Fab Mums

The most inspiring post I have read this week is about making fabulous designs from objects that are usually regarded as waste by Karen at The Rubbish Diet  who shared her fabulous bag made out of ring pulls and unveiled the great charity behind it.
This bag and other similar items are made in Brazil as part [...]

The active kids campaign last year has donated to many schools and groups in local communities and the 2010 campaign intends to do just the same and more. Thanks to shoppers at Sainsbury’s, who simply collected vouchers, then donated them to schools and groups taking part, kids of all ages have benefited. Watch the video [...]

Save the Children was one of the first to bring aid to Leogane, a town close to the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake. Since Jan 20th 2010, when this film was shot, Save the Children has set up mobile clinics, distributed medical supplies for 85,000 people and brought food and essential household equipment to families [...]

As well as promoting many ways of raising funds for Haiti British Mummy Bloggers have come together to raise funds to send shelter boxes. English Mum has set up a JustGiving page Bloggers for Haiti to raise funds to send shelter boxes and help some of those families hit by this terrible tragedy. To date Bloggers for [...]

I have recently come across to the brilliant Kids in Museums organisation that promotes family friendly visits to museums and art galleries across the country. The organisation was founded after writer Dea Birkett’s son was thrown out of the Aztec’s exhibition at the Royal Academy for shouting “monster” at an exhibit. A fair reaction one [...]

To celebrate Kids Week from August 14th through to August 28th in London kids between 5 and 16 go free to West End theatre shows when accompanied by an adult paying full price. There are 28 shows to choose from; all of them come with an optional linked activity. As well as the shows, a [...]

I love the swimming costume collection for kids by Yamamay: cute bikinis for young girls and sporty swimming trunks for adventurous boys.
What makes Yamamay swimwear that little more special is the recent support of AMREF, the charity that helps African children by developing schools with potable water and hygienic facilities. The lack of clean [...]