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 …

Disabled Stacie aged 8 from Birmingham seeking a better bath-time wins Abacus ‘Trevor the Turtle’  West Midlands based Abacus Healthcare, a leading provider of power assisted baths for disabled bathers, has presented a cuddly ‘Trevor the Turtle’ to Stacie Poole from Kings Health who won its competition at the Kidz-to-Adultz-Middle exhibition (Ricoh Arena, Coventry). Abacus is a specialist manufacturer and …

Members of the public lap up appearance of Mickey Mouse and his brand new Roadster Racer at spots around the capital Mickey Mouse arrives in London to mark the launch of Mickey and the Roadster Racers on Disney Junior and DisneyLife A team of eight engineers took eight weeks to create the model car inspired by the new series Mickey’s …

Sea Life Brighton is celebrating the arrival of a new baby California Horn Shark, the first creature of its kind to be born at the aquarium. The as yet unnamed baby is thought to be a female, but is still too young and too small to be categorised for certain – currently measuring just 14 centimetres. The shark’s proud parents …

Alec Baldwin is THE BOSS BABY! To celebrate the release of THE BOSS BABY, in cinemas now, a selection of new images are now available courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation. Featuring the voice talents of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow and from the director of Madagascar, THE BOSS BABY is in cinemas now. …

Fur-get chocolate this Easter, says Britain’s last remaining teddy bear manufacturer Easter is coming…and here at Britain’s last remaining teddy bear manufacturer we have the perfect alternative gift to chocolate! With parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents looking for something healthier and more enduring to hand out than chocolate eggs, the Merrythought teddy bear or the company’s delightful Binky Bunny is …

Out in UK cinemas April 7th We’re delighted to share with you new images, posters and a featurette from the upcoming comedy Table 19. The behind the scenes featurette Dinner For Six reveals new footage and interviews with the film’s top comedy cast which includes Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Stephen Merchant, Craig Robinson, June Squibb and Tony Revolori. Table 19 …

Natalie Savvides is a married Mum of two young children under five who lives in South-West London. She is the author of Full Circle, published in 2016 by Pegasus, which is a memoir with a difference. Natalie Savvides, now in her early 40s, has been called ‘the real Bridget Jones’ on many occasions, but the difference between her book – …

Watch ‘THE BOSS BABY’ slip in to something a little more stripy in a brand new clip featuring Alec Baldwin “Choo Choo on that!” – The Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin) In eager anticipation of the upcoming release of THE BOSS BABY, a brand new clip has been released by Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation. Featuring the voice talents of …

Are you as smart as an eleven year old? That’s the question Explore Learning has been asking Families readers across the country. The leading extra tuition provider quizzed more than 5,600 parents to see how they fared with the types of questions that thousands of primary school pupils face every year in their 11 Plus exams. Just over one in …