Travel, Play, & Lifestyles Coventry
Laughing matters when it comes to your child's development, and having fun with your family is time well spent for all. These articles give you advice on travel, family-friendly places to go, reviews on the best child-friendly products, tips for school holidays and much more.
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Arts and Crafts Shops Coventry
Local resource for arts and crafts shops in Coventry. Includes detailed information on local businesses that give access to scrap booking supplies, craft paints, painting tools, sewing supplies, embroidery supplies, crochet thread, and craft needles, as well as advice and content on arts and crafts supplies.
It's Halloween! Keep Your Child Safe Coventry
Halloween is an exciting time for young children but safety still needs to come first, whether you’re carving that jack o’ lantern or trick-or-treating after dark. Follow these tips to make sure your kids have a fun, safe night of celebrating...
It's Halloween! How to Carve a Pumpkin Coventry
Halloween just wouldn’t be the same without the traditional Jack o’Lantern casting his creepy light outside for all to see. And whether you’re doing it from scratch or using stencils, it’s a great Halloween activity for you and your child.
It's Halloween! Fun and Games for Kids Coventry
Work up those appetites for Halloween party snacks with ghastly games and horrible high jinks and keep the kids cackling with these Halloween party games...Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.
Make Your Own Snow Shaker Coventry
Snow shakers are deceptively quick and easy to make, and make fantastic gifts or table decorations for Christmas! Your child can make her own Christmas wonderland with these beautiful snow shakers. They are deceptively quick and easy to make, and make fantastic gifts or table decorations.
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Arts and Crafts Shops Coventry
Local resource for arts and crafts shops in Coventry. Includes detailed information on local businesses that give access to scrap booking supplies, craft paints, painting tools, sewing supplies, embroidery supplies, crochet thread, and craft needles, as well as advice and content on arts and crafts supplies.
Autumn Fun Coventry
Autumn is the perfect time for exploring rivers, streams or canals near you, as the busy waterways are full of activity with creatures making plans for the winter ahead. Supernanny’s tips for fun on the riverbank or canalside include great online resources and essential safety rules.
Best Games at Good Prices Coventry
Playing games is a fantastic way to entertain your children – and yourself. Here at Supernanny we are big fans of getting the children away from the computer or television and sitting down for some family game time! Here are some of the best, old and new. All are playable with young children.
Best Movies for Halloween Coventry
Supernanny expert Jo Berry, the author of The Parents' Guide To Kids' Movies, picks 10 Halloween family film treats packed with ghosts, monsters, witches and other things that go bump in the night.
Buying a Car Seat Coventry
With hundreds of car seats on the market, first be clear about what the law requires for your child. To help you find the best seat for your family and budget, the Supernanny Team road tests the top three seats for each age group. Car seats vary widely in price, so shop around for the best deal - see ‘Want to know more?’ for suppliers.
Car Games to Play Coventry
Car games can help to make long trips bearable – even fun! All these games can be played by young and older children, no props required. Read on for more detailed information in the following article.
Car Travel Products Coventry
Travelling with kids this autumn? See the Supernanny website's list of indispensable things to amuse and entertain. Trips will go faster with entertainment - here are a few of our top travel products.
Christmas Holiday Travel Coventry
Travelling can be stressful and hectic, no matter how you plan to get from A to B. It’s vital that you don’t let the journey distract you from keeping your child safe.
Concord Scout Carrycot Coventry
If you're looking for a travel system with a carrycot but don't have acres of space to store it in, our tester rates this new, foldable carrycot from Concord - the first of its kind!
Construction Toys Coventry
Construction toys don’t stop at Lego, are great for girls and can be perfect for younger age groups. Agreed, they might take up a bit of extra storage space, but can more than make up for this at playtime. Encouraging development and imaginative play, construction toys help kids learn to focus, assemble and are perfect to share. Here’s our pick of the best.
Cuski Tried and Tested Coventry
The Cuski comforter is supposed to make life with a newborn that bit easier. The idea is that it absorbs the smell of a newborn's Mum (his favourite person!) and that it helps him feel secure and sleep well.
Daily Exercises For Kids Coventry
Choose activities like swimming and cycling that will appeal to both you and your child and that you can both enjoy regardless of your age, abilities and fitness level. Sit down with your child and hammer out a list of different fitness activities you can do together.
Dating for parents Coventry
Whether you are a single mum or a single dad, you already know the difficulties of dating when you have kids in tow - and it's not just finding a babysitter. Read on to know more about dating for parents.
Easy Cooking Activities with Kids Coventry
Supernanny's methods are a combination of practical experience and expert advice, giving you the support and confidence to be at your best when your kids need you most. The Little Chef Technique, as used on the show, engages children in mealtimes and encourages them to try different sorts of food.
Gardening for Kids! Coventry
Kids love flowers, plants and, unfortunately for parents, dirt. Encourage your children into the garden with our list of Spring gardening activities. There is something magical about watching a plant grow from seed to flower. With the weather warming up, spring is the perfect time to plant seeds. Big seeds like sunflowers, nasturtiums and sweet peas are easy for little fingers to hold and plant. They are also quick to flower for impatient young gardeners!
Gardening in November Coventry
Kids love flowers, plants and, unfortunately for parents, dirt. Encourage your children into the garden with our list of gardening activities for November. Read on for more detailed information in the following article.
