The guys at Kidz Kingdom are gearing up for Easter and have lots of fun and games planned for the kids to keep them well and truly entertained.

Wednesday 31st March and Friday 2nd April there will be an Egg hunt starting at 2pm.  On Easter Sunday (4th April), the Easter bunny will be paying a visit from 12pm and  Pom Pom the clown will be making an appearance as well.  There will be  lots of prizes to be won for all.

So enjoy the Easter fun!

The usual mother and toddler mornings are still every Tuesday & Thursday from 11am – 1pm, Entry is 5€ (includes juice and cookies)

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Toni Lee has set up a new charity called “The foundation of friends” and it aims to help children in need by bringing together the expat and Spanish community and raising money for facilities and support for those children that are less fortunate and find themselves in difficulty.

One of the many fundraising events they have organised is an Easter Parade and Family fun day.  The event is being held at Nagueles Parkin Marbella (opposite Swans International school) on Sunday 14th March 2010, starting at 11am and going on till 5pm.

There are lots of activities and entertainment arranged throughout the day including face painting, raffle & tombola, egg & spoon race, children’s entertainers and supervised play area, also look out for:

11.30 & 15.00 Easter egg hunts

12.00 Dancers

13.30 Easter bonnet parade

13.00 Stagecoach Choir

14.00 Christopher Howard (West End)

There will be a variety of food stalls, from hogroast and bbq to Paella, popcorn and the obligatory cakes……mmmmm.

The entrance fee for adults is 10 euros, Children 5 euros and under 5s are free.  The car parking is free.

For further information and tickets contact Michelle on 607 988 544 or email michelle@thefoundationoffriends.org

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So you don’t hear of anything and then two things come along at once!

Sophie Hoffmann is a FEDA qualified Pilates instructor and gives individual and group Pilates classes along the Costa del Sol.

She works with people of all ages, fitness levels and personal situations giving classes tailored to clients’ needs.   As a mum she focuses on classes for pregnancy, post birth loosing the babyweight and Mother and Baby/Toddler groups.

Sophie started Mum and Baby/Toddler classes in Sotogrande as there is so little to do with little ones along that part of the coast and nothing for Mums unless they have childcare.

It’s a one hour class in the San Roque International School. The kids are in a special Pilates Playgroup in the next room with a member of the International School’s staff supervising them. They have great facilities, a really stimulating environment with lots of educational toys and a chance for them to play with new friends and new toys!

It really gives Mums peace of mind knowing thier little one(s) are right there being well cared for and allows her to focus on doing some effective Pilates training! It’s a great meeting place for Mums too.

The classes are on Tuesdays at 4pm and Thursdays at 11.30 and are available in English and Spanish

For more information call Sophie on 600 214 977 or email pilatesparati@gmail.com

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I’d heard quite a lot about this park so I took the opportunity to go last week as the Grandparents were over for semana blanca.  First things first, it is not the easiest of places to find, in fact we were lucky that we happened to stumble across it.  My advice would be to head for the train station at MonteMar alta and then look out for the few signs that there are.

The park opens from 11am most days apart from Mondays where they only open from 5.30pm.

Once you get to the park there is a playground, sectioned off into 3 parts, the first part being for under 3’s the middle for over and the far side a bit of both really.  Next to the playground is a tree that your little one can go and tie there unwanted dummies to when they are ready to say goodbye to them, which i thought was a nice idea as I know how hard it is to stop them using them.

In the centre of the park is a boating lake, unfortunately it was empty when we went, for cleaning and repainting but I can imagine how nice it is in warmer weather.  The pathway that goes around the park is split into two, one for cyclists and the other for pedestrians, which is always a good idea to try and avoid any collisions!

There is a “Torre” at the far end of the park which has amazing views out to see, and of course the canons and passageways with lots of information about the history of the park.

All in all a pleasant couple of hours out if you are in the area, the park wasn’t as big as I imagined it to be but still enjoyable.

Address: Zona Norte de Montemar, La Carihuela, Torremolinos

Website: http://www.ayto-torremolinos.org/web/labateria.asp

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