Identify the hidden causes of childhood obesity says British Osteopathic Association

Childhood obesity is a big issue for parents. Conducting a full structural body check and lifestyle history on over-weight people under 25 years old could reveal the real problems that are causing many of Britain’s youth to gain weight. The new public health watchdog, Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England, has said this month that drastic measures need to be taken to help the 1.3 million obese children in England to lose weight. Read More »

Win1 of 5 copies of the Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia

Explore all of space and time with the Doctor and over 200 of his friends and foes in the Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia published on 2nd April 2013 by DK (Price: £12.99 – Age 7+). Read More »

Recipe: Chunky Fish Soup with Warm French Bread and Garlicky Crème Fraiche

This delicious recipe for Chunky Fish Soup with Warm French Bread and Garlicky Crème Fraiche has been kindly donated by Jessica’s Recipe Bag, an amazing service that delivers a recipe book including all ingredients you need to prepare easy and healthy home-cooked meals for a whole week. Read More »

Win of 3 sets of NOW CDs in time for Christmas

Celebrate this Xmas in style with a set of 6 cd’s that make a perfect musical holiday soundtrack for kids, teens, mums, dads & beyond, ALL courtesy of EMI TV. Read More »

Becoming bilingual: great starter books

Icklelingo has created a series of books that are ideal starter kits for all those kids who live in multilingual environments as well as the bilingual ones. Read More »

Glam Gets Wicked!

The London Mums’ and Bratzillaz™ fabulous Halloween costume competition has now closed, but check out this star photo of Alessia from all the entries we received. I’m sure the Bratzillaz™ girls would be proud of this cute costume! Read More »

Little scientist experiments: dancing raisins

Here is another great scientific experiment for our little scientists. Little scientist Diego called this experiment dancing raisins. He learnt that the fizz in fizzy drink is called carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a gas that creates bubbles. Read More »

Win 1 of 10 ‘The Jungle Bunch’ DVDs

The Jungle Bunch is an animated comedy for the family starring the vocal talents of John Lithgow (Shrek, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 3rd Rock from the Sun). The film follows Maurice, a lovable young penguin who fell off an Antarctic ice floe as an egg and somehow ended up in the jungle. Adopted and raised by an affectionate tigress, Maurice is totally convinced that he is actually a tiger. Read More »

WIN 1 of 2 £25 John Lewis Vouchers for your back to school supplies

Still need to get some last minute school supplies for the kids? Or maybe even parts of their uniform or gym kit? Well here is your chance to win some vouchers to John Lewis which can help you out. We’ve teamed up with GirlsgoGames to give away 2 x £25 vouchers to John Lewis to help mums with the costs of sending their kids back to school (as we all know it can be quite expensive!). Read More »

NSPCC launches new support and guidance for parents to help keep kids safe from harm this summer

New figures show calls to the NSPCC from concerned adults rise by over a third during the summer holidays. The NSPCC has recently launched a new campaign aimed at supporting families – ‘Keep Kids Safe from Harm this Summer’ – after the charity received a sharp increase in calls about children at risk during last year’s summer holidays. Read More »