Everyone has "the" list ... you know the one, babies coming and magically this list appears "things to do". No matter how hard you work and toil over this list it just never seems to get smaller ... So 9 months after starting on this list, (ok I had a ...

Check out the following video - is there a better way to spend time with your daughter (kid) than making music? Superb!

Have you read Peter and the Wolf to your kids yet? If not - why not get a book out from the library (perhaps with a CD) or check out the following links. It's an absolute masterpiece by Prokofiev and a such a fine example of how music and instruments ...

If you were to catch your teen texting or typing the acronym "PBS" and you're desperately trying to work out in your head what PBS could possibly stand for ... don't worry, you are not alone. These days our children are more likely to use TXTing, tweet...

Our friends at MakeItRuby.com have been busy putting up new activities for dads and daughters. What we like best about their material is that all ideas are aimed at encouraging dads with daughters to get into simple do-it-yourself projects for at home arts and crafts. ...

Here's an idea for suprising your children. Download the attached WORD DOCUMENT, replace "PETER" with your child's name and print out at work. Put it up on the door to your child's room over night and see what they say the next morning ...

If you get asked that question over the next few days - here are some ready-made reponses for you: 1. Very short answer: Because I said so 2. Short answer: It's complicated - go and ask your mum 3. Long answer: The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from ...

"One day ... one glorious day my little champ won't need a nappy". That's what we're all looking forward to after 2 years (or thereabouts) of changing nappies, isn't it? Unfortunately it doesn't quite happen by itself (like very few things with children - apart from ...

Have you got a tween daughter? Are you struggling to connect or find out what you can do with her? Well you may want to check out makeitruby.com - a new online magazine for tween girls with a campaign on inexpensive DIY projects for ...

The Green Mountain Flyer, a creeper train that putts from St. Johnsbury Vermont into Newport, and back, once a week, was off in the distance about a mile or so.  I couldn’t see it yet, but it fired its whistle a few times and, although not really close, it was ...