Tuesday 23 September 2008

Take a look at these fab events for Autumn

Got a touch of half term panic?

Even if you're not going away this half term, we've still gots lots of ideas to keep the kids entertained. Take a look at our Autumn Events guide.

From Sea Monster Week in Newquay to DISCOLOCO in Hackney, or CBeebies at the Theatre to Halloween on the Heath (no not that one, the one in Suffolk), and tons more besides....

And what's more, a fair few of them are totally FREE!

Wednesday 10 September 2008

Dea Birkett's Eating with Kids Series - A Fantastically Foul Feast with Roald

With Roald Dahl Day on September 13th, this month Take the Family writer Dea Birkett and family turns their attention to their annual fantastically foul feast at Cafe Twit at the Roald Dahl Museum.

The menu may consist of Fresh Mudburgers, Snozzcumbers and Squiggly Spaghetti, all borrowed from Dahl books. "It’s not what food tastes or even looks like that warms my kids’ tummies. It’s the story attached."

"There’s nothing quite so tasty as disgusting food. Try and get my kids to eat meatballs and passata, and they’ll turn up their little noses. Tell them the same dish is eyeballs oozing blood, and they’ll scoff them down."

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