Was there ever a time that Disney’s Frozen didn’t exist? It doesn’t feel like it, does it? It seems to have captured the hearts of everyone and is still going strong since 2013 when we first met Elsa, Anna, Christophe, Sven and Olaf. Regular readers of Mummy Matters will be aware of how lucky we have been … Read more
As if going on a long trip isn’t challenging enough, it’s even harder to deal with long journeys when spending them with kids. Every parent knows the horrors that a bored child can unleash during a long-distance trip. And that’s just involving one kid. Imagine if you’re travelling with a group of restless children all … Read more
Are you hanging in there, you’re nearly half way through the holidays already. How many of last week’s #kidsinthekitchen activities did you manage to do? Here’s a few more for this week . . . I think this will have to be an activity for when Jelly Bean is in bed or he will be … Read more
As the summer holidays got into full swing Little Bean settled down for a morning of crafting Aquabeads style. I knew without taking these out of the box that Little Bean would love it because she is a big fan of Hama Beads but at least with Aquabeads she would be able to do the … Read more
NOW TV is thrilled to announce two exciting new additions to its children’s entertainment offering. Viewers can now watch Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. at any time, without a contract via the Entertainment Month Pass. To celebrate, NOW TV is launching the NOW TV Nickelodeon Swap Shop. The social campaign is asking families to get … Read more
A couple of weeks ago on a sunny morning I popped down to London for the day to meet up with some of my lovely friends at Microsoft to spend some time at the Microsoft Apartment and to get hands-on with a few of their gadgets for the summer. Microsoft know families and they have … Read more
– New research reveals that the current generation of kids spend the least amount of time outside – New research[i] commissioned by the National Trust shows that children aged 7-12 spend less time playing outside compared to any other generation. According to the findings, over half of today’s children (54 per cent) spend less than … Read more
Mario Kart has long been our game of choice, it’s the game that Curly always wants to play against Daddy and I (probably because he knows that he can beat us) and it’s the one that the younger Beans have learned to enjoy too but as our ‘leisurely’ gaming family goes we do tend to … Read more
LolliBop, the UK’s biggest kids festival, has announced its most exciting line-up to date with CBeebies Superstar Justin Fletcher headlining on Saturday and Sunday and Mister Maker taking over the main stage on Friday. The event, which this year takes place at Hatfield House, August 15-17, also welcomes stars of CBBC’s Big Friday Wind Up Sam & Mark to LolliBop for … Read more