WELCOME TO PARENTS' WORLD

Harry & Katie is a bi-monthly publication by Parents' World and distributed free throughout the UK. The next edition is out in June.

Look out for H&K 101 days of Summer - Out in May for £3.99.

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Number one Photosharing and slideshow creation website

Wondering what to do with your summer snaps? Bring them to life with Kizoa!

DAVID LLOYD TO GET KIDS HOLIDAY ACTIVE

David Lloyd Leisure has launched its DL Kids Holiday Active programme. The kids’ activity programmes are running across the UK throughout the school summer holidays offering children aged 5 to 13 indoor and outdoor activities to keep them active and entertained.

The Holiday Active programmes* includes a mix of sports plus arts and craft sessions from swimming, tennis and rounders to mask making and model making. Programmes are aligned with the National Curriculum to help develop youngsters’ experiences out of the classroom.



Contact your nearest club via www.davidlloyd.co.uk to find out more. The Holiday Active programme is open to all members including those taking advantage of the current three month membership offer.

LittleLife Toddler Daysacks ensure secure adventure

We all know that toddlers love exploring and who can blame them? It is how they learn about life. The LittleLife Toddler Daysack range lets them feel free while giving parents control over their safety.

All LittleLife Toddler Daysacks have a simple but extremely useful Parent’s Safety Strap. All Toddler Daysacks feature an adjustable chest strap that keeps the toddler securely but comfortably in place and the large zipped opening allows for easy access to the contents of the pack for both parent and child.

All Animal Packs include a cute and convenient weatherproof hood that is stored neatly away in a top pocket.

The LittleLife Daysacks are available in a range of colours and fun animal print designs.

For further information and stockists please visit www.littlelife.co.uk, email mail@littlelife.co.uk or call 0118 9811433.




LittleLife Toddler Runabout Pack
RRP: £12.99; Weight: 220g





LittleLife Animal Pack
RRP: £14.99 - £16.99; Weight: 230g

For further information and stockists please visit www.littlelife.co.uk,
email mail@littlelife.co.uk or
call 0118 9811433.

We Are Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Press Release

Kenny Wax Ltd and Nick Brooke Ltd
Present
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Directed by Sally Cookson
Designed by Katie Sykes
Music by Benji Bower
At the Duchess Theatre
Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA
July 8th – August 16th Tickets are now on sale!

Michael Rosen’s best-selling, much loved children’s picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt is brought to life for the West-End stage in a strictly limited summer season.

The charming, 55-minute adaptation of this award-winning book plays in daytime performances at the Duchess Theatre from July 9th 2009. Written by Children’s Poet Laureate Michael Rosen and illustrated by the award-winning Helen Oxenbury, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt has become a timeless classic that has entertained young children since 1989. This production is suitable for children aged three and over.

Author of over 140 books, Michael Rosen has enjoyed a successfully diverse career as writer, poet and broadcaster. Involved in educational campaigns and a firm believer in making poetry accessible to children, he has made numerous visits to schools throughout the UK and abroad. Filled with rhythm, repetition and onomatopoeia, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt has been praised for its ability to engage and entertain young children of all learning abilities.

Helen Oxenbury is an eminent illustrator of many classic picture books, including the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Alices’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and the Nestlé Smarties Prize-winning Farmer Duck, by Martin Waddell.

For further information please contact Laura Macleod Brown at The Corner Shop PR on 020 7494 3665 or email laura@thecornershoppr.com

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA
Box Office number:0844 412 4659
www.nimaxtheatres.com/
Prices: £14.50 and £11.50
(Prices are plus a 50p restoration levy)
Groups of 10+ £8.50
School rate of £8.50 and teacher goes free
Performance schedule:
July 8th at 11am
July 9th at 11am

Learning Languages with Rosetta Stone

For more information click here

Polariod competition

We have several kid's sunglasses to giveaway. Email us at Competitionspw@live.co.uk

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM SNAZAROO

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM SNAZAROO CHILDREN’S PARTY KITS FROM JUST £24

Marriott International and Nickelodeon

Marriott International and Nickelodeon are joining together this summer to bring a new family entertainment programme, Nickelodeon Getaway, to select Marriott Resorts around the world......

7.7 MILLION PARENTS UNAWARE OF CHILDREN’S VIDEO GAMES CONTENT

Metaboli launches family gaming feature dedicated to giving parents more control over when, what and for how long their children play.

TO ENTER COMPETITION TO WIN PLEASE EMAIL competitionspw@live.co.uk

"A COMEDY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS" – FILM THREAT

Jackie Chan makes a welcome return to his vintage best, combining his talent for comedy with his still-dazzling martial arts skills.

THE MYTH (cert. tbc) will be released on DVD (£15.99) and Blu-ray (£19.99) by Cine Asia on 4th May 2009.

