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Baby and Toddler Cover Star Photo Competition June 2012 – update.

This month’s Small Steps Cover Star Competition has seen a fantastic response, with over 80 pictures in the gallery for you to view – and the standard is very high! Why not take a look at the full gallery right now … Continue reading

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Would you like to contribute to the Small Steps Website?

The Team here at Small Steps Online are always looking for mums and/or dads to help add interesting articles, local activities and recipes to our site to keep it fresh and up-to-date. Could you spare a few hours a month … Continue reading

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Lunch box fillers & snacks recipes

Are you finding it difficult to find scrummy treats to pop in your little ones lunch box? We have some great ideas at Small Steps to keep your little ones happy and healthy. Why not try our sweet potato scones that are an ideal way … Continue reading

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Beware the Baby Blues

The way you love your baby will be the way your baby loves others. You will give them the pattern for loving relationships to use for the rest of their life. Babies thrive when they are safe and secure. If … Continue reading

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Looking for parenting tips and help?

Is it the beginning of your pregnancy or are just trying to find something to do with the children on a rainy day? The Small Steps Team are here every step of the way. Take a look at some of … Continue reading

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Got something to say? Say it on our Forum!

If you have a burning issue that you want to get off your chest, or you have a problem you would like an answer to, our forum is the place to go! Using the Small Steps Forum is easy and you don’t have to be … Continue reading

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Small Steps Pregnancy & Parenting Advice Survey

Where do you go to for advice? Can you help other mums by completing our short survey? We’ve included a little “Thank You” of a wonderful Clinique Skin Care Kit for 1 lucky participant too. Our facebook Sunday night surgeries have highlighted that … Continue reading

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Small Steps Cover Star Competition update.

Voting is fast and furious in this month’s Small Steps Cover Star Competition. This much acclaimed competition is very popular with everyone and has seen a very high standard of pictures sent in this month. The picture gallery this month is on … Continue reading

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Competition Thursday at Small Steps Online!

Here at Small Steps Online we like to bring you as many fantastic competitions as possible for you to enter to help make your day fun and exciting.  Our competitions prizes range from a pampering day at a spa and … Continue reading

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Small Steps Cover Star Competition. Don’t forget to enter!

You can now send in your pictures for next months Cover Star competition to competitions@smallstepsmedia.co.uk please include your name, address and the name and age of your little one.  Pictures must be received by the 12/4/2012 and all pictures will be uploaded to our … Continue reading

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Small Steps Pregnancy & Parenting Advice Survey

Where do you go to for advice? Can you help other mums by completing our short survey? We’ve included a little “Thank You” of a wonderful Clinique Skin Care Kit for 1 lucky participant too. Our facebook Sunday night surgeries have highlighted that … Continue reading

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Small Steps Slimbridge Wetland Centre Winner.

The Small Steps Team can proudly announce the latest winner of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre competition.  Slimbridge Wetland Centre is set within 325 hectares against a Spectacular Seven Estuary backdrop. At Slimbridge you are guaranteed close encounters with a dazzling array of wetland … Continue reading

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Got something to say? Say it on our Forum!

If you have a burning issue that you want to get off your chest, or you have a problem you would like an answer to, our forum is the place to go! Using the Small Steps Forum is easy and you don’t have to be … Continue reading

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Small Steps Cover Star Competition.

You can now send in your pictures for next months Cover Star competition to competitions@smallstepsmedia.co.uk please include your name, address and the name and age of your little one.  Pictures must be received by the 12/4/2012 and all pictures will be uploaded to our … Continue reading

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Small Steps Pregnancy & Parenting Advice Survey

Where do you go to for advice? Can you help other mums by completing our short survey? We’ve included a little “Thank You” of a wonderful Clinique Skin Care Kit for 1 lucky participant too. Our facebook Sunday night surgeries have highlighted that … Continue reading

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Small Steps Cover Star Competition.

You can now send in your pictures for next months Cover Star competition to competitions@smallstepsmedia.co.uk please include your name, address and the name and age of your little one.  Pictures must be received by the 12/4/2012 and all pictures will be uploaded to our … Continue reading

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Small Steps Pregnancy & Parenting Advice Survey

Where do you go to for advice? Can you help other mums by completing our short survey? We’ve included a little “Thank You” of a wonderful Clinique Skin Care Kit for 1 lucky participant too. Our facebook Sunday night surgeries have highlighted … Continue reading

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Easter fun activities with The Creation Station.

