What’s in a name? This answer intentionally avoids any reference to the myriad of websites that tell about the meaning of names. Mothers and fathers want their child to have the right name or names. There are different traditions which may make the selection easier. If Dad is already a “junior” or “the third”, the [more...]
If you want to celebrate May Day as a family, or with a larger group of kids, try planning some activities based on old traditions. Creating your own festival is just as good as going to see a parade, or watching other people dancing round a maypole. And you can do both! May Day in [more...]
In modern western cities it’s uncommon to see people going barefoot, yet in most of the world and for most of human existence barefoot has been the norm. The human foot has 24 bones, working together in a complex structure designed to lessen the impact of footfall, combined with muscles tendons and ligaments that store [more...]
Bob Geldof and Paula Yates were never the most conventional couple, but they certainly raised eyebrows when they named their 1983 baby Fifi Trixibelle Geldof. They upped the ante in 1989 by naming their second daughter Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof. What a mouthful! Their third daughter escaped relatively lightly, being named Little [more...]
An egg hunt is popular in some parts of the UK, but at one time it was as likely to be a hare hunt – either really trying to find a hare or a ritual mock hunt. The idea of the Easter hare, or a rabbit, hiding eggs for children to find may have arrived [more...]