What makes a good family holiday? Come share your tips at our #funnestfamily Twitter party on Tuesday 21 May at 13:00 and you could win shopping vouchers to spend at dozens of high street shops. Join us with your best tips! The party is sponsored by Carnival Cruise Lines (@CarnivalFamily), the alternative to all-inclusive land-based [...]
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Discovering the art in your blog
Over the past few weeks I’ve been to several museums and seen some amazing art. Wandering the galleries and reading about the artists’ journeys and innovation, I’ve thought again and again of blogging. We tend to think of our blogs as small spaces for quotidian stories, but there’s an opportunity to tell a wider story. [...]
Hangout: Do I need a literary agent?
You hear a lot about agents in the book publishing process, but what exactly do they do and do you need one? We hung out with Amanda Preston, of LBA Literary Agency, who gave us the run-down on how agents help writers, when in your writing process you should approach one, and what publishers are [...]
Video: Tips for travelling with teens
They’ve got a reputation for being stroppy and irritable. They can also be a lot of fun. In this BritMums hangout we talked to two experts for tips and advice for planning holidays with your teenager. Sarah Tucker is an award-winning travel journalist and author of several books, including Have Teenager, Will Travel, and Chris [...]
Latest must-have: a clip-on smartphone lens
Of all the recent gadgets I’ve bought, my new favourite is my clip-on smartphone lens. I bought this Youvue lens at, ahem, Topshop at the holidays in the impulse purchase section by the registers. It cost around £15 and allows me to take either macro images or wide-angle. As a result it’s vastly expanded how [...]
5 tips for publishing your e-book
Jennifer Oko has won praise for her fiction writing — The New York Times Book Review called her first book Lying Together: My Russian Affair “riveting” and twice named it an Editor’s Choice. Her second book was a Hot Summer Read in USA Today and a Pick of the Month in Marie Claire magazine. She [...]
Video: How to teach your children about money
Most parents agree: They want their children to have a good understanding of money and how to save and spend it – sometimes better than parents have had themselves. On Thurs 13 December BritMums bloggers from Slummy Single Mummy, Kiddy Charts, and Rosie Scribble hung out with clinical child psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Kilbey to get advice and [...]
Share tips Friday on how to look & feel good on a budget: #bootschristmas
If you missed our last #bootschristmas Twitter party, where we discussed festive beauty hints and gift ideas, don’t worry – we’re holding a second one this Friday! Join us from 13:00 – 14:00 this Friday, 14 December. We’ll be asking how you spoil your loved ones whilst still saving pennies, and your best tips for [...]
Bloggers share 50 baking blunders & tips
We had such fun learning about your blunders and also your tips when it comes to baking at our #bakingSOS Twitter party this month. The party was sponsored by Whitworths Sugar. Their new website features tasty recipes, hot tips and a new Baking SOS guide, including advice from Whitworths’ baking expert Kate Moore. See some [...]
70 top tips for affordable summer fun with children
The Summer holidays are upon us and parents around the country are being inventive, trying to come up with affordable and imaginative ways to keep the little darlings entertained. At our #SaversSummer Twitter party, tweeters shared their best tips for having affordable fun, and feeding the kids without emptying your wallet. Here, 70 of their [...]
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