Kate Hodges

By Kate Hodges

27th July 2022

Show your love for breastfeeding, create fun bedrooms and dreamy beds for free and celebrate Welsh culture! Plus watch the football on a big screen for free, find out why gardening lifts everyone's spirits and make your own crazy tartan!

Kate Hodges

By Kate Hodges

27th July 2022

Kate Hodges

By Kate Hodges

27th July 2022

DO MILKY WAYS
It’s World Breastfeeding Week, a global campaign to raise awareness and galvanise action on themes related to breastfeeding and a chance to celebrate the free, totally portable, nutrient-packed baby food. Find our ideas of how to celebrate it here. This year the focus is on the warm chain of support for breastfeeding, and the role breastfeeding plays in sustainable development strategies.
We have a wealth of breastfeeding information at The Green Parent including ways to overcome common issues experienced by many women, breastfeeding beyond babyhood and breastfeeding advice for dads.

EVENT INTO THE VALLEYS
This year’s Eisteddfod takes place in Tregaron, Wales. Celebrating the very best of the country’s culture and language, as well as concerts that include Llorergan, about the first woman on the moon, and Na Nel!, a musical adventure about a wild little girl, there are the famous competitions that seek to unearth the best dancers, musicians, folk singers and poets in Wales. Enjoy the colourful pageantry of the druidic crowning of the bards, science shows, children’s village events and a sports area. Ticketed. July 30-August 6 More here

DO AND MAKE CHANGING ROOMS
Why not take some time out over the long summer break to revamp your family bedrooms? You might choose a big project – building a fairy tale or cosy customised bed. Or perhaps try out some cunning new clutter-clearing ideas or storage solutions. More simply, try making your own cute boxes to encourage tidy rooms – we love these crystal-topped designs or repurpose ancient plastic toys to make these super-cool animal-topped jars

EVENT TARTAN ARTY
The Edinburgh Art Festival starts tomorrow (Thursday) and runs until August 28. As well as exhibitions including the display of colourful banners and a community raft, Finding Buoyancy by Ruby Pester and Nadia Rossi, which opens on Sunday with a joyous, free performance on the boat, there are plenty of family friendly activities across the city. Pick up art materials and a picnic blanket in the free family art baskets at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, make a pizza in a mud oven at Johnston Terrace’s Wildlife Garden or explore the power of listening and create a story patchwork at at Jupiter Artland. There are two online workshops that anyone, anywhere can join in too, explore crayon texture collage or weave fun tartan!

DO COMMON PEOPLE

The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham not only brings arena-fulls of people to enjoy the sporting events, but also shines a spotlight on the cultural events taking place in the city this summer. Visit the Healing Gardens of Bab across the city, for installations and art that explore alternative expressions of gender, sexuality and family, explore gender and ethnicity in sport through Jaskirt Boora’s portraits, or experience the giant, multi-media artwork that threads through the streets of the city, and highlights in playful and shocking ways, political aspects of the games’ history.

BONUS: Showtime Cinemas are showing live action from Euro 2022 for free on screens across the country! Catch this Sunday’s final with popcorn, a comfy seat alongside a thrilled crowd. Book your tickets here

WHAT WE’RE EATING SUMMER BEANS AND PEAS
Just had the most delicious broad bean and mint salad for lunch with tasty pieces of halloumi on top so I thought I’d share some fab recipes for making the most of your bean and pea crops this summer. Try salads, dips and french bread pizzas to keep lunchtimes easy and nutritious. Find the recipe here

WHAT WE’RE READING Gardening can lift your mood even if you’ve never done it before and have no mental health issues: “There’s a deep satisfaction that arises from tending a garden, so deep that it can enliven even those who don’t need to be, and even those who don’t know how, a new study shows.” Read more here


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