The Wildlife Trusts annual challenge – 30 Days Wild – calling on everyone to go wild every day in June starts this weekend. In its fifth year, 30 Days Wild has had a marked impact on the thousands of people taking part – people have reported feeling healthier, more connected to nature and more likely to take action to help wildlife. Sign up here for your free pack.
So many us have grown up with "painting by numbers" and here we have the concept brought into the modern day as “bling by numbers” with "Toy of the Year" award nominee DIY Crystal Card Kit. Harriet Coates loved making her special Christmas card.
Soft and light, buttery brioche is a classic French bread. This one is golden and rich, with fruity conserve and a pinch of sea salt. Delicious and easy to pull apart, it's best enjoyed with extra conserve, crème fraîche and friends.
With the My Fairy Garden range, children can imagine, create, nurture and grow their own fairy garden.My Fairy Garden encourages interaction with nature through play. Harriet adored hers.
Arts and crafts are not just for fun, and there are a lot of ways in which regular sessions of art can help to develop skills and personality traits that help children through school and later life writes Charlotte Baldwin, Operations Manager at IQ Cards.
As seen on the Netflix original show, the Project Mc2 girls are back with brand new experiments! You can create your own Gummies with Adrienne Attoms, design amazing tie-dye with Camryn Coyle and create glitter tattoos with Ember Evergreen. Harriet and Anne Coates review tie dyeing with Camryn Coyle.
Parenting Without Tears has teamed up with the organisers of the Henley Festival to offer readers the chance of winning a family ticket to Family Sunday on 9 July, 2017.
Sadler’s Wells’ annual two-day festival of family-friendly events, returns on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 April 2017. Family Weekend takes over the building, offering something for all ages with fun activities, arts & crafts and workshops complementing the show on the Sadler’s Wells stage: Aracaladanza’s Vuelos.
What does it take to be happy? Especially during a dreary January? We discover the secrets from those happiest of beings – Trolls (via co-director of the film, Walt Dohrn).
A vibrant storytelling adventure with a quirky urban soundtrack, The Magic Paintbrush is a new dance show leaping, splattering, swirling and boogying onto stages across the UK.
If you're looking for an unusual gift, the Cork Globe from prezzybox.com might tempt you. For families it could provide lots of possibilities for discussion and fun, writes Anne Coates.
New research from the National Literacy Trust reveals a sharp decline in how often children aged eight to 18 are writing outside school and how much they enjoy writing. Here are some tips produced by the Trust to encourage your child’s writing.
Parents looking for innovative ways to entertain the children in the half term are invited along to Explore Learning centres across the UK where there will be free, fun and interactive workshops for children aged four to 14 on Thursday 27 October, 2016 from 12pm until 5pm.
