With three boys (thankfully broken in by one older sister), I’m always looking for parenting guides to make life a little easier – or a little less NOISY. My boys’ lives evolve round three very simple things – balls (I mean the Match of the Day variety, a regular TV viewing fixture), wrestling each [...]
Country Child dog, Gus, has been busy working on our pet page for the next issue of Country Child. This next edition is packed full of great features and articles on what to do in the Easter holidays. Pick up your copy from 1st March at your school or via many of the local retailers, [...]
Having three sons, I seem to spend a lot of time buying presents for boys, as do many of the others in the Country Child team. Usually the toys that go down the best with boys are either fast, loud or disgusting. Here are our latest top 10 boys toys: Plop Trumps You can’t go [...]
With the sun shining down on us this holidays, we decided to bring forward our summer photoshoot and make the most of the wonderful weather, while it lasts. Despite having a sick child at home, our Country Child photographer, Millie Pilkington, was able to reorganise her diary at short notice and join us in Candice’s garden. [...]
With three boys (thankfully broken in by one older sister), I’m always looking for parenting guides to make life a little easier – or a little less NOISY. My boys’ lives evolve round three very simple things – balls (I mean the Match of the Day variety, a regular TV viewing fixture), wrestling each [...]
Country Child dog, Gus, has been busy working on our pet page for the next issue of Country Child. This next edition is packed full of great features and articles on what to do in the Easter holidays. Pick up your copy from 1st March at your school or via many of the local retailers, [...]
We have been busy delivering the our winter issue this week. Many thanks to all the schools, shops and cafes who take copies. If you have not managed to pick up a copy we will be restocking Waitrose Gillingham’s cafe over the next few weeks. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we [...]
It seems that even the younger girls have discovered the newly opened Indulge bakery and cafe in Shaftesbury. Owner, Sarah McDonnell, is thrilled with the success of the business which offers a huge range of freshly baked cakes and bread. Drop in for one of their infamous breakfast bagels or pick up some brownies or [...]
Having three sons, I seem to spend a lot of time buying presents for boys, as do many of the others in the Country Child team. Usually the toys that go down the best with boys are either fast, loud or disgusting. Here are our latest top 10 boys toys: Plop Trumps You can’t go [...]
If you’re thinking of following tradition and having fish on Good Friday, then I’m told this recipe (from BBC Good Food Magazine) is great and I think even the children would enjoy it. Roast salmon with peas, potatoes & bacon Serves 4 500g baby new potatoes 2 tsp olive oil 150g pack smoked bacon lardons [...]
With the sun shining down on us this holidays, we decided to bring forward our summer photoshoot and make the most of the wonderful weather, while it lasts. Despite having a sick child at home, our Country Child photographer, Millie Pilkington, was able to reorganise her diary at short notice and join us in Candice’s garden. [...]
In our recent issue of Country Child magazine, Jill Dennis, a friend who does things like volunteer to help with costumes in school plays, wrote about Easter bonnets. I’ve asked her to come up with some simple steps to put one together that even I might be able to master. She assures me that these [...]
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