A great way to celebrate the return of spring and experience the wonder of nature with children is at Cannizaro Park’s inaugural Nature Weekend taking place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May.
The Grade II listed park on the fringes of Wimbledon Common in south west London has launched the two-day celebration with a packed programme of activities for all ages.
Mr Fudge at Cannizaro Park…
After such a long lockdown, we are eager to get out as a family to enjoy alternative entertainment other than watching movies at home. At SIXES CRICKET CLUB, the world’s first Cricket Simulator that allows you to play cricket like a pro, families can practice cricket whilst enjoying great food and drink, not least because the founders are Calum and Andy from the critically acclaimed, Mac and…
Hobbies are more than just a fun way to pass the time – they can be a great opportunity to teach your children important life skills. Play underpins academic learning and it’s just as fundamental to their development in terms of creativity, critical thinking, language and emotional intelligence.
Here are six hobbies that will enable our kids to have fun while also learning valuable…
Finally, Spring has arrived and with it the sunshine and lovely days to look ahead and to also finally eat in restaurants. Although we are still not able to dine indoor, across London there are a lot of terraces organise to cater for outdoor dining experiences. The Hard Rock Cafe’ at Piccadilly Circus has laid tables overlooking the Eros statue on one side and the West End on the other side, so…
When your name is Janet Jackson and your brother is Michael Jackson, your pandemic ‘de-cluttering’ exercise is not just therapeutic for you but also for the charities benefiting from the sales of the memorabilia as well as your spirit. My first trip to Central London after months of lockdown was to the Hard Rock Cafe’ Piccadilly Circus, which not only has some of my favourite steaks and…
Have you decided that it’s time to go on a trip as soon as the lockdown is over? After such a long time when people had to stay indoors most of the time and were not allowed to travel for entertainment, many individuals start looking at their options. Obviously, going outdoors will be on the list, especially since people miss this kind of journey.
Families that are looking forward to going on a…
It’s Spring! There usually are two spring false starts: one is on the 1st March (which coincides with the meteorological start of spring) and the other one on 21st March (which is the so-called astronomical start of spring). By the 22nd of March it’s guaranteed Spring and the weather is good enough to spend more time outside or in the garden. The warmer weather is uplifting and the sights and…
Arts and crafts are a great way to keep children busy and entertained. You really don’t need to be a ‘crafty’ person yourself to be creative with your kids. There are hundreds of different craft projects that you can make with your children that don’t need any specific skills or tools, and you can complete them in less than half an hour. For most arts and crafts, you can use everyday items…
2020 has been a weird year. With most of us working from home, our time has been spent juggling our ordinary day-to-day working lives while managing our children’s school day. Events cancelled left and right, and with the return to normality some time off yet; it can be hard to think back to a time before the pandemic. The same can be said, for those budding musicians among us.
It is now well known that keeping a daily journal has health benefits. Journaling includes writing down our spontaneous thoughts as and when they spring to mind. It’s one of the simplest habits we can develop, but which has lots of positive effects in our lives.
Here I have listed some of benefits of journaling that I have noticed over time.
Getting to know myself better
By writing about…