by admin | Oct 31, 2016 | Books
Happy Children’s Book Week! Running from October 31st to November 4th, 2016, the week is being promoted by BookTrust and aims to celebrate books and reading for pleasure. “Studies show that children who enjoy and feel confident in reading are better...
by admin | Oct 26, 2016 | Days Out, Halloween, Photography, Uncategorized
I can’t be the only family blogger who dreads her kids acting up when being asked to link up with someone. When Adrian Rowan of A. Rowan Photo contacted The Mini Malpi to suggest a Halloween-themed photo shoot I jumped at the chance. Based on Luke’s...
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Days Out, Theatre, Uncategorized
You know you must be at the epitome of your career when, as a comedian, you can simply stand still on stage and have your audience in fits of laughter and, as an entertainer, your listeners are so keen to join in with you, you can easily get them to finish off all...
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s half term already! Are you a parent who can’t wait for the start of the holidays or who dreads the sound of the school bell tolling to signal the suspension of classes? The mini ones are still too small for the academic year to have truly imprinted...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Books, Days Out, Uncategorized
Room on the Broom, Julia Donaldson’s tale of helpful friends, has long been my favourite of The Gruffalo author’s excellent rhyming canon – I could even do a fairly accurate rendition at one point. So, when Willow and I arrived for October’s...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Books, Days Out, Theatre, Uncategorized
“Monty LOVES inventing, BUT things don’t always work…” Claire Freedman and Ben Cort’s characterful tale Monstersaurus (Simon and Schuster, £5.99) has long been a favourite in our house so when I saw there was a stage show adaptation by...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | #LincsHour, Uncategorized
You don’t need to sell the idea of taking a break to the parents of mini ones – they just often can’t. So why any worker would willingly skip their lunch breaks if they don’t need to seems questionable. But a recent study by Bupa found that...
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Books
Ahead of Books Are My Bag’s Bookshop Day on Saturday 8th October, Gill Hart from Lindum Books in Bailgate, Lincoln, is ready to celebrate along with a new nonagenarian… Winnie the Pooh, celebrates an important anniversary this year, it being 90 years since...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Days Out, Theatre
What does a sponge inspire you to do? Something as exciting as the washing-up? To take a bath? Clean down your cupboards? When Turned On Its Head looked at a sponge, they saw the inspiration for their latest participatory dance show for mini ones. The...
by admin | Oct 1, 2016 | Days Out, Science, Theatre
“Part of a worldwide campaign and celebration of culture by, for and with the whole community,” Lincoln Fun Palace Weekend is taking place in and around the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) on Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd. The...
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