Developed in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, The Creation Station  inspire children’s imagination and having fun through creative arts and crafts. To help you enjoy arts & craft time at home, The Creation Station have come up with a fantastic … Continue reading

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Easter Egg Hunt – WIN a fabulous Easter prize!

With Easter almost upon us, we have been talking in the Team about how much fun we have organising Easter Egg Hunts with our children, so thought to run our own Small Steps Hunt on-line! It’s easy to enter, all … Continue reading

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Win a £250 voucher to spend with Away with the Kids.

Small Steps have teamed up with Away with the Kids to bring you this fantastic prize, a £250 voucher to spend at North Bradbury Farm. North Bradbury Farm is just one of the many fabulous child-friendly holidays featured on Away with the … Continue reading

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Win Vouchers worth £50 to spend at Neal’s Yard

A baby’s skin is incredibly delicate and permeable, which is why Neal’s Yard Remedies use wild and organic natural ingredients, all carefully selected to be gentle yet effective, in their organic mother and baby range. At Neal’s Yard Remedies, health … Continue reading

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Easter fun activities with The Creation Station.

Developed in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, The Creation Station  inspire children’s imagination and having fun through creative arts and crafts. To help you enjoy arts & craft time at home, The Creation Station have come up with a fantastic … Continue reading

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Congratulations to this month’s Cover Star winners

This month we have teamed up with Truly Madly Baby and Truly Madly Kid to run a Cover Star Competition for our Facebook page and website. We had some wonderful pictures sent in and have now picked our lucky winner, … Continue reading

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Find Local Events near you this weekend.

The Small Steps Online Events Calendar is the first place to check when looking for local events for you and your little ones. The calendar is quick and easy to use and by setting your local area you can find events just … Continue reading

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LAST CALL for COMPETITIONS!

Don’t forget to enter the following great competitions which all close later this month! Just click on the links below to enter. £20 worth of Jamie at Home Vouchers to be won every month Slimbridge Wetland Centre. WIN A FAMILY PASS. … Continue reading

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Competition Thursday at Small Steps Online!

Here at Small Steps Online we like to bring you as many fantastic competitions as possible for you to enter to help make your day fun and exciting.  Our competitions prizes range from a pampering day at a spa and … Continue reading

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Add your event to our Online Events Calendar for FREE.

It’s now even easier to add your event to our Small Steps Events Calendar. In a few simple steps you can let the world know about your events and activities, when they are taking place and where they are located. … Continue reading

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Bristol in top spot as ‘small city of the future’

BRISTOL has been named Europe’s best small “city of the future”. Each year the influential business publication FDI Magazine ranks the major population centres against one another in terms of commerce, economies and standards of living. And its European Cities … Continue reading

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Win Vouchers worth £50 to spend at Neal’s Yard

A baby’s skin is incredibly delicate and permeable, which is why Neal’s Yard Remedies use wild and organic natural ingredients, all carefully selected to be gentle yet effective, in their organic mother and baby range. At Neal’s Yard Remedies, health … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Competition Winners

Thank you to everyone who entered our Mother’s Day competition.  We had lots of wonderful pictures and as we couldn’t decide on the best, we placed all of the names in a hat and we drew 12 lucky winners.  We … Continue reading

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Small Steps launch the 2012 Birmingham Magazine.

We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Birmingham edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 6th annual edition of the magazine for Birmingham, it’s definitely the best yet – we hope you will agree! As well as our … Continue reading

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Small Steps team up with Truly Madly Baby and Truly Madly Kid.

We have teamed up with Truly Madly Baby and Truly Madly Kid to run a Cover Star Competition each month on our Facebook page and website. It’s easy to enter, all you need to do is take a lovely picture … Continue reading

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Small Steps 2012 Bath Magazine.

We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Bath edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 3rd annual edition of the magazine for Bath, it’s definitely the best yet – we hope you will agree! As well as our regular … Continue reading

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Ellie wins this month’s Cover Star competition

Congratulations to our February Cover Star winner! Thank you to everyone who has entered our Cover Star competition. We have had some wonderful pictures in this month and the lucky winner is Ellie aged 2 years and 9 months from Exmouth in Devon … Continue reading

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Small Steps launch the 2012 Sutton Coldfield Magazine.

