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Vegetarian Recipes for toddlers, children and all the family
We all know it’s important for our children to get their “5 a day” portions of fruit and vegetables and one way to achieve this is to make a vegetarian meal for the family. Vegetarian food doesn’t have to be … Continue reading
Baby and Toddler Foot Problems
Footwear may not be the first thing you think of with a new born baby, but foot health is very important. First walking shoes are vitally important to your child’s foot health. Whilst your child is learning to move about, … Continue reading
Money Monday at Small Steps Online
Small Steps have put together some great offers and discounts for you to make your money stretch that extra bit further. Offers range from 20% off Paediatric First Aid Course to FREE tennis lessons for your kids. We have something for everyone! Click here to … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 split … Continue reading
Voting gets underway in our Cover Star Competition.
Voting is now open for 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 split into … Continue reading
Finding the right childcare for your child.
There are so many childcare options available but the finding the right option for your child as well as your bank balance can be time consuming and stressful. The biggest piece of advice for any parent thinking of childcare is … Continue reading
Last day to enter our Cover Star Competition!
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
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
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
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
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
Money Monday at Small Steps Online
Small Steps have put together some great offers and discounts for you to make your money stretch that extra bit further. Offers range from 20% off Paediatric First Aid Course to FREE tennis lessons for your kids. We have something for everyone! Happy saving, … Continue reading
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
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 just login if you … Continue reading
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
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
Pancake Day: what’s your favourite?
The Small Steps Team have been debating about what is the best filling to have on their pancake(s) today. The classic lemon and sugar combination is fast becoming outdated with chocolate spread & banana, maple syrup and even chicken curry … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Valentine’s survey update.
We have had a staggering response to our Valentine’s Day survey, with over 350 people taking part! The survey is showing some interesting statistics, what women want for Valentine’s Day top 3; 1) a cup of tea in bed, 2) … Continue reading
Small Steps Launches New Website Video Competition.
Upload your funny and cute Little Star baby videos to our gallery and be in with the chance of winning £25 worth of vouchers to spend at Mothercare. At the end of each month the Small Steps Team will pick … Continue reading
Valentine’s survey update.
With a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has already taken part, we have now had over 230 people complete the survey. We’re aiming for over 500 by Thursday as a target, so if you haven’t already completed it, pleeeease … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
Get A Free Trial Session With Tennis Tots
Tennis Tots is a fun and interactive way for kids to develop emotionally, physically, and socially. Tennis Tots is the brainchild of Matthew McTurk, ex Tennis professional and twice Men’s Yorkshire Doubles Champion. As the Head Tennis Coach at Heaton … Continue reading
Join in the fun with Small Steps Forums.
We are looking to test out our new forum with at least 100 people before we open up to the world. During this process we will also be looking for moderator‘s to keep the forums running smoothly. As a way … Continue reading
December 2011 Cover Star Competition
We have received hundreds of gorgeous pictures for our December 2011 Cover Star Competition. You can view these at our Facebook Fan Page. The votes have been counted and Verified….. we are delighted to show you the Top 5 voted … Continue reading
Win a FREE Photoshoot With Ab Ovo Photography
Ab Ovo meaning ‘From the very Beginning’. Specialising in pregnancy, newborn/ baby and children photography with a female photographer. Ab Ovo is a professional home based studio providing a relaxed environment, located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The aim of Ab … Continue reading
Little Impressions Win a £20 Voucher
About Little Impressions Since 1991 Fiona North has been creating lasting impressions of children – for parents, grandparents, godparents or friends to enjoy forever. Using a simple and quick clay moulding technique which she developed, Fiona creates unique casts which … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
Get 5% Off At Babythings4U When You Buy Online
Get 5% Off At Babythings4U When You Buy Online Small Steps has got a great offer from Babythings4U, a Fantastic 5% off when ordering online. Babythings4u.co.uk, the UK’s Favourite Baby Superstore. Offering the best baby products at the lowest prices.With aim … Continue reading
Free Lesson with Tennis Tykes
Free Lesson with Tennis Tykes Small Steps has teamed up with Tennis Tykes to bring you a free taster class for your little ones to try. The Tennis Tykes phenomenon is the creation of Caroline Buncall, a trained and qualified … Continue reading
Fudgy Bear Competition
Fudgy Bear Competition Small Steps Magazine are delighted to bring you a wonderful competition, in association with Fudgy Bear. We have 3 wonderful prizes for you, the winner will receive £50 of Fudgy Bear goodies and two runners up will receive £30 of Fudgy Bear Goodies. … Continue reading
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
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
LIVE ‘N’ DEADLY LIVE FROM COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK!
LIVE ‘N’ DEADLY LIVE FROM COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK! BBC’s flagship children’s television show, Live ‘n’ Deadly, broadcasted live from Cotswold Wildlife Park on Saturday 5th November, much to the delight of children from Brize Norton Primary School, who were invited … Continue reading
Bristol Zoo Gardens Competition Winner.
Small Steps and Bristol Zoo Gardens fabulous prize of an annual family membership (two adults & two children under 14) to Bristol Zoo Gardens was won by Kathryn Worton. Kathryn and her family pictured below were over the moon to … Continue reading
Small Steps lunches its Fun Activities area.
Small Steps lunches its Fun Activities area. Small Steps fun ativities page is a brand new area for Small Steps and we are looking for new content and ideas http://www.smallstepsonline.co.uk/ParentingTips/FunActivities.aspx. If you have any arts and crafts, thing to do … Continue reading
Win a £20 JoJo Maman Bebe voucher.
Win a £20 JoJo Maman Bebe voucher. When JoJo was launched, the plan was to offer French style nautical children’s clothes but to confirm the business plan a low key market research survey was carried out. Talking to hundreds of … Continue reading
Small Steps Online community is proud to launch its YouTube Channel.
Small Steps Online community is proud to launch its YouTube Channel. We will be running competitions to find the funniest baby, messiest baby and much more. To be in with a chance of winning the competitions you must be a … Continue reading
SeaLife Family Annual Pass Won By Heather Shaw
Our SeaLife competition winner Heather Shaw was very excited when she found out she had won a Family Annual Pass to all SeaLife Centers in the UK. SeaLife had teamed up with Small Steps to give away this fantastic prize … Continue reading
SeaLife Family Annual Pass Won By….
Fancy diving beneath the sea without getting wet? You’ll come eyeball to eyeball with everything from shrimps to sharks, and learn tons of great stuff from SeaLife experts. SeaLife have teamed up with Small Steps to give away a fantastic … Continue reading
Baby Show Tickets Winner
The Baby Show returns to Earls Court to showcase the widest range of maternity and baby essentials for parents and parents-to-be. With brilliant deals on the latest must-have items and special show offers across leading brands this is a shopping … Continue reading
This Month’s Super Fan is….
Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about our website, we had a fantastic response and a closely contested battle for someone to be our first Super Fan of the month. We are so grateful to all of … Continue reading
Win £100 Mothercare vouchers.
Are you are super fan? We love our fans and are running a competition to give the fan who gets the most friends to join our online community £100 Mothercare voucher. To be in with a chance to win recommend … Continue reading
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
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