Special Features

Disc 1
Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo Cantonese and 5.1 English audio options; English subtitles 'Making of' featurette; trailer and music videos gallery.

Disc 2
Interviews ?with Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Kim Hee Seon, Mallika Sherawat, Stanley Tong, Sun Zhou and Choi Min Soo; deleted scenes; lost scenes; behind the scenes (11 featurettes); Just For Laughs; HK Premiere; Easter Egg - Cannes Festival.

BABY LOVES DISCO

To celebrate the release of The Wiggles new album You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Parents’ World has 10 copies up for grabs!

The Wiggles music has always made you feel like dancing and the latest CD, ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’ is released on the 22ND June

Floella Benjamin thrills children with her storytelling

Date: Tuesday 26th May 2009
Location: Waterstone’s, Lakeside

Are you sitting comfortably? Young parents and dads missing out on valuable story reading time with their children

According to a new survey out today to mark National Family Week, children are not being read a bedtime story every evening with a third watching TV before sleeping. Only 43% of the adults read to their child everyday and younger parents are failing to recognise the importance of reading to their children. One in ten 16-24 year-old parents have never read a story book to their children with 10% lacking the confidence to read aloud and only half believing it’s fun for parent and child.

A survey, carried out by Capital Shopping Centres - supporter of National Family Week and the UK’s leading shopping centre business, found younger parents are three times more likely to feel guilty about missing out on this experience than older parents, but many argue that they simply don’t have the time and instead rely on nursery or childcare to do the job.

According to the survey, favourite classic books cited by parents are:
1. Roald Dahl
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
3. The Famous Five
4. The Gruffalo
5. Peter Pan
6. Harry Potter
7. Alice in Wonderland
8. Beauty and the Beast
9. The Railway Children
10. Charlie and Lola

For further information on National Family Week please visit: www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk

PLANET HOLLYWOOD LAUNCHES NEW RESTAURANT ON HAYMARKET

The world-famous Planet Hollywood is opening a new £5 million restaurant and bar on the Haymarket, London SW1 with a star-studded launch party in June 2009.

The new restaurant and bar will have a modern contemporary design, masterminded by Jonathan Manser of The Manser Practise whose past work includes Sketch, the newly revamped Waldorf Hotel and the W Hotel Group.
A private room is also available for hire, which can be accessed via a separate entrance for visiting VIPs and celebrities, as well as further event spaces within the venue for dining or cocktail / canapé parties.

The updated décor and branding will be in keeping with the modern design of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, which opened in November 2007. The venue will use the new ‘PH’ logo throughout, which has been successfully received at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and reflects the brand’s decision to modernise and refresh their offering.

Address:
Planet Hollywood
57 Haymarket
London
SW1Y 4QX
020 7437 7639
www.planethollywoodlondon.com

Henry In The Next Big CBeebies Show

FROM THE FOUNDERS OF NORDIC KIDS

A luxury shopping website supplying luminary brands for style concious children!

www.minigiants.com

For more information click here

THE FAMILY FRIENDLY FILM FESTIVAL

7-16 August 2009 at venues across Manchester
www.familyfriendlyfilmfestival.org.uk

Hannah Montana CD Giveaway

Action movie superstar Jackie Chan and Hong Kong director Stanley Tong. Jackie Chan makes a welcome return to his vintage best,

Latest DVDs/ Competitions.

For Latest DVDs competition click here

Kidstart the smart way to save for children

For more information click here

Financial Planning by Smith and Williamson

Parents must plan ahead for school and university fee increases
May 2009

Five top financial tips for parents

Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and financial services firm, advises parents to start saving early in order to send their children to school and university. As more people face reduced pay packets or even redundancy, saving and planning for your children’s education has become even more important.

Click here for more information

The baby show

thebabyshow.co.uk

Wiggles

Baby Loves Disco

QHotels Offer

Up to 60% off Breaks with QHotels

QHotels, named AA Hotel Group of the Year 2008/09, is offering website users and readers up to 60% off across all its 21 properties in the UK !

Family Activities at Tate: Summer Holidays

Listings for Tate Modern
June, July, August 2009

Bankside, London SE 1

Information Line: 020 7887 8888

Open Sunday – Thursday 10.00 – 18.00 (last admission 17.15), Friday and Saturday 10.00 – 22.00 (last admission 21.15)

For further information please visit www.tate.org.uk/modern/ or call 020 7887 8888

Secure ticket booking at www.tate.org.uk/tickets or call 020 7887 8888

Mobile Tourist Guide Pockets a Smile

Pocket London, an innovative mobile phone information guide for the City of London has combined comedy and technology by adding a range of fresh, comic audio recordings from historical characters which are sure to keep tourists amused all around town.

