Bringing alive the magic of storytelling this Christmas with tonies®
Nov 03 2020
As children are spending a greater amount of time at home due to current restrictions throughout the UK, the Toniebox offers playful, imaginative storytelling and learning, giving parents a much needed break when they want it.
With many children unable to go to nurseries and playgroups, parents now have the opportunity of re-creating the fun of a classroom this autumn with Tonies and a Toniebox. This screen-free, educational portable device plays music and tells stories through hand-painted, magnetic figurines called ‘Tonies’ that are placed on top. There are over 60 Tonies figurines to collect and enjoy listening to. tonies® make storytelling come alive.
3 Ideas for squeezing the best out the last few weeks of 2020
Nov 02 2020
From March 2020 life has been challenging and this looks set to continue through the winter months. Like me, you may well have been anxious, worried about your job, about furlough arrangements, worried about family, and uncertain about the future. It sounds as if we are going to be living with this virus for some time. So, what do we do? Hide and hope we and our families will all be fine at the end of the year? Or do we grab the rest of the year by the scruff of the neck and get going?
Exclusive interviews with David Bowie Stardust filmmakers & cast explore why it has sparked fury from fans
Nov 01 2020
By Francesca Lombardo. Upcoming David Bowie film Stardust which will be released worldwide over the next couple of months, has premiered last month at the Rome Film Festival 14th Edition with the Director, Gabriel Range, lead actor Jonny Flynn and the producer Fabien Westerhoff present at Rome Film Festival 2020 to present it while the official trailers was released in the UK last Wednesday, sparking fury from fans.
Film review: Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Oct 31 2020
It’s always risky to adapt a Roald Dahl’s novel to the big screen because we all have individual memories of his stories that we treasure. I have rarely liked any Roald Dahl’s adaptations – with the exception of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp – but Roald Dahl’s The Witches starring Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch is well made and captivating. The special effects somehow flow smoothly and you feel transported into Roald Dahl‘s world of these evil creatures that persecute children all around the world.
Pumpkin pitfalls: 5 recycling ideas for your Jack-O-Lantern this Halloween
Oct 30 2020
While making a Jack-O-Lantern might be a great Halloween tradition, research shows only a third of people who buy a pumpkin to carve actually cook with it.
Worse still, the UK bins an average of 8 million pumpkins every year. This adds up to the equivalent of enough pumpkin pie to feed the entire nation.
Tate Britain exhibition review: Turner’s Modern World 28 October 2020 – 7 March 2021
Oct 28 2020
A new landmark exhibition dedicated to JMW Turner (1775-1851) at Tate Britain called Turner’s Modern World explores what it meant to be a modern artist during his lifetime. Personally I believe that Turner is one of the most innovative artists of all time, ahead of his time and crucial to the inspiration of Impressionists and other artistic movements that started a century after he created some of his most famous artwork. Turner’s Modern World is absolutely unmissable for anybody including children of all ages.
