Recent mumpreneur, Zoe Bolechala 36, runs her bespoke curtain, blind and soft furnishing business point to the window from her home in Saltdean, Brighton. Tell us about your kids? I’m mum to two boisterous boys, Leo 4 and Jake 1, so life is full of noise and fun! Tell us about your partner/ family/ support network? My husband, Luke is very supportive – I’ve not had him making yet but he has been known to […]

We got the chance to experience a Go Ape! tree top adventure at the brand new course in Black Park, near Uxbridge. Climbing, crossing, sliding and whooshing – everything kids relish but what about a parent with a fear of heights? Go Ape have parks across the U.K., the nearest to the Brighton area is in Crawley, West Sussex. Black Park in Buckinghamshire is a bit of a drive from this area but it is […]

We welcome to the Hall of Fame, Claire Jacobs from Single Parent Pessimist: Claire Jacobs is a 29-year-old working single mum to her 2-year-old son, referred to as ‘Chunk’ in her blogs. Claire is a freelance journalist, sub-editor, copywriter and social worker (phew!) and writes two successful blogs in her (little) spare time. Confessions of a Single Parent Pessimist is aimed at giving an insight into single parenthood, as well as offering parenting tips and […]

The Fairy Tale Fair Brighton Saturday the 12th April 2014, 10.30am – 4pm. Patcham Methodist Church, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton. Handmade crafts, jewellery, Easter gifts, craft workshops, vintage tearoom, face painting, charity raffle & more. The Fairy Tale Fair is a whimsical themed craft fair in Brighton. After the success of it’s previous fairs The Fairy Tale Fair looks forward to the spring time Easter special! Why not fall down the rabbit hole and […]

Do you want to make exercise a regular part of your life? Are you pushed for time? I’m sorry to be blunt but you’ve just got to make time. Below are my top five tips for — moving heaven and earth perhaps — but for making time to look after yourself and your unique body. I’ve asked several Mums, with children of different ages (from 18 months to 13 years), exactly what they do to […]

Maggie is a bit of a local celebrity in the mum world herself. The chances are in Brighton, you will have come across her or one of her events, Big Sunday, Mothers Uncovered. That is why we are proud to have her as part of the BrightonMums.com team. She once met Rowan Williams at her mother’s ordination and tried to engage him in Archbishop and Actress banter. From that, you’ll deduce she’s a performer from […]

Workshops and events for all the family The Artists Open Houses festival will take place in Brighton and Hove and beyond over the four weekends of May. The biggest event of its kind in the UK, the festival will see around 200 houses and studio spaces across the city opening their doors to exhibit and sell the work of over 1,000 artists and makers. There will be plenty of opportunities to get hands on – […]

There will be bear hunts, Easter egg hunts, visits from Harry Hopalot and Easter bunny Pawlette and prizes galore at Churchill Square Shopping Centre this Easter, so grab the kids and join the fun. Here are some of the highlights: A Visit from Harry Hopalot, Thorntons – (Good Friday 18th April) Harry Hopalot is Thornton’s very own Easter Bunny who will be hopping faster than the wind to deliver all of Thornton’s Easter Eggs with […]

A brand new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by award winning theatre company, Box Tale Soup at Brighton Fringe. Box Tale Soup’s version of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been created and adapted entirely by the company. It features a cast of just two human performers, a dozen colourful handmade puppets and a beautiful set that unfolds from a vintage trunk, alongside a magical soundtrack of original music composed especially […]

  You know you live in a great city when you can satisfy your child’s urge to see all things fishy with a trip to the Brighton SeaLife Centre (which, fact finders, is the world’s oldest aquarium). This is where the ‘Octonauts’ and ‘Finding Nemo’ come to life. The newest addition which opened this week is the ‘Rainforest Adventure’…a chance to discover what lives in the swamps and jungles underneath the rainforest canopy…and a chance […]