Mark Oakden, the inventor, has teamed up with a comic scriptwriter and actors to create seven clever and amusing commentaries about major sites including the Natural History Museum, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London, Piccadilly Circus and London Zoo.

Pocket London

Stewarts Court 218-220 Stewarts Rd, London, SW8 4UB 020 77201166

JOSEPH IS COMING… AND IT’S CRAIG!

When producer/director Bill Kenwright brings his renowned production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT to theatres across the country this spring (see full tour dates below commencing 13 April through to August) audiences will undoubtedly recognize the young man in the leading role…



CRAIG CHALMERS was one of the most popular finalists in the hit BBC series Any Dream Will Do. Watched by millions every Saturday night, the show was produced to find a leading man for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new West End production, and Craig, chosen from tens of thousands of wannabees, charmed audiences week after week with his vocal talents, finishing in the top

This colourful retelling of the biblical story about Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours sings out to young and old alike with a score which is wall to wall hits - including Close Every Door and Any Dream Will Do.

National Tour Dates

13 Apr - 18 Apr Theatre Royal, Norwich
04 May - 09 May The Empire, Sunderland
11 May – 16 May Theatre Royal, Windsor
18 May – 23 May Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
25 May – 30 May Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
01 Jun – 06 Jun Derngate Theatre, Northampton
08 Jun – 20 Jun The Grand Theatre, Leeds
22 Jun – 27 Jun Opera House, Buxton
29 Jun – 04 Jul The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
06 Jul – 11 Jul The Churchill, Bromley
20 Jul – 25 Jul Milton Keynes Theatre
27 Jul – 01 Aug Richmond Theatre

Further tour dates to be announced in due course

News & Information

Museums - London

Dulwich Picture Gallery SE

Geffrye Museum E2

Handel House Museum W1

Horniman Museum SE23

 Imperial War Museum

 Imperial War Museum

 Kew Bridge Steam Museum

 Livesey Museum for Children

Museum of London

Museum of Brands

Museum in Docklands

Natural History Museum

National Maritime Museum

 Somerset House

 Tate Modern

 Victoria & Albert Museum

MILKSHAKE! LIVE MY FIRST CONCERT COMES TO HACKNEY EMPIRE

Following a string of sell out shows in 2008, the UK’s best loved pre-school characters and presenters from Milkshake!, the hit children’s programming strand on Five, are back for a brand new extended UK National tour which comes to Hackney Empire for three days on 8th – 10th June. With a selection of sing-along songs and dance routines the performance is designed to give young children the perfect introduction to live music, theatre and their very first concert!

With the chance to see to see ten of the UK ’s favourite characters from only £10 per ticket, Milkshake! Live My First Concert is the best value family entertainment of the year and unique amongst all other touring shows this season.



Fifi and Bumble from Fifi and the Flowertots, Peppa and George from Peppa Pig, Noddy and Tessie Bear from Make Way for Noddy, Mr. Bump and Little Miss Daredevil from The Mr. Men Show, Rupert Bear and Little Princess will be joined on stage by Milkshake! presenters - Naomi Wilkinson, Beth Evans, Jen Pringle and Derek Moran as they travel to 40 venues nationwide. These familiar faces will be encouraging children (and their families) to join in with the routines as they learn a range of new songs and dances, as well as discovering more about the theatre, alongside some of TV’s most famous children’s characters.

The Milkshake! My First Concert tour continues playing at theatres across the country until September where the tour will end at Hammersmith Apollo for a grand three date finale from 18th to 20th September.



Running daily on Five, from 6am to 9am Monday to Friday, 7am to 10am on Saturdays and 6am to 10am on Sundays Milkshake! has a legion of young fans. They tune in to watch the most popular programmes in pre-school entertainment, enter competitions, join in the songs and dances, and to hear their birthdays celebrated live on TV!

Running time: Approx 2 x 40 mins plus interval

CBeebies Live

CBeebies Live - Joey & Kieran

We arrived at Wembley Arena at 10.30am and quickly joined the queue to buy a Tweenies Milo glow stick - A must have when you go to a performance like this. After getting rid of the pushchair we were kindly showed to our seats and excitedly waited for the show to start.

Stephanie, Andy & Justin got the kids going with the opening and were then joined by The Koala Brothers to help start "The Treasure Hunt".

With quest appearances along the way from Jakers, Postman Pat, Underground Ernie, Pingu, Boo, Squiglet, Mr Tumbles, The TellyTubbies and best of all were Joey's favourite - The Tweenies. They really put a big smile on his and lots of other kids faces.

They finished the show with "Reach for the Stars" and had all the kids, Mums & Dads up dancing (me included).

All in all - A great start to Christmas and a really good day out for all the family!