We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Sutton Coldfield edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 4th annual edition of the magazine for Sutton Coldfield it’s definitely the best yet – we hope you will agree! As well as our regular … Continue reading

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Voting has started in our Cover Star competition.

The votes have been coming in for the February Cover Star competition at an alarming rate. Although there are no clear leaders as of yet there are several pictures that appear to be drawing votes. If you have sent in a picture don’t forget to vote in our … Continue reading

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Small Steps launch the 2012 Bath Magazine.

We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Bath edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 3rd annual edition of the magazine for Bath, it’s definitely the best yet – we hope you will agree! As well as our … Continue reading

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Win a £250 voucher to spend with Away with the Kids.

Small Steps have teamed up with Away with the Kids to bring you this fantastic prize, a £250 voucher to spend at North Bradbury Farm. North Bradbury Farm is just one of the many fabulous child-friendly holidays featured on Away with the … Continue reading

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Small Steps launch the 2012 Bristol Magazine.

We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Bristol edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 6th annual edition of the magazine for Bristol, it’s definitely the best yet – we hope you will agree! As well as our … Continue reading

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Small Steps launch the 2012 Sutton Coldfield Magazine.

We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Sutton Coldfield edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 4th annual edition of the magazine for Sutton Coldfield it’s definitely the best yet – we hope you will agree! As well as our … Continue reading

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Are you doing anything exciting this weekend?

Small Steps would like to find out what exciting activities you are doing this weekend. Or maybe you’ve managed to find a babysitter and are having a weekend of relaxation. To take part in our poll is very simple and … Continue reading

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We have a shiny new forum!

The Small Steps team have been working hard to make our interactive forum even more user friendly. From comments our users have made we have come up with a fun and friendly forum full of interesting talking topics. If you … Continue reading

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Michelle enjoys her Valentine’s tea.

Michelle Woolven received her Valentine’s gift from Small Steps for taking part in a survey we were running to find out what women really want for Valentine’s Day. Michelle completed the survey along with over 450 others and was selected at random to receive a tea hamper. The outcome of … Continue reading

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Add your event to our Online Events Calendar for FREE.

It’s now even easier to add your event to our Small Steps Events Calendar. In a few simple steps you can let the world know about your events and activities, when they are taking place and where they are located. … Continue reading

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Valentine’s survey results.

With a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who took part, our survey is now closed, with a whopping 440 participants taking part over the last few days. Whoooh! – we’ve been absolutely blown away by the response. Click here to see who … Continue reading

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Small Steps Cover Star Hall of Fame.

Have you seen our Cover Star Hall of Fame? This is a new gallery on our website where you can see all past Cover Star winners in their glory. You can see them in a stunning lightbox effect and in … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Survey LAST CHANCE!

LAST CHANCE! EXTENDED TIMESCALE!– our site has been so busy with last minute applicants that we’ve extended the competition until 3pm today closing, so you’ve still time to get your vote in. To take part now, click here

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Small Steps Cover Star February Competition.

With the largest ever amount of pictures of your little ones sent in for our January competition, we are now accepting entries for our February Cover Star. To be in with the chance of winning and having your little one featured as … Continue reading

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Small Steps Bath Magazine Published

Small Steps Magazine 2012 edition for Bath. We are delighted to bring you the 2012 Bath edition of Small Steps Magazine. This is the 3rd annual edition of the magazine for Bath, it’s definitely the best yet – we hope … Continue reading

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Recommend a friend and win £25.00 vouchers for Mothercare.

We know you all love Small Steps parenting community, so for February we are giving away £25.00 voucher to spend at Mothercare for the person who recommends the most new members for our website. It’s easy to enter just recommend … Continue reading

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Update on our Valentine’s survey

It’s early days, but so far it’s a close race between “A Cup of Tea in Bed” or “Dinner for Two” for the most appreciated Valentine’s day gift. And no-one seems to want a box of chocolates!? (are we ALL … Continue reading

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What do women really want for Valentine’s Day?

