5 Garden Stargazing Activities to try with your kids

Garden Stargazing Activities

Mark Westmoquette, Astrophysicist and Zen Teacher gives his 5 garden stargazing activities to try with kids – based on his stargazing books Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers, Stars, and The Mindful Universe. Kids are often fascinated by the night sky. But as adults, we sometimes feel worried about guiding them because we think our knowledge of the stars isn’t up … Read more

Best Virtual Tours for Budding Scientists

NASA: Langley Research Center

Stuck at home? Well, the team at Uswitch have compiled the ultimate list of the best virtual tours for the budding scientist in your family.  From NASA research centres to United Airforce museums you can keep budding scientists happy with tours around the most famous museums and research centres around the world. There have been some … Read more

My Pet Pals FREE Summer Workshop at Pets at Home

My Pet Pals

The Summer holidays are now in full swing, the weather to date has been mostly brilliant. We enjoyed a lovely week away camping last week and spent lots of time relaxing on the beach. Being the UK though, the weather can’t always be guaranteed so it’s always good to have a couple of backup plans … Read more

5 Ways to Turn Your Holiday Road Trip Into Family Fun

For travel enthusiasts, the phrase “road trip” means adventure. For others, it can mean being locked in a small space, uncomfortable and cranky for hours. Family roadtripping during the winter holidays can be frustrating, but with a little planning, you can turn your experience from the dreaded slog through the snow and traffic into a … Read more

Want to know the real cost of children’s hobbies?

When you first consider starting a family you only really think about all the things that you need to buy; pram, nursery furniture, car seat . . . all the big stuff. You know that you will obviously need to buy them clothes and feed them but hobbies don’t really factor into the financial planning … Read more