What impact ‘gendered toys’ have on children; if toy retailers make prams and science kits gender neutral, are we really going to create more female scientists and more stay at home dads? Does allowing kids free reign in playing with not gender stereotyping toys lead to more opportunities for both genders, or to gender confusion?
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Red House Farm is hosting Little Fun Festival this Easter, 5th and 6th April 2014, with all sorts of activities and rides at the farm: puppet shows, face painting, story time and more. They have special guests this year, CBeebies favourite TV presenters Alex Winters with his sidekick, madcap Mr Topper, also Dr Ranj and Cat Sandion.
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Kids Allowed, an outstanding childcare provider (Ofsted), invite you to come along to their open days at their Knutsford, Macclesfield, Cheadle and Stockport centres. Come and meet their fabulous team and have a leisurely look around all the fantastic facilities at the convenience of the weekend.
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The last few years have been tough on the high street with retailers and small businesses really struggling. In South
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‘Friends of South Park’ is a small community group formed by local mums with the aim to improve the recreational, environmental and educational facilities of South Park (Grove Lane, Cheadle Hulme)
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Most schools in South Manchester are massively oversubscribed. The answer? Open more schools. Rev Dr Nick Bundock of St James and Emmanuel Didsbury, with his team is doing just that. | Interview on opening new free school in Didsbury.
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Park Foster Care, an independent fostering agency based in Cheshire, has devised and implemented its own unique fostering course called the ‘Park Parenting Approach’. . .
If you would like to explore the possibility of becoming a foster carer with Park Foster Care, please contact the recruitment team.
Mother’s Day crafts don’t have to be difficult or time consuming. A simple but special drawing for Mum, or a homemade card are just lovely things to receive. Whatever you do this Mother’s Day a hug and a thank you go a long way.
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Manchester Histories Festival returns to town from 21- 30/03/ 2014. Offering music, film, debate, talks by renowned historians, performance, walking tours, exhibitions, plus lots of events especially for families and children – a majority of which are free. MHF aims to both celebrate the familiar and reveal the new and hidden histories from across Greater Manchester.
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Here is our selection of Easter Holidays Camps and Clubs for this year. There are plenty of other half term activities, Easter egg trails and hunts and fun fairs on our April pages.
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How many of you wanted to be on TV? Isn’t it every child’s dream? Some of us still have this
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