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Summer Holidays
The school holidays have arrived and if you’re anything like us you’ll be trying to find things to keep the children entertained without breaking the bank. As a family we’ve already had our family holiday at Easter so there’s no week away for us. We have a weekend planned…
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The 15 stages of Harry Potter Mania
Harry Potter is not just a book, nor a film, it is a lifestyle. Any HP fanatic will know these feelings…. 1. On 11th birthday you eagerly anticipated your owl inviting you to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (and waited a whole year, they may have forgotten……….) 2.…
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Here’s a surprise…drink water
Today the news was released that according to nutrition experts we should all be putting water on the table at mealtimes for our children. Sugar-sweetened drinks including sports drinks, contribute to obesity epidemic and are problem for children. IMAGE COURTESY OF PHOTOSTOCK / FREEDIGITALPHOTOS.NET It would appear some people think it’s fine for…
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Butlins Wave Hotel: Review
BUTLINS WAVE HOTEL REVIEW JUNE 2, 2014 For the May half term our little family had the pleasure of heading to the Butlins Wave Hotel for a weeks stay. We stayed at Butlins last year and enjoyed our stay at the Shoreline hotel and this time we wanted to try…
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Rethinking Intelligence
Do we need to re-think our notion of ‘intelligence?’ How many times have you heard people describe David Beckham as ‘thick?’ Einstein is clever, David Beckham is thick, is how it seems to me to be the attitude towards intelligence. We don’t need to question Einstein’s intelligence, obviously, but I…
