I took my tiny sidekick to the Sunday Brunch Club in the Odeon on Harcourt St a few weeks back, when filthy rain put paid to our plans to go to the park.  It turned out to be a really pleasant thing to do with small ones on a Sunday afternoon – a rare peaceful [...]

Guzzle Puzzle is for kids, right? So when, oddly, a few packets of The Natural Confectionary Company’s new product arrived in my letterbox from a PR company, I figured I’d ask my nephew for his opinion. Here’s his view: Guzzle Puzzle Review By Jacob Haskins, aged 9 Guzzle Puzzle tastes exactly like Jelly Worms, made [...]

The parenting site Mummy Pages currently has a hair-raising example of being overcharged for a kid’s meal.  Kid’s meals are often very poor both in terms of choice and value, but this one is really something. In short, a child-size bowl of pasta with butter was billed at an incredible €15.90.  Read the full story [...]

Don’t forget that CheapEats readers can still avail of a 10% discount at the online shop EarthMother.ie until the end of August.  EarthMother.ie sells all natural and organic baby products, so it’s the perfect place to stock up on nappies, baby food (they’re price-matching Tesco on some ranges) , baby accessories, toys and clothes. Even [...]

MyKidsTime.ie, a free online resource for parents, recently launched the MyKidsTime 2010 Awards. The family friendly website is looking to find the most child-friendly businesses or organisations in Ireland. They want to hear about your favourite venues and why you them. One category – best child friendly restaurant – will be of particular interest to [...]

EarthMother.ie is a new Irish online shop that sells a wide range of baby products – from baby food to soft toys to nappies to skincare products.  All products are organic and natural, and there are some great bargains to be had. For example, EarthMother are currently matching Tesco’s prices on the Ellas Kitchen and [...]

The good people at MyKidsTime.ie have got in touch with us with their annual list of their favourite kid-friendly restaurants around Ireland. The list has been updated to include Cork, Sligo, Clare, Meath and Cavan. Click into the full post to read the recommendations, and we’d love to hear from readers with kids – have [...]

I’ve seen a sneak preview of Jamie’s Food Revolution in the US (watch the trailer here) and already I am fascinated and horrified in equal parts. I think Jamie is fantastic, you can see that he really cares about what children are eating. He takes Huntington in West Virginia as his starting point for a ‘seed [...]

This great recipe comes from Hazel McFadden, cookery tutor at The Kitchen in the Castle in Howth. A couple of years ago, Hazel taught me on a month-long professional cookery course, and she is a brilliant teacher – patient, precise, caring and fantastic at cooking. Hazel and her husband, chef Neil McFadden, are the creative [...]

Breakfast bars are handy when you are in a rush and you need a quick burst of energy without caving into another coffee. Rather than going out and buying them, why not bake your own. They are so simple to make, the basic ingredients are really cheap and you can add whatever you fancy and [...]