children
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Reviewed – Power Rangers Toys from Bandai Toys
Power Rangers were a toy phenomenon of the 1990s, coming hot on the heels of the popular TV programme that enthralled a whole generation of youngsters. It was popular, bright and colourful, and sometimes controversial, but nobody would’ve believed that it would still be a massive ‘toy and TV’ story more than twenty years later. But this is most certainly the case. I have a five-year old son who has been obsessed with Power Rangers Megaforce since he met a similarly obsessed boy on his first day in nursery. It is one of their fave playground games, they chose their characters and scenarios, and use their imaginations to create their…
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Beautiful images preserved on canvas by Canvas Design
In the modern, computer obsessed world we live in, it sometimes seems like photograph albums are becoming a thing of the past. We take pictures using digital cameras, and then store the results online, on our Facebook page, on Google+, on our hard-drives in services like Picassa. The days of boxes of much treasured photographs really seem like a thing of the past. Despite this, we all have that one beautiful image that we cherish and want to display. This might be our wedding photograph, the first picture of our children, a special group shot of the family. A great way to display that much loved image is in the…
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Disney on Ice is returning to Birmingham!
It is the news that has got my five year old very excited, the fabulous Disney on Ice is returning to the Birmingham LG Arena next month with a very special show that see’s the Tinkerbell story making it’s Ice debut. The Disney on Ice shows are always a fabulous mix of Disney fairytales, soaring music and incredible dance, true entertainment for the whole family. This season’s show is called ‘Worlds of Fantasy’, and takes elements from three much loved Disney favourites, along with a segment dedicated to one of the newest Disney stories. The story revolves around Mickey Mouse, Minnie and friends taking a road trip that leads them…
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Striking a balance between work and motherhood
It’s not always easy to juggle different aspects of your life, especially if you have young children to look after and are working at the same time. People who work away from home in an office and have to arrangechildcarehave one set of stresses and time management issues, while people who work at home and have the kids there too have another set of challenges. Of course, there are advantages to both styles of working. If you work for a company in an office, you can achieve that separation of home and work life more easily, but it’s not always possible to avoid bringing work home. Similarly, work at home…
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Sort out that clutter and make a little cash too with Bidworld.co.uk
January is traditionally the month when we give our homes a much needed sorting out. After the excess of Christmas, and all those new presents, and then the splurge buying in the sales, January always seems the right time to sort through everything we have, and to get rid of the unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories that have passed their sell by date. In addition to sorting our own things, we are often faced with mountains of toys belonging to our children. My son Joe has a birthday in December, as well as being spoiled rotten at Christmas, and so local Charity shops often receive bags full of perfectly good…
