Boredom-Busting Games and Activities for Children! [Book] by Josie Curran is the perfect book for the summer and beyond filled with amazing games and activities to do at no cost. This treasure trove of games and activities is a wonderful reminder of a time before television, when children made their own entertainment.
In the 70s when television was not yet so…
Todo in Tuscany is about how a couple not only had the Dream, as many of us do, of starting an exciting new life abroad but how they actually did it (they bought a villa near the beautiful walled city of Lucca in Tuscany in 2007, while maintaining and running their UK-based business). What they hadn’t planned on was buying a house … with a dog attached.
And they certainly hadn’t foreseen…
Strawberry Macaroons with Lemon curd.
Portions: 25
Prep time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
2 large lemons (juice and zest of)
2 large eggs
175 g caster sugar
115 g butter
1 dessert spoon corn flour
200 g Philadelphia Original
30 strawberry macaroon cases
Instructions
1. Whish the eggs in a small saucepan, add the lemon juice, zest, sugar, butter and corn flour. Allow to simmer while…
Did you know that a polar bear used to fish near the Tower of London? Or that ice bowling on the frozen Thames was once a popular pastime?
LONDON FOR CHILDREN by Matteo Pericoli, published today by MacMillan Children’s Books, must be the best book about London I have come across in years of reviewing books about this amazing European Capital. My 5 year old son commented ‘Mum, when will I be…
Lunchtime? I’m far too busy having fun! It’s lunchtime for one little girl, but she’s just not hungry. A visiting crocodile, bear and wolf, however, are starving. It’s just as well that children taste revolting!
A beautifully illustrated tale of food, friendship and fun.
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I have recently read this headline ‘More Chocolate, Fewer Heart Attacks’ and obviously thought ‘Hurra!’! Wouldn’t you?!
American Dr Weil who is an advocate of dark chocolate recently said that if more people at high risk for cardiac disease ate dark chocolate daily, there might be fewer heart attacks and strokes. He quoted Australian researchers who explored the long-term benefits of…