Around Water & Garden
Having a pond or paddling in your garden in the summer is great - as long as you use it responsibly. Just being out in the sun in summer can be dangerous for small children and the garden itself could be full of hazards so read on to find out how to make sure fun in the garden stays just that.
Below are our 19 articles in the around water & garden' category:

When the temperatures soar, barbecues grow in popularity. There's something appealing about cooking your meal out on the open coals, lapping up the...

If you want to take the hassle and stress out of organising a children's party yourself - not to forget, avoiding having to clear up afterwards -...

Having play equipment in your garden, such as swings, slides, mini roundabouts and even a bouncy castle, can be great fun for children. Play is an...

Most kids enjoy outdoor exercise. Climbing frames provide children with lots of opportunity for fun, healthy activity. If you are planning to...

You have to put yourself back into a child's mind to understand what hazards there might be in your home for falling. A small step out onto a patio...

Colourful fireworks exploding in the sky are great to watch and certainly add an extra sparkle to special events, or Bonfire Night. But as fireworks...

We no longer provide individual posters. Instead we have combined them into a Safety Pack which includes the Safekids ChildSafety Handbook and the...

Summertime means barbeques, paddling pools, lots of flowers and plenty of insects and if we're lucky, not much rain. It also brings out the gardener...

We no longer provide individual posters. Instead we have combined them into a Safety Pack which includes the Safekids ChildSafety Handbook and the...

Whether you’re lucky enough to have a swimming pool in the comfort of your own garden, or are going on holiday to a property where there’s an...

We no longer provide individual posters. Instead we have combined them into a Safety Pack which includes the Safekids ChildSafety Handbook and the...

For many of us, the ideal summer look includes beautifully bronzed skin. We tend to view it as highly attractive and healthy. Although society may...

Playbarns and indoor play areas are springing up (literally) everywhere and rainy weekends are countered by visits to large, purpose built indoor...

When I was a kid, I loved running about on the beach all day wearing a swimsuit and rarely, if ever, worrying about sunscreen. If we had known in the...

Trampolines are great fun for children, and a good form of exercise, but accidents involving trampolines are common. If you want your children to...

We've been warned about the dangers of sun exposure, in our effort to avoid overexposure to the sun, we have left ourselves vulnerable to arthritis,...

In the summer there is nothing more appealing than a dip in the sea, a paddle in a river or an afternoon at the pool or lido. And because we're so...

Being outside is great for children and having your own garden provides an ideal outdoor space for children to run around and play. But there are...

It's lovely to explore the garden and park with your children, but they do have a tendency to use all their senses to explore - touch, smell, sight,...
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