Amidst the seasonal commercial hype to buy expensive gifts for Valentine’s Day, we have decided to find out what Small Steps mums really want from their partners. The idea came from one of our forum members who said that all … Continue reading

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Antonia wins £25 just for voting in our Cover Star Competition

Congratulations go Antonia Zirker from Cambridgeshire. Antonia won a £25 voucher in a random draw from the votes emailed in to Small Steps January Cover Star competition. To take part in the next Small Steps Cover Star competition goes to: http://www.smallstepsonline.co.uk/Competitions/SmallStepsCoverStarCompetition.aspx … Continue reading

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Small Steps coffee shop now open for a chat.

We are excited to bring you our brand new forum. Come along bring a coffee with you and have a chat.To join in any conversation on the forum please make sure you login. Why not start a new thread and … Continue reading

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Healthy Portion Plate, Get 25% Off Online.

Small Steps has got a great offer from the Healthy Portion Plate, a whopping 25% off when ordering online. The Healthy Portion Plate is designed as a tool to teach you about appropriate portion control which leads to healthy food … Continue reading

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Win A FREE Kiddzfarm Animal Hopper And Skibz Bib

Bouncing just became even more fun with the new KidzzFarm Animal Hoppers. These brightly coloured animal inflatables have given the traditional space hopper a fab makeover and will give small children hours of bouncy playtime. Soft, grippy ears and horns … Continue reading

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The Hairforce – Lice Assassins

The Hairforce – Lice Assassins work with revolutionary technology from the University of Utah called the LouseBuster™, the world’s first and only nit and lice killing machine, for which they have the exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland.  Using … Continue reading

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Small Steps Chester Magazine Published

Small Steps Magazine 2011/12 edition for Chester. This year we are delighted to support our chosen charity Claire House Children’s Hospice, as seen on this years Children in Need appeal. Claire house is  a positive place focused on helping children … Continue reading

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Small Steps Harrogate Magazine Published

Welcome to Small Steps Magazine 2011/12 edition for Harrogate This year we are delighted to support our chosen charity “Lots of Cots” Appeal at the York Hospital. Please see page 10 of the magazine for information on how you can help them. … Continue reading

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Peppa Pig Word Competition Winner

Small Steps Peppa Pig competition winner Rebecca Denyer was ecstatic when she heard she had won a family ticket to Santa’s Christmas Wonderland at Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World. The family pass admits 2 adults and 2 children … Continue reading

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Small Steps York Magazine Published

Small Steps York Magazine Published This year we are delighted to support our chosen charity “Lots of Cots” Appeal at the York Hospital. Please see page 11 of the magazine for information on how you can help them. As well as that … Continue reading

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Win A Free Room design By Furnished By Anna

Win A Free Room design By Furnished By Anna I launched Furnished by Anna in 2008 to help people create a home they love and are proud of – one that they can’t wait to get back to. That’s the … Continue reading

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Yoomi turns red for TAMBA this Christmas!

Yoomi turns red for TAMBA this Christmas!  Yoomi, the clever people behind the UK’s first self‐warming baby bottle has launched a stylish Limited Edition ‘red’ collar to support Tamba and brighten up feeding time this winter! 10% of all red … Continue reading

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Online Cover Star Revealed

We are really proud to have picked our Online Cover Star. It was a really tough decision as we had over 200 children enter and I would have liked to feature them all. Thank you to everyone who entered.

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Jeans for Genes fundraising day

The business based at Gable House, High Street, Malmesbury swapped their usual work clothes for jeans on Jeans for Genes Day 2011 which took place on Friday 7th October. Everyone made a donation of £2 or more each to wear … Continue reading

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Nottingham Small Steps Magazine launched.

Small Steps launches it’s Nottingham Magazine. In this addition there is a wealth of information, as well as fantastic competitions, fun things to do, advice on all sorts and a handy local reference guide too. Don’t  forget to check out … Continue reading

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Introducing our first guest blogger

We asked you yesterday to send us in your blog posts, and we have had an amazing responce. Here is our first guest blogger Chelle, we will be adding new blogs every day and the guest blogger with the most … Continue reading

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Welcome to Small Steps

We are delighted to bring you the latest edition of the Coventry and Nuneaton Small Steps Magazine. This is the 6th edition of the magazine and it’s definitely the biggest (and we think the best) yet – we hope you … Continue reading

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