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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
We’ve just had a week in Yorkshire, mainly visiting family and friends, but have also tried to slot in some good days out with the children. One of the best was a trip to Eureka, the ‘National Children’s Museum’ in Halifax.
It is well located, close to the railway station, and from the moment you arrive you can see just how well thought out it is, with children in mind at every moment. The signs are all child friendly – in the lift there are explanations of how the doors work – and there is something to do in every corner. (more…)
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10 Top Quick Tips for Summer Games On The Go
Friday, July 30th, 2010
(No paper, pens, batteries required – just brain cells!)
1. Three Word Story: each person says three words in turn to develop a story – hilarious!
2. Shopping Game: first person starts: ‘Mrs Smith went shopping and she bought an apple,’ the next person has to repeat what has been said so far and add something beginning with the letter ‘b’ and so on, working your way through the alphabet. You could change it to countries, food, animals… (more…)
Tags: car journeys, entertaining kids, summer holidays, travelling with kids
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News: Get Your Kids OUT this Summer
Friday, July 16th, 2010
Ready For Ten Skillscape is a summer activity campaign to find 1,000 of the best places for kids to play, learn and practise skills. We want parents to tell us about the hidden gems in their neighbourhood – parks, pitches, beaches and playgrounds that the kids love. (more…)
Tags: kids activities, summer holidays
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Your Chance to Win The Greatest Holiday in the World
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Do you have something fabulous booked for your summer break? Or are you still wondering what to do with the family over those six long weeks. If like me you have several weeks to fill, why not enter the Radisson Blu Hotels competition to win 365 nights worth of hotel stays at Radisson Blu hotels to use over 5 years. It could be the perfect way to solve your holiday dilemmas for school holidays until 2015, and your chance to have a holiday where you really get some time to put your feet up.
Radisson Blu Hotels is holding a once in a lifetime competition in which you could win 365 hotel nights to spend at over 200+ Radisson Blu hotels over a 5 year period! Entering is simple as all you need to do is tell Radisson why you deserve to win! You can also upload any pictures or videos to help support your claim. Visitors to the Radisson site vote for entries, and the most entries by the July 24th win the grand prize. It is that simple!
Take your chance to win the greatest holiday in the world and get the family involved in creating your entry. The more creative the better, as in addition to the main competition there are also Creativity Awards. – Every week the Radisson Blu Team will select up to 10 winners among the latest entries. Winners are selected based on humour, creativity and originality used to present their stories. Creativity Award winners get a special badge for their candidate page and a special prize from Radisson Blu.
Check out the full range of Radison Blu hotels.
Note: You must be either an EU citizen, or a citizen of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland to participate to enter this competition. But anyone can vote!
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7 Tips for a Fun Summer for Working Mums
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Whether you work for yourself or are employed, summer can seem like a struggle and a juggle. Childcare arrangements suddenly fall apart as nurseries and schools close. There are plenty of ways, though, to make sure that summer is still fun. Here are my 5 top tips:
- Plan ahead. The longer I’ve been a mum the more I realise the benefits of thinking about the summer in advance. DH and I use to be very ‘spur of the moment’ holiday bookers, but that just doesn’t work any more. It may lack spontaneity but a well planned summer works much better now we’ve got 3 children. (more…)
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10 Top Quick Tips for Travelling This Half Term
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
These quick tips are designed to help you help your children develop a positive attitude towards travelling and holidays particulaly primary school children. Our tips are in addition to the usual sudocream, UV protection, antiseptic wipes, calpol sachets, insect bite cream, plasters…etc. (more…)
Tags: half term, holidays, travelling with kids
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Review: Legoland Discovery Centre
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
We pitched up at Manchester’s Trafford Centre a little late, but very excited. The entrance to the new Legoland Discovery Centre is, inevitably, via the Lego shop, but I managed to steer Harry to the queue. (more…)
Tags: days out with the family, family days out, family outings, half term, kids activities, lego, reviews
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Fabulous Freedom For Free
Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Today’s article is brought to you from Tamsin Oxford, staff writer on UK parenting website, PlayPennies.com.
Easter holidays are here and, for parents, you can already hear the strains of “I’m booooored” playing in the background. Yes, it’s great that you can spend some quality time with your children and enjoy their happy personalities, but it can also be really expensive to keep them entertained. (more…)
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Travel With the Kids: Long Car Journeys
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
With half term coming up, yes it is only a few weeks away, are you getting away with the kids? We’ve got a short break at Butlins as the children liked it so much last time. It’s not too far, but that’s still a couple of hours in the car with a 10m old, a 4 year old and an 8 year old, so I asked on twitter for some tips. (more…)
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Christmas Holiday Ideas: Put on a Panto
Friday, December 18th, 2009
If the kids have broken up already or you’re planning ways to entertain them in the next few weeks, why not get them to Put on a Panto. Robinsons have set up www.putonapanto.com which takes your kids through planning, practising and performing a panto. It’s a fun site that helps the kids with everything from props to scripts and costumes. Younger kids might need lots of help but if you have kids age 8 and over plus a few friends to entertain it would be a great way to fill a winter’s afternoon. Just don’t be surprised if your wardrobe is raided for costumes. There are lots of advice sheets to download, some containing great practical ideas and others with suggestions like… (more…)
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Reviewer and Family Needed
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Are you and your family up for the chance to review an exciting activity (for age 3 and up)? If you can get to Castleford OR Milton Keynes OR Glasgow and are happy to spend a few hours taking part then write up your experiences, let me know ASAP. Email antonia @ familyfriendlyworking.co.uk.
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Holidays with the Kids: Butlins
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
A holiday can be hard to get if you’re a parent. Even if you get away with the kids how much of a break do YOU really get? I’ve just been to Butlins with the family, as part of a group of British Mummy Bloggers who were asked to check out the new Ocean Hotel. And it was a good break. I’d even go as far as to say I got a bit of a rest. And, we’re going back next February half term: you can’t get a better endorsement than that.
Ocean Hotel
But down to the detail. We stayed in the new Ocean Hotel, the second hotel to be built on the Bognor Regis site. I enjoyed this because it was a smart new hotel which still was well set up for families. The rooms were great, with a main room and adjoining twin for the kids. The lack of door to the kids room was a slight disadvantage as it meant we all had to creep round when the younger two were asleep. But after a day on my feet going round the Butlins site an early night ws quite welcome. And, we all slept really well, which is often unusual on a family holiday when the change in routine disturbs the kids.
As a family, we had a great time. D, 7, loved it all and would have quite happily stayed there for a few more weeks. She started off asking if we could come again, and ended up demanding that we live at Butlins. J, 3, made the most of all the toddler activities, from Bob the Builder shows to mini fairground rides. His favourite feature, though, was the ‘disco lifts’ in the new hotel where he could (more…)
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