I think it is so important for children to send thank you cards to family and friends for Birthday and Christmas presents. It teaches them good values in life and is a fun way to learn some new words.
Last night there we were, me creating my Moron the Carrot birthday card for my friend. And my little girl made lots of Moshi Monster cards. Some were thank you cards and two Get Well cards.
Little…
It is my friend’s birthday next month so I decided to make her a personalised card. She is in her 30s and still single. My friend would make a fantastic Mum but you guessed it, meeting a decent man is like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
The birthday card design started off with the usual girly stuff, handbags and shoes.
But as I glanced over at one of my little girls…
Christmas cross-dressing and a dancing horse signal the start of the uniquely British tradition of the Pantomime Season. Bringing festive cheer to whole families, these magical adventures are often the first taste of theatre that children get.
Susie McKenna, Creative Director of the Hackney Empire who are doing Cinderella this year, explains: “Pantomime is an important cultural step for…
Here are Sarah Hobbs (head of family, David Lloyd Leisure) top tips to keep under 5s entertained.
• The best way to get little ones active is to play with them – a three-year-old will try anything as long as the big person is doing it too
• Make it fun and appeal to their sense of imagination – running is not just running, it is racing like a lion, as fast as a train, as hoppy as a…
To celebrate 9 years of inspiring children imaginations The award winning Creation Station is going on tour during November and offering fun art and crafts experience to groups of children within the community in exchange for a donation of £1 per child with all funds going to Children in Need.
The Creation Station is providing art and craft experiences to those groups who are involved with…
The Farm Show series embarks on a fashion show, where the farm animals on the farm take centre stage in performing a fashion show. Yet this is not just an ordinary fashion show, its a “funky” fashion show, full
of fun, and laughter.
It’s an educational play, where the children also become the centre stage, with masquerades, and costumes, the children have the chance to interact with the…
With the ghostly season upon us, many parents will be accosted by ‘little monsters’ who want to impress their friends with scary Halloween outfits. For those who don’t want a ready-made outfit and want to get creative with their children’s costume, Lucy Quick, Principal at Perform, has put together some spooktacular DIY ideas to help parents turn their little angel into a Halloween fiend!
My 5 year old son and I have lots of fun making things out of junk found in the household. After making a junk doll we have now tried to make an ice-cream out of old foam sheets, a detergent cap and glue.
Not many instructions required. Just roll the foam sheet around the detergent cap and glue it together. Cellotape can do too.
Go make one and have lots of fun!!!
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October half-term is just around the corner and with the weather on the turn and the nights drawing in; it can be hard to keep the kids entertained. To help, we’ve teamed up with Butlins Head of Entertainment, Matt Rake who is responsible for putting a smile on thousands of family’s faces every year.
Butlins is all about injecting fun into family life so to help families have the happiest…
I’ll share a little secret with you all……. the easiest way to get better pictures is to move.
You have two options;
Move yourself or move your subject.
It’s really as simple as that but let me explain further……..
Move yourself
This is not just about moving to get a better view at a wedding or standing up out of chair to get a…