Girls Top Toys For Christmas Coventry
Barbie lovers will love this new doll – star of the new Barbie film! What’s special about Princess Rosella is not only that her dress magically transforms to become a fan of peacock feathers, but that she can sing. And it was the singing that entranced her tester – even without seeing the film!
Grow Your Own Fairytale Window Box Coventry
Your children can help every step of the way with our how-to guide to installing a window box with the right type of flowers.
Holiday Planning with the Kids Coventry
Planning a family holiday can be stressful. On the one hand, you have to keep an eye on the budget; on the other, you need to find a child-friendly location, plan activities, make sure everyone is provided for, and get there and back with a minimum of fuss.
How to Find a Healthy Work-Life Balance Coventry
British families are finding it harder than ever to balance their home and work lives, according to a new survey. The Supernanny team asks Mums how they are coping with work - inside the home and out!
How to Grow Sunflowers Coventry
Sunflowers grow fast and tall, and are a great way to attract wildlife to your garden – kids of all ages will love this gardening activity, and they can help every step of the way!
How to Travel with Children Coventry
The rule of thumb when travelling with small children is that "getting there" is far harder than "being there". The more thought I have put into how to travel with my three in tow, the easier the holiday has been.
How your Family can Help the Planet Coventry
Call your local waste collection department for info and make sure you do recycle all the items it collects, via its bag or box scheme. The usual suspects are plastic bottles, tins, cans and cooking foil/foil containers, glass bottles and jars, newspapers, magazines, card and cardboard.
Indoor Fun Coventry
Whether summer is too hot to handle or turns into a total washout, or winter is a freezing nightmare, you still have kids to entertain. Here are the fun things to do and boredom busters for when it’s too hot, cold or wet to go out.
It's Halloween! Fun and Games for Kids Coventry
Work up those appetites for Halloween party snacks with ghastly games and horrible high jinks and keep the kids cackling with these Halloween party games...Please read on for more detailed information in the following article.
It's Halloween! How to Carve a Pumpkin Coventry
Halloween just wouldn’t be the same without the traditional Jack o’Lantern casting his creepy light outside for all to see. And whether you’re doing it from scratch or using stencils, it’s a great Halloween activity for you and your child.
It's Halloween! Keep Your Child Safe Coventry
Halloween is an exciting time for young children but safety still needs to come first, whether you’re carving that jack o’ lantern or trick-or-treating after dark. Follow these tips to make sure your kids have a fun, safe night of celebrating...
Make Paper Lanterns Coventry
Paper lanterns are the perfect craft activity for children in flats or small houses - they don't make much mess and will brighten up a child's bedroom in an afternoon.
Make Your Own Snow Shaker Coventry
Snow shakers are deceptively quick and easy to make, and make fantastic gifts or table decorations for Christmas! Your child can make her own Christmas wonderland with these beautiful snow shakers. They are deceptively quick and easy to make, and make fantastic gifts or table decorations.
Making Time for the Family Coventry
Making time for a healthy family, work and social life can be challenging - to say the least. We have this advice and some useful links to get you started. Read on for more detailed information in the following article.
Money Saving Tips for Christmas Games Coventry
In the spirit of the blitz, and of a gentler, less consumerist land before time I propose some handy and free baby related games that could save you a packet on flashy presents and other unnecessary stuff over the festive period and beyond.
Mothers Day Coventry
This Mother's day, don't get carried away with expensive gifts, our survey shows she'll be far more impressed with a cup of tea, cake and a lazy lie in!
Pet Rats Coventry
After years of bad press, it looks as if rats are finally turning from villain to hero – at least for children. The success of Disney’s latest offering, Ratatouille has made rats the pet of choice for youngsters.
Pirate Themed Reward Charts Coventry
Yo, ho, ho! Get your kids shipshape as they collect treasures in the sand and make their way on board the Pirate’s boat. Download and cut out the pirate character, sticking a photo of her head on it so she can become captain of her own ship!
Surviving Christmas Ideas and Tips Coventry
All of us could do with a little inspiration, especially at Christmas. So read these tips from other Supernanny members, and hopefully you’ll find one or two that help make your day!
Ten Fun and Creative Activities to Entertain Your Pre-schooler Coventry
Preschoolers are curious little people who love to explore but keeping them busy and engaged during the day can be quite a challenge. Here are some simple, fun and educational ideas to make life with them creative and enjoyable.
The Best Electronic Toys for 6-10 Year Olds Coventry
Children of this age absolutely love technology, from surfing the Internet to looking after their tamagotchi. There are vast amounts of electronic toys on offer, some with little educational benefit at all. But if you are keen on your children enjoying themselves and aiding their learning, here are some of the best.
The Best Games for 5-8 Year Olds Coventry
Children love to play games – and they are a great activity for parents to get included in too. As they get older, the games also get better, testing the skills (and ability to be a good loser!) of the whole family. Here are the Supernanny Team’s top recommended games for five to eight year olds. So turn off the TV and settle down for some right rollicking fun!
The Car Drill Technique Coventry
Bored children sitting close together in a small space are a recipe for disaster on car trips. Not only do they end up bickering among themselves, but their whining can be a potentially dangerous distraction for whoever is driving. Giving them something to do and having clear rules about how they behave inn the car are key to a stress-free – and safe – journey.
The Countdown Technique Coventry
With six children in tow, Stacie and Joe Fager were scared to take the whole family out on trips or away on holiday – until Jo came along. And one of her most useful tips in getting prepared for a holiday was the count down technique.