May 21, 2024. Most families these days do not spend enough quality time together, due to the prevalence of screens in households. According to a recent study, about 59% of Gen Alpha prefer watching movies and series on TV as their favorite weekend activity, and 50% of them name it as their favorite after-school activity. Meanwhile, brand developers understand that …

Expert sleep consultant Rosey Davidson has announced the upcoming picture book It’s Time For Bed, a goodnight story to help little ones fall asleep, publishing on 12th September and illustrated by Sophie Kent. Rosey Davidson is a mum of three and the founder and CEO of Just Chill Baby Sleep, an infant sleep consultancy focused on providing straightforward, no-nonsense sleep advice to …

The Vale of Rheidol Railway is hosting a Festival of a Steam this coming August Bank Holiday weekend (24th-26th August 2024). The event is being held to celebrate the centenary of the Rheidol tank locomotives, which have spent their entire working lives travelling between Aberystwyth and Devil’s Bridge. The weekend also celebrates the opening of the Engine Shed Display building in …

The school holidays aren’t just a fun time for your kids; they’re a blast for your family dog too! With endless games, outdoor adventures, and little playmates who never seem to tire, your dog is likely loving every minute. But as the holidays come to an end and the kids head back to school, your dog’s joyful routine of constant …

As Christmas approaches, TantrumXYZ polled parents to find out what they thought was the most annoying kids’ toy, and the winner was TOMY HIDE ‘N’SQUEAK EGGS, which scored 28% of the vote. The toy, which is made up of a yellow plastic egg-box filled with six ‘eggs’ which crack open to reveal a different-coloured tweeting ‘chick’ in each one, rankles parents because …

Featuring: The Beat and The Selecter, The Bluetones, The Boomtown Rats, TheLovely Eggs, Stealing Sheep Family Highlights:  Theatre including; Travelling Light Circus, Mufti’s L_ve Hangman, A Bird In Hand Theatre and ‘Baba Yaga’s House’ by Dizzy O’Dare  Plus creative workshops, face painting, art and crafts, performing arts, installations DATES: 14,15 & 16 September, 2018 www.headforthehills.org.uk / @head4hillsfest / #h4th / #headforthehills18 The …

– WITH PICS By Gemma Francis Stressed-out parents who are battling to find an innkeeper costume for their child’s nativity play have been handed a lifeline by a hotel chain. Each year, Premier Inn receives hundreds of requests for help in sorting the perfect innkeeper costume, so has come to the rescue of one dad by creating a …

– By Rob Knight The average Brit is in debt to the tune of £2,813 – to their friends and family, according to research. A survey of 2,000 UK adults found the staggering figure consists of cash borrowed from their nearest and dearest for unexpected repairs such as boiler breakdowns, bills and to help pay for new cars. …

BY Astrid Hall Defunct high-street store Woolworths has topped a list of things Brits would most love to make a ‘comeback’, according to research. The 80s shop where you could once buy anything from gardening goods to kids clothes beat arctic rolls and penny sweet shops to claim top spot. Popular pastimes to make the top ten included …

By Gemma Francis Brits are most likely to turn to pizza, bacon sandwiches – and eggs and soldiers when they are in need of comfort, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found almost eight in ten turn to their favourite meals when they need a little pick me up, with a simple and convenient pizza …