http://www.ni4kids.comni4kids. Northern Ireland's premier online magazine about parenting, children + familiesCopyright 2007 ni4kids Ltd....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=d7c4ba3d-ac77-480d-b8db-1855d06cd3ac&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f16/05/2012 00:00:00The Kingsmill ‘Mum Break’ tent will be an exciting new addition to this year’s 144th annual Balmoral Show. Balmoral Show is Ireland’s largest agricultural and food show that entertains the whole family and the Kingsmill ‘Mum Break’ tent will be at the hea...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=14d1d69d-b118-4896-b1c4-cf77a8d53520&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f16/05/2012 00:00:00This year’s Annual Belfast Film Festival promises to be the best ever with a programme of 104 film screenings and events including Premieres of three much anticipated locally based films. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=c9dd0af1-4301-43fb-9589-a76be4f2c52b&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f16/05/2012 00:00:00A new report indicates the differences in early development between children in Northern Ireland and American and UK children...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=d951505b-8623-49fe-bbbd-8350bb8b1b6c&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f16/05/2012 00:00:00A mum from Comber, a dad from Annalong and a 7 year old boy from Crumlin have been honoured in the first ever Ni4Kids Family Awards, proudly supported by the OUTLET Village Banbridge....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=0556872d-25e7-4f1f-92a4-8225f136b88f&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f15/05/2012 00:00:00Coca-Cola to get everyone in Northern Ireland to Move to the Beat of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, with the help of General Fiasco...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=f5465ead-37f7-430e-85c0-01e0760ad564&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f14/05/2012 00:00:00The excitement is mounting as we look forward to the first Ni4kids Family Awards tomorrow. The finalists have now been invited to attend a dazzling awards ceremony tomorrow in the Titanic signature building in Belfast, where 14 awards will be presented ...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=a9728a1c-ba90-4c3b-a943-2c488bc880d8&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f10/05/2012 00:00:00A huge life-size animatronic Tarbosaurus dinosaur weighing 1.5 tonnes was placed into position at the Ulster Museum today by a team of experts from the Natural History Museum, London. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=c5fa681c-e8ba-46d6-82fd-6a638d7e5a9d&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f09/05/2012 00:00:00The 'Junior Style Academy' is the brainchild of Jason Shankey, who aims to create careers for the best up and coming hairdressers, whilst also helping families whose budgets have been stretched during the difficult economic climate....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=c9509598-216d-42f3-b8f6-3c9b58783b37&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f04/05/2012 00:00:00The three finalists in each award are revealed......http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=be776e8f-9bb5-4a51-9bd2-06d822c4e53d&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2004/05/2012 00:00:00Kindercare Fostering is an independent fostering agency that provides specialist fostering services to compliment existing statutory provision....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=69326ac9-6ce3-4525-bef9-f606f6adfaec&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2003/05/2012 00:00:00Mamas & Papas Outlet – exclusive to The OUTLET Village Banbridge, are offering ni4kids readers an extra 10% off outlet prices (not valid for store exclusives and other promotions)....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=240bec5d-f5e8-49c7-b69d-871e47a0bb2c&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2003/05/2012 00:00:00As part of Foster Care Fortnight, Action for Children shares the experiences of one of its foster carers in his own words …...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=97363b58-c946-4fef-a1df-32d9987fd137&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2003/05/2012 00:00:00by Stephanie Berkeley...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=31ee89c6-58cb-4188-9611-0ea26288b1cc&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d902/05/2012 00:00:00Spring has sprung and our fields and hedgerows are teaming with wildlife....http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=d875c4d9-65a8-4aef-9581-240ff39d9e73&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d902/05/2012 00:00:00This month, like most of us, our friends in the Sci-Five team at W5 are excited about the Olympics…...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=b972e5a0-ba5c-4ec0-87ca-ef250a3ff646&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2002/05/2012 00:00:00The flame arrives in Belfast on June 3, with relay runners carrying it to more than 60 towns and villages as well as a number of landmarks over five days....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=260e2d26-97bc-4499-9067-12510c3a1e96&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2002/05/2012 00:00:00Did you know......http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=6615682f-c2e4-4e95-9547-3c3d40eb6c05&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2002/05/2012 00:00:00With the 2012 London Olympic Games fast approaching, many of us will be enthused to put on our trainers, blow away the cobwebs on the bikes or even fancy ourselves as unlikely trampoline superstars in our very own back gardens. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=45c1d314-47fc-423e-abaa-f461db8e06eb&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2002/05/2012 00:00:00Children from primary schools across Northern Ireland have been showing off their skills and going for gold by taking part in a host of competitions this spring. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=029d8818-9a10-4f61-be4a-e378b1d87d4e&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f02/05/2012 00:00:00WWT Castle Espie Marketing and Communications Manager, Maeve Curran reveals some fascinating facts about birds in the captive collection....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=3ec6996d-d89b-4009-9b70-099539738e16&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2001/05/2012 00:00:00Once the exclusive haunt of party people, the original festivals of the 1960s were most definitely not an appealing family day out. The new breed of festivals now offer days filled with laughter, music, great food and lots of fun for the entire clan. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=d2df5d44-bef3-4499-8be3-3583bea23a27&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2001/05/2012 00:00:00This month we chat to mum of six Claire Mulholland from Lisburn who runs her own petting farm business Blackberry Farm’s Little Mobile Farm and is soon expecting a seventh addition to her family....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=cc466176-c429-4966-a0b2-d680bcb55fc6&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2001/05/2012 00:00:00What better way to say hello to spring than with a craft that celebrates all the lovely flowers coming to life in the garden? ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=a6f23398-c8ad-4f97-a6e8-e6987b70278e&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2001/05/2012 00:00:00Chicken goujons, chicken on a stick, chicken burger, chicken fajitas, chicken popcorn, and on a really bad day, chicken stir fried in tomato ketchup. Where did it all go wrong? I ask myself. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=b50a754d-a966-488a-8f94-dde170c55e9e&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d901/05/2012 00:00:00The main topic of conversation in my house is football, not too surprising really since I have four sons. Ben is not a fan and prefers to have a hockey stick in his hand, but even taking him out of the equation, in fact if it was just the twin’s conversa...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=91208f13-f2eb-4ea6-af18-d43a2fa11137&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d901/05/2012 00:00:00 Children taking up a new sport or hobby should always be encouraged unless of course if eight weeks later the only thing you have to show for this enthusiasm is an expanding collection of never to be used again equipment. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=143eeb45-f6df-44e7-8fc8-1db66da49d77&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d901/05/2012 00:00:00Ni4kids review of hot topics for mums this May....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=bc2cc351-1543-4067-ae9e-993fa25d0701&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2001/05/2012 00:00:00May is my favourite month of the year. Not only is it an important birthday month in our household, mine and my mum’s, but it is also the month of two bank holidays, our new summer and the start of festival season....http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=4384abc5-7b21-4fd9-a609-f802b9a912a1&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d901/05/2012 00:00:00Belfast’s annual international street theatre festival promises five days of joyous mayhem with one of the wildest assortments of physical comedy and circus to grace the city ever....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=b09a25f6-de96-41d1-a019-53190acf83ad&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2018/04/2012 00:00:00