Yellow food colouring added to PVA Glue and washing liquid

Slime Recipe: Formil Slime: Easy UK recipe with no Borax

Just 3 ingredient slime recipe with PVA glue, Washing Liquid, and Food Colouring. No Borax needed. Easy to make and with ingredients you can get from a UK supermarket (Lidl’s Formil makes good slime!). Before we continue, I’d just like to say – it might seem like Copse Magazine are late to the make-your-own-slime party and that’s because it’s true. We have held out as … Continue reading Slime Recipe: Formil Slime: Easy UK recipe with no Borax

Ban Energy Drinks for Children, or just ban Caffeine?

Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty have taken on the Food fight that Family and Parenting Magazine think is long overdue. Energy Drinks are #notforchildren. And if that statement puts you immediately in defensive mode for your diabetic child, then please hold fire and wait until you’ve read the whole article. Jamie Oliver has long been a campaigner for positive change within the food and beverage … Continue reading Ban Energy Drinks for Children, or just ban Caffeine?

Read more: My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her [Longreads]

Anticipatory grief is defined as ‘the normal mourning that occurs when a patient or family is expecting a death.’ As if there was anything normal about preparing to mourn my child’s death. A harrowing but incredible longread for your weekend as Jacqueline Dooley recalls going from being a mother of the child to never being the mother of the adult. Read more… Continue reading Read more: My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her [Longreads]

Maternity leave: Baby feet

What if Breast isn’t Best for me?

“I can’t breastfeed.” cue awkward silence. Followed by puzzled looks from others in earshot. Eventually they’ll break the tumbleweed by disbelieving you and producing “Every mother can breastfeed with practise. Keep going.” This article is a guest post by Holly Leppard; the founder of the ‘Don’t Judge Just Feed‘ support group and participant in the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infant Feeding and Inequalities. Holly … Continue reading What if Breast isn’t Best for me?

How to restore bedtime routines after school holidays

Dave Gibson, the founder of “The Sleep Site” brings us 5 simple steps on how to help get the kids back in their usual sleep routine after the disruption of the school holidays. Dave is a sleep expert and has worked in north London as a Hypnotherapist, Naturopath and Osteopath for over 15 years providing naturopathic advice across a wide range of conditions to promote … Continue reading How to restore bedtime routines after school holidays