The festive season is now upon as, and Northampton is about to get into the spirit with the switch-on of the Christmas Lights for 2018. The festivities will begin on Saturday, November 24 with the turning on of the town's Christmas lights with crowds set to descend on Northampton's Market Square where there will be fun for all the family. Here’s everything you need to know about the Northampton Christmas Lights Switch-On 2018:What are the timings on the night?Heart FM kick celebrations off at 2pm, with fun musical performances from the casts of Royal & Derngate’s Peter Pan and the Worst Witch, The Deco’s Cinderella and the Looking Glass Theatre’s Jack and the beanstalk pantomimes.For an extra special treat in the run up the lights switch-on, Northampton Town Centre BID have arranged for Chase & Marshall from PAW Patrol to make personal appearances in Market Walk Shopping Centre at intervals between 12pm and 4pm. There will be an opportunity to take … [Read more...] about Northampton Christmas Lights Switch-On 2018: here’s everything you need to know
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Tesco toy sale with discounts on Barbie, LEGO and Paw Patrol
Tesco is slashing the prices of hundreds of branded toys - including Disney and Lego. The sale has kicked off, so you can start ticking off those presents from Santa. Shoppers will be able to head to their nearest Tesco Extra store to pick up half price deals across a wide variety of toys for all ages. Some items will also be available on www.tesco.com until the sale wraps up at the end of the month. The Mirror reports one sneaky shopper has spilled the beans on deals forum HotUKDeals, explaining their friend, who works in the supermarket, had informed them about the sale. The HotUKDeal user posted "Just heard that from Monday 15th more lines are being added into the sale instore" alongside a full list of reductions." They've then compiled a full list of deals and discounts up for grabs - and it's very comprehensive. Our sister site MirrorOnline has listed all the best deals, which you can find below, including 10 per cent off L.O.L Surprise dolls and LEGO, plus 20 per cent off … [Read more...] about Tesco toy sale with discounts on Barbie, LEGO and Paw Patrol
Things to do with the kids in Manchester this October half term
We know how expensive it is to keep the kids busy over the school holidays. October can often be the wettest half term and there's only so long you can spend splashing about in the park. So if you're wanting to head indoors over the break, there's no end of fun to be had across Greater Manchester. As well as our mammoth list of Halloween events taking place, including places to pick your own pumpkin , there's loads more happening across the region - and lots of them are FREE too. Here's what's happening for kids in and around Greater Manchester... Manchester Science Festival The Manchester Science Festival is England’s largest science festival and this year's programme is jam-packed with fun and largely free, hands-on family activities for all ages. Events take place at the Museum of Science and Industry and at other venues across Manchester throughout half term. This year's offering includes the chance for families to pedal for their power, experiment with virtual reality and … [Read more...] about Things to do with the kids in Manchester this October half term
The 13 most awful kids TV theme songs on the planet
By Emily Writes writing for The Spinoff When I had my first baby we didn't have a television because we didn't want to expose our precious child to dreaded televisions. But that was five years ago. Five years ago I was getting sleep. Now my kids watch television in moderation, meaning: I only allow them to watch television 16 hours or so a day. As such, the theme tunes for their favourite hellish television shows are burned into my brain like acid. Not the good kind of acid either. Acid that burns into your skin. I wake in the night and I hear these songs and I can't escape them. No amount of Lorazepam or cough medicine skulled straight from the bottle can stop BUB BUB BUBBY BUBBY F**KING GUPPIES from screaming in my head. I am woken every morning at 5am with "PAW TROLL PAY TROLL BE NEAR ONNA DUBBBA!" screamed into my ear at a decibel so high I am convinced it will be bleeding as I struggle toward the shower where I can only temporarily escape "PAW TROLL PAW TROLL PAW TROLL". So I … [Read more...] about The 13 most awful kids TV theme songs on the planet
Why parents need to muscle in on exercise
PUBLISHED: 16:17 24 May 2018 | UPDATED: 16:17 24 May 2018 Sally White Sally White finds the upsides of exercise Sally White Before she had children Wymondham blogger Sally White had no time for exercise - now she finds the time There are sport people, exercise people and neither-thank-you people. I was the latter until I had children. Then I became interested in exercise for three reasons: 1) None of my clothes fitted. 2) I was desperate to get out of the house. 3) I realised it felt good. People who are sport people - this is not for you. You have your teams and your high school popularity and your Thursday night badminton. The rest of you? Listen up. I have been there, sweated there and rated there. “There,” being a variety of exercise places (that’s the technical name). Here’s the lowdown on parenthood and exercise: Zumba This is where I started. Good for a laugh. You don’t need to be fit. You can stand at the back and ‘bob’ … [Read more...] about Why parents need to muscle in on exercise