The BritMums Blog

Childhood conditions such as chicken pox, croup, slapped cheek and head lice are among the most commonly searched health terms in the children’s health centre of BootsWebMD.com. Would you like to learn more about how to be prepared to manage these conditions? Join BritMums and Dr Rob Hicks (www.drrobhicks.co.uk) on Thursday 17 May from 13:00 [...]

The #BGFreeSwim Twitter last week had people chatting about swimming. We heard stories of fun in the water in exotic locations, childhood memories and discussion on the best age for children to learn to swim. We discussed lost socks, the lack of a pound coin for lockers and the need for warmth and flattering lights. [...]

Families all over Britain will be hitting the water this summer with the British Gas Free Swims programme. (If you haven’t already, claim your free swim now.) Join us on Wednesday 2 May 13:00-14:00 for the #BGFreeSwim Twitter party to share the best thing about getting in the pool for you. Is it the exercise, [...]

Join BritMums  for a fun and fabulous #Mums4Good Twitter party on Wednesday 7 March 13:00 – 14:00 to share your plans for Mothering Sunday. Whether you’re intending on honouring your own mother, showing another woman in your family your appreciation, or hoping to get a little extra mum-love from your partner and children, this is [...]

When it comes to material needs, babies are the Paris Hiltons of their households – always in need of more things. Clothes, pricey equipment, daily supplies…new parents stock up, friends bring gifts but is it all necessary? We asked parent bloggers at our #babyessentials Twitter party, hosted by TK Maxx, to reveal the products new [...]

We held another successful Twitter Party on 12 July where we asked Mums to give us their top Time Saving Tips. We always know where to turn when we’re looking for the best tips in the UK…our BritMums! We asked for your top tips, favourite apps and Mummy’s Little Helpers that make your life easier. [...]

We’re always looking for ways to save time, whether it’s finding a quicker way to cook, network or just manage our hectic lives. We’ve got at least one or two time-saving gems that help us overcome the chaos and just get things done more efficiently. Perhaps it’s a wonder of modern technology that helps you [...]

On May 11 BritMums hosted another wildly successful Twitter party sponsored by Supersavvyme. We had a thoroughly delightful and productive discussion about school fetes; the good, the bad and the ugly and how to survive them and make your school’s fete successful and fun. Co-hosted by Supersavvyme and writer and entertainer Arabella Weir, the ideas [...]

It’s the event that has got the nation, if not the world, talking. You may be a royalist; you may be anti-royal; what you can’t argue is that the impending nuptials of Wills and Kate is the event of 2011. Well, at least the event of April 2011! While some are making a mass exodus out of London, others are planning street parties or maybe even hauling their families, lock, stock and barrel into London to experience a once-in-a-lifetime event.

On Monday, Maggy from Red Ted Art will be guest hosting our #mycolours Twitter party, sponsored by Dylon. She’ll be sharing her crafting wisdom and wants to hear your tips too! In the meantime, here she writes about how blogging benefits the entire family. Maggy notes that the use of mother can easily be interchanged [...]