Photo Challenge

Golden Brown | Weekly Photography Challenge

I’m not sure what colour golden brown is but I’ve heard it has a texture like sun. The Stranglers have their own idea of what golden brown is but I prefer to think in more romanticized ways. I’ll leave this challenge up to your interpretation. Drugs are bad kids, except tea, maybe coffee and perhaps even an occasional glass of Chablis. This weekly photo challenge is designed…
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Gardening Lab for Kids: Rock Bugs

Kids love spending time outdoor and we should encourage them to get muddy exploring nature, mini beasts and being creative with things found in the garden. A new book called Gardening Lab for Kids has the perfect project for young children called Rock Bugs which is easily explained and illustrated here. Materials Photos of bugs Smooth rocks in different shapes and sizes Pencil Acrylic paint in…
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Photo Challenge

The clothes maketh the man | Weekly Photography Challenge

If the truth be told I’d be more than happy to dress in black t-shirts and blue jeans everyday. Clothes shopping would be much easier, cartoon characters have the right idea. This week’s photography challenge is all about photographing clothes but in a way that they tell a story about the owner. It could be a pair of pants on a bathroom floor or that random sock that didn’t quite…
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Activities

Met Film School Summer Camps and Courses for Teens

For parents with teenagers, the summer holidays can quickly turn into an arduous challenge revolving around getting said teenager out of bed before noon and making sure they do their washing!  But the months of July and August needn’t be time wasted.  14-17 year olds with an interest in film can enjoy a couple of weeks learning their craft amongst peers and industry leaders at The Met Film…
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Decorating the Easter Table - Crafts to do with your children

Easter Sunday is about more than Easter eggs but if your children are like mine, they have very little interest in anything else! To introduce them to the idea that Easter Sunday is a day of ancient celebration and feasting, why not create something special to decorate the Easter Table? I like to have all my old favourites on display that day and napkin rings made of felt are a pretty addition to…
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Gardening Lab for Kids: Shoe Garden Project

Spring is a great time to spend more time outdoor and get the kids a bit muddy exploring nature, mini beasts and creating something amazing too in the garden. I am personally not very good at gardening so rely very much on either my capable husband or on manuals when it comes to creating something new in the garden. A new book called Gardening Lab for Kids has the perfect project for my 7 year old…
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Attractions

Spring Cleaning with Shaun the Sheep at Mudchute Farm

Mudchute Park & Farm is London’s Best Kept Secret. And not many people know that it is the farm that inspired Aardman’s genius animation series Shaun the Sheep. We spent half day at Mudchute and had a private tour with a charming tour guide who told us all about the animals in their care. The kids loved touching and playing with the animals and finding all about one of the largest…
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Activities

Easter activities for teenagers

If you’re looking for Easter activities for teenagers, the BAFTA Young Game Designers competition might be the right activity to engage restless creative teenagers. The competition recently launched and is open for entries until Monday 26 May 2014. It’s open to 11-16 year olds, and asks them to design their own video game, with the winners getting it made for real. With the current focus on…
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Activities

Easter fun stuff - ideas to keep kids entertained over Easter half term

Just what you need! Here is Easter fun stuff, ideas to keep kids entertained this Easter half term holidays. People who go to church attend special services on Easter Sunday. In Battersea Park in London, there is a large Easter parade and lots of other special activities for families (see a list below). Many people celebrate Easter Sunday by decorating, exchanging or searching for eggs. The eggs…
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Attractions

West End Show review: WICKED

Musicals these days are really incredibly entertaining. The balance between compelling storytelling and special effects is just perfect and a great example of that is WICKED, the multi award-winning musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, shown at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre. For discounted tickets, check this site…
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