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Asda is going Peppa Pig mad from Tuesday 19 January in a bid to help thousands of babies have the best chance at being born healthy. For Asda is raising money for leading baby charity Tommy’s as part of its week-long Baby and Toddler Event.

Join Charlie and Lola for a wonderful weekend on 15/16 January and celebrate the release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs on 22/23 January and 5/6 February at Alton Towers Resort. Plus Parenting Without Tears has two waterpark family passes and DVD to give away!

Travellers booking between now and 18 January for flights until 15 June 2010 can take advantage of great savings.

The £9 to £25 summer sale of hotel rooms available at over 392 Travelodge hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain for dates between 2 may and 5 September 2010 begins at 6.00am on 7 January 2010.

Stuck for a present? Forgotten to buy for someon on your list? Give an Amazon Gift Certificate.

Both Littlewoods and Very sell similar products online and have great deals – up to half price off many items – running until Christmas. Parenting Without Tears has two discount codes for visitors.

Congratulations to Michelle and Alex on the safe arrival of Oscar.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) – a global charity that funds research into finding a cure for type 1 diabetes – has launched an online animation tool enabling people to create an animation which they can then send to a friend who can then carry on the story, like an online animated game of consequences! The new tool is aimed at raising awareness or type 1 diabetes and JDRF.

The Booktrust Teenage Prize, launched in 2003 to recognise and celebrate the best contemporary writing for teenagers. today announced the 2009 winner: Neil Gaiman author of The Graveyard Book.

Your child's lunchbox could contain more than 12 teaspoons of sugar, says consumer champion, Which? Not to mention large quantities of fat and salt.

According to research carried out by car maker Chevrolet, Cinderella is the best-loved pantomime in the UK. Watch out for imprompu performances in Brighton and London on Saturday and probably Birmingham and Leicester on Sunday.

Michael Rosen today announced the winners of the 2009 Roald Dahl Funny Prize, administered by the Booktrust, at the Unicorn Theatre in London.

Booktrust and Blue Peter are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2010. These enormously popular and influential awards have been recognising and celebrating the best children's authors, the most creative illustrators and the greatest reads for children since 2000. Great Christmas stocking fillers!

National Obesity Week, running from 2 to 8 November, is staging a consumer awareness campaign to help people be more aware of the risks associated with being overweight.

The Toy Retailers Association (TRA) today announced the industry's official prediction of Christmas bestsellers and all of them are under £50 making Christmas that bit more affordable!

You are not alone - according to a recent YouGov survey more than 40 per cent on shoppers are at risk of falling for fake reviews online.

See the Terra Cotta Warriors at the National Geographic Museum, Washington DC,  for free with this special offer